Sailing Trip to Istanbul

Sailing Camp Istanbul, Turkey

Sailing Skills And Seamanship

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Overview Sailing Skills And Seamanship

• The trip is organised for Year 5 and 6 students.

• The trip will take place in the first week of April (4th April to 8th of April), 4 days (3 nights).

• Accommodation will be at Istanbul Sailing Club ( http://istanbulyelken.org.tr/- video) • The club is providing breakfast- open buffet, lunch – sandwich with cheese, fruit juice, fruits, water and dinner – meat, fish or chicken as main.

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Overview Sailing Skills And Seamanship

• The club is offering sailing as an activity. If your son/daughter knows and have a sailing certificate they can sail on a optimist boat, if not they will sail on a Topper Omega boat with a specialised trainer. • Everybody will be supervised by trainers with motor boats (certified in boat handling, coaching, motor boat driving, first aid, pedagogic information) 3

Overview Sailing Skills And Seamanship

• During the trip students will visit Sports Centres.

• Fenerbahce Football Stadium • Vialand Theme Park • Trip on Bosphorus 4

Benefits of sailing for your child Sailing Skills And Seamanship

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Sailing is a sport like any other. Sport promotes a healthy body, provides a break from school routines and gives opportunities to have fun, make new friends.

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Any sport represents a challenge – a new thing to learn and master. Meeting the challenge helps develop brain neural pathways. Success in meeting the challenge develops confidence and Personal Development. Sailing is for everyone – tall, short, boys, girls.

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Your child will learn organisational and risk management skills useful in their day to day life now and as an adult. Sailing builds self reliance, physical strength, quick thinking and a love of the environment

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Later on they will learn to race. Racing puts pressure on knowledge and cements the learning process.

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On which boat are going to Sail ?

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Optimist Boat.

Single handed is best!

They didn’t learn to ride a bike on a tandem!

Over 150,000 kids in 110 countries can’t be wrong. The Optimist Class is not only the biggest fleet in the world amongst junior sailors, it is the fastest growing.

Topper Omega Boat.

Maximum 4 children on the boat with a coach.

Boat Safety Check

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Clothing Sailing Skills And Seamanship

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The object is to make sure the sailor is warm but not too hot. Bring plenty of layers. They will put them on after the boat is rigged and ready to go. It is always colder on the water than on land so we don’t want to make the sailor sweat while getting rigged.

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Neoprene suit would be preferred.

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Hot weather: Sunblock, hat with a peak & sun glasses

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Cold Weather: extra layers

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Buoyancy aid is provided.

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Personal Buoyancy Aid (PBA) Sailing Skills And Seamanship

• No one sails without a Buoyancy Aid! •

The Club will provide life jackets, as it is mandatory by Turkish Laws and Regulations to have a buoyancy aid while afloat.

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Any Questions?

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• Please feel free to ask !

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