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Shustoke Sailing Club’s MAY 2010 Newsletter Welcome to our May 2010 Shustoke newsletter. This is our second short newsletter to let you know what has happened and what will be happening.
Activating the Laser Fleet The RYA, UK Laser Association and Laser Performance supported by Sport England have teamed up to launch a new programme aimed at helping Sailing Clubs ‘Activate’ their Laser Fleets. The Laser dinghy is the most successful adult and youth racing dinghy in the world, with almost 200,000 boats having been built. However, not all are being regularly used and the ‘activate your laser fleet’ programme provides an opportunity to increase participation in club sailing. The objectives of the programme include increasing general skill levels, improving standards and competitiveness of Laser sailors’ boats and ultimately increasing the number of sailors who compete regularly in club racing. Paul Goodison MBE who holds Olympic, World and European titles in the Laser, has become an Ambassador of the project and will be spending a day with the sailing club that develops the most innovating way of ‘Activating’ its Laser Fleet.
SHUSTOKE HOSTS On Sunday 11 April representatives from four local clubs: Tamworth, Notts County, Olton Mere and Chelmarsh together with Ashleigh Hemming and Tim Mardon from Shustoke Sailing Club attended a workshop here at Shustoke organized by representatives from the RYA, Laser Performance and UKLA. The workshop enabled attendees to gain information and share ideas on activating their Laser fleet and the ongoing support that is available from the RYA’s team of Regional Club Coaches as well as equipment maintenance, repair advice and equipment purchasing support from Laser Performance. Each club received a document pack containing advice on topics such as how to develop and deliver a sports development plan, how to access funding, developing ideas on how to encourage Laser owners and sailors back onto the water and to help clubs re-claim Lasers that have been abandoned. In the afternoon there was an ‘on the water’ training session run by the RYA’s Coaching Development Assessor, Matt Kilpatrick utilizing Laser Performance’s demonstration Laser’s. The session provided an insight to some of the methods and techniques utilized by the RYA for improving sailors’ performance including follow the leader and all charging the leeward mark. The familiar Shustoke welcome was appreciated by all attendees and a special thanks goes to all those who helped organize and facilitate the day. The Shustoke Sailing Club Fleet Captain is currently preparing an action plan for the activation of the Laser Fleet but if you would like to be part of the project either helping or participating in training sessions or would like any further information please contact the Laser Fleet Captain, Ashleigh Hemming on 07807 800 145 or by e-mail Ashleigh.Hemming@ btopenworld.com. Ashleigh Hemming 22 April 2010
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Contents Page 1 Laser Re-activation. A great success for visitors and our Laser Fleet which earns praise for Shustoke Sailing Club Page 2 Sailing Calendar: Plan your racing events in May A Deputy Rear Commodore House Keep our new Membership Secretary up to date with your information Page 3 Social events St George’s Day was a fun event for all who attended. Dates for your social diary Page 1