Power Boat Training
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Power boat training is important to the club and fellow members, this is why we take it seriously. If you have not been on a course you will find it very informative and useful. I know that the Club has a number of experienced helms, let us give you a PB2 certificate by direct assessment, which takes about 3hrs. We are in a great position to have increased our number of Power Boat Instructors to nine and our fourth boat has arrived, so we can now be more flexible.
Power Boat Courses. RYA Power Boat 2
March 7th and 8th four Places left
RYA Safety Boat Course
We are looking to put on another course – who is interested?
Refresher Courses
We wish to offer refresher training to all members, this will be a 3.5hr session - dates to be advised or arranged around you.
If you are interested please contact me I do wish to fill these courses, John Williams. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
New 2015 Training Dates Announcement
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Please find below the latest training schedule for the first half of the year. It gives an update on the spaces available for our courses and dates for those interested in signing up. These courses are available for members and also non-members (on payment of joining fees).
Our new rescue boat has been ordered and will give further flexibility in the courses we can offer and support we can give throughout 2015 and beyond.
Please contact John Williams via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in signing up.
RYA Power Boat 2
7th and 8th February full (Unless the new boat arrives)
7th and 8th March 4-6 places (with new boat arriving)
Safety Boat course (2)
24th and 31st January Full
TBA We have three people on the reserve list – ideally we would like to have another 3-5 more members.
RYA First Aid – please contact Jim Makinson
We are now a teaching establishment for RYA First aid and we are hoping to run two courses this year.
Course 1 14th March (free to members)
Course 2 TBA
Sailing courses:-
16th and 17th May Start Sailing and YSS Levels 1-2
13th and 14th June Start Sailing and YSS Levels 1-2 and Oppie
Winter Conditions and Strong Winds
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Since the beginning of the year we've seen an increase in wintery conditions, the wind speeds have certainly picked up as the south of the UK has seen several storms pass through. Whilst we all are very aware how much fun this is on the water when sailing or racing we also want to be sure that our boats are safe in the boat park.
Can all members with boats berthed in our boat park ensure that their boats are tied down appropriately. With blustery weather set to continue we want to make sure that everyones boats are safely stored at the club. No-one wants to find their boats damaged by a neighbour who didn’t tie their boat down. Remember that many insurance companies insist that boats are tied down when stored in a boat park, it has to be said that a few of the double handers aren’t tied down. The responsibility of the boats in the boat park ultimately rests with their owner.
Happy Winter Sailing...
2014 Eric Twiname Team Racing
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Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championship 2014, at Oxford Sailing Club, Farmoor Reservoir, 18 – 19 October 2014.
This annual two-day event, one of the highlights of the RYA’s Racing calendar, was very popular with the Junior and Youth class associations, clubs, schools and individual teams around the country competing over a series of head-to-head team races. The event provides the nation’s young sailors the opportunity to develop their boat handling, rule understanding and team work whilst racing in a fun yet competitive arena.
Barts Bash
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A record 58 Maidenhead boats took part in the Bart's Bash global sailing race on Sunday 21st September
Photos by Nick Garrod. Click on the images to enlarge.
Solo Open Meeting 10th May 2014
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Results for the 2014 Solo Open Meeting on Saturday 10th May are now online
Junior Regatta
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Youth and junior sailors from Maidenhead Sailing Club, who have been sailing together each Saturday since the start of March, enjoyed a fiercely competed Spring Regatta on the Easter weekend. A total of eight children were racing on the water in a series of three pursuit races with a ninth child assisting the race officer on the committee boat and another who was assistant instructor, in one of the rescue boats. John Williams, our senior instructor, commented positively on the standard of skills displayed and the improvements everyone had made over the last few months.
