"Boat handling & completing race size courses"

Following demand and to launch the summer racing season, the first coaching series is proposed. Coaches will focus on boat handling skills to decrease handling errors leading to capsizes and improve fluidity in delivering all key manoeuvres. At the completion of the programme, coaches will produce a progress report to all sailors.

Sessions will start rigged and ready for briefing at 13.00 and is expected to be finished by 17.00.
Dates: 21-04, 12-05, 18-05 (Saturday), 26-05

Cost of the programme: €120/sailor

The club 29er is available for this programme and must be requested to the head coach prior to booking.

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"Starting well and first decision"

Following demand and to launch the summer racing season, the first coaching series is proposed. Coaches will focus on start techniques and tactics mainly. At the completion of the programme, coaches will produce a progress report to all sailors.

Sessions will start rigged and ready for briefing at 13.00 and is expected to be finished by 17.00. dates: 20-04, 27-04, 18-05, 25-05

Cost of the programme: 120EUR/sailor

Club Topper charter (8 boats) are available for this programme (within availability): 100EUR/sailor; Club ILCA4 charter (one boat) is available for this prgramme: 120EUR/sailor

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Following demand and to launch the summer racing season, the first coaching series is proposed. It will be led by NYC Coach Sam Ledoux (former member of the Optimist Irish Team - top 10 at the Optimist Europeans, former ILCA Academy member and current senior 49er development Irish team). Sam will focus on start techniques and tactics mainly. At the completion of the programme, Sam will issue a progress report to all sailors.

Sessions will start rigged and ready for briefing at 13.00 and is expected to be finished by 17.00. Dates: 20-04, 27-04, 18-05, 25-05

cost of the programme: €120/sailor or €36 per session

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The National Yacht Club is currently seeking to recruit a team of committed and enthusiastic Assistant Instructors for the 2024 summer sailing courses.

Transition Year (TY) sailors who wish to apply for the position of Assistant Instructors at NYC over summer 2024 should complete the form below before midnight on 5th May 2024

The role is relevant to any individual, 16 or over with the required certification who has completed Transition Year and is interested in encouraging children to learn how to sail under the direct supervision of NYC instructors at all times. Assistant instructors are required to hold their Motorboat licence; First Aid cert; Safeguarding cert; Garda vetting cert (Note that only applications from sailors who have completed TY will be considered).

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