With lots of new members joining us after this year’s RYA level 1 courses, we’re often asked which of CSC’s sailing session are the most appropriate for which members, so here’s a quick summary of the sessions that will be available during Summer 2017, and which members they target; Go Sailing indicates a leisure or informal training session; Racing indicates a race session.
NEW! Wednesday Afternoons: Racing (Ancient Mariners)
Target members: Adults
From 5 July, if you’re an adult member lucky enough to be available on Wednesday afternoons, our Ancient Mariners racing session might just be the one for you.
Open to adults only, this season starts at 14:00 (subject to confirmation via WhatsApp at 10:00) and is currently scheduled to run every week until the end of August.
Wednesday Evenings: Go Sailing
Target members: Everyone
Whether you’re a racer refining your 5 essentials, a new member building up your confidence or a family member wanting to take your partner or children on a gentle potter around the lake on a sunny Summer evening, then CSC’s unstructured Wednesday evening Go Sailing sessions are the one for you, offering the perfect environment for practice and leisure sailing.
Wednesday evening sessions run every week from 18:00 to dusk until the end of August.
Friday Evenings: Go Sailing
Target members: Novice & family members
Friday evening’s give members the opportunity to benefit from the experience of instructors Andrew and Janice during a friendly, informal training session.
Due to its popularity, you may need to book in advance for this session, so keep an eye on the WhatsApp group for start times and individual session details.
Sunday Morning: Racing (Sunday League)
Target members: Adults
Between 10:00 and 14:00 on Sunday mornings, South Norwood Lake plays host to our 52-week-a-year race sessions. We aim to have the A series (morning) race underway at 10:15 and the B series (afternoon) race at around 12:00.
Any members with at least RYA level 1 or equivalent experience are welcome, all that we ask is that you join in the race to the best of your ability.
New members often tell us they’re worried about getting in the way, but there really isn’t anything to worry about. Our racers are a friendly bunch and even those who now regularly finish near the top of the table started out getting stuck on buoys, caught in headers and inexplicably going backwards.
Participation of under 18s (other than as crew) is at the discretion of the duty officer (DO).
Sunday Afternoons: Go Sailing
Target members: Novice & family members
Sunday afternoon sessions are a mix of unstructured and informal training sessions that take place once or twice each month throughout the Summer, from around 14:00.
As these sessions are not available every week, keep an eye on the CSC website and Go Sailing WhatsApp group for dates and other details.