Elwood Sailing Club Training Centre

Elwood Sailing Club Training Centre (ESCTC) is a Yachting Australia certified sail training centre currently running  introductory  ‘Start Sailing – Dinghy’ courses open to the general public and intermediate ’Introduction to Club Racing’ courses aimed at ESC club members who have completed the Start Sailing - Dinghy course and wish to progress their sailing to a level where they can participate in club races.

ESCTC also runs one off sailing/boating related courses such as Marine Radio Operators, First Aid and Power Boat Handling on an irregular basis, keep an eye on our members emails and web site for information on upcoming training opportunities.

Start Sailing – Dinghy

This course is the replacement for the old ’Get into Small Boat Sailing’ course and is intended as an introducton to sailing for people who have not previously sailed or need a refresher course. It is open to Adults and children (from 8 years old) and provides the training they need to become competent sailors with the aim of progressing to competitive club sailing.

For further information read on or print off our Training Brochure.
For an Enrolment Form click here.

Introduction to Club Racing

This course is open to ESC club members, senior & junior, who have completed the ‘Start Sailing - Dinghy’ or ‘Get into Small Boat Sailing’ courses and wish to progress their sailing to a level where they can participate in club races. The course is hands on/on-water using ESC fleet of 4.7 Laser training dinghies and runs for 2 x 6 session semesters on Saturdays from late October – December in the first half of the season and February – April in the second half of the season from Midday – 2pm . Students are encouraged to join in to ESC club races that follow the sessions using the training boats.

For further information read on or print off our Intro to Club Racing brochure
For Enrolment please contact the ESC training co-ordinator at training@elwoodsc.com

 

Final Enrolment Dates and Introduction/Information Sessions for ‘Start Sailing – Dinghy’

All intending students are required to attend the Introduction Sessions at the Elwood Sailing Club, which will be held:

1st Session – 9am Saturday 13th October 2012

2nd Session – 9am Saturday 2nd February 2013

Both will run from 0900 to 11.00 hours and, as well as being the last dates on which enrolments will be accepted for each session, will provide students with a overview of the training syllabus and of the club and its facilities.

Training Dates

For the 2012-2013 season, two training sessions of 8 lessons each will be held on Saturday mornings in October – December 2012 and February – April 2013 as follows :

Lesson Number	First Session Oct – December 2012	Second Session  Feb – April 2013
1	20th October 2012	9th February 2013
2	27th October 2012	16th February 2013
3	3rd November 2012	23rd February 2013
4	10th November 2012	2nd March 2013
5	17th November 2012	16th March 2013
6	24th November 2012	23rd March 2013
7	1st December 2012	6th April 2013
8	8th December 2012	13th April 2013

Each lesson will run from 0900 -1200 hours (9am until 12 noon). Please note that 0900 is the actual commencement time and students are expected to be present before then.

Instruction

Instruction is by qualified Instructors with many years of dinghy sailing and teaching experience. Instruction will be given both on-land and on-the-water in club-supplied boats.

Course Syllabus – Start Sailing – Dinghy

Environment and Safety

Boat familiarisation

Parts of a boat

Rigging

Steering

Capsize and recovery

Sail trim Sailing techniques

Rules of the road

During the course, students reaching a satisfactory level will be encouraged to participate in the afternoon Club races. Students will also be encouraged to buy their own boats.

At the end of each session, all students will be assessed on lessons attended and standard of sailing achieved and at the end of the course those who have reached a satisfactory level of sailing ability and attendance will be granted a Yachting Australia Certificate of Completion.

Venue

The courses will be held at Elwood Sailing Club, Foreshore, Elwood, off Ormond Esplanade. (Melways ref 67B4). A Council-controlled car park is adjacent and meter fees are payable.

What to Wear

Weather conditions may vary from cold to hot, so students should therefore bring:

Bathers & Towel

Wetsuit (if available) or Thermal underclothes

Shorts (also good over wetsuit for protection)

Polyester or lycra shirts and tops recommended (not cotton)

PFD 1 or 2 / lifejacket / buoyancy vest (preferably bring your own, or we will supply)

Woollen jumpers or thermal jumpers / jackets Windproof / waterproof jacket

Old sneakers / wetsuit boots

Sun hat / sunglasses / sunscreen (hats and sunglasses must be fitted with sports straps)

Sailing gloves if available (golf, weight lifting, bike gloves etc. all good)

Enrolments

Enrolments will only be accepted on the official Yachting Australia Student Enrolment Form obtainable by clicking here.

Payment is required before or at the time of enrolment. Please see the Enrolment Form for details.

The number of places available in both adult’s and children’s training squads is limited, so enrolments will be accepted on a first-in basis in the order completed Enrolment Forms are received together with full payment, until the squad limit is reached. This rule applies to all applications, including Club members and in the interests of fairness to all will be strictly enforced

Juniors

Juniors are instructed to sail the clubs training Optimist sailboats single handed. At least one parent is to be present each day and involved in their children’s training activities by assisting in the preparation of boats, or helping on-the-water, or helping children with the cleaning and storing of boats, or general help with club activities during the training sessions. Parents will thus also become familiar with the sailing environment and their assistance will enable instructing staff to have more time available for actual teaching.

Fees Payable per Session

ESC Club Member	$50
Junior Non-Member	$200
Senior Non-Member	$300
Personal Accident insurance (optional extra)	$6

Boats used by ESC Training Centre

Junior training utilises the Optimist Class of sailing boat. From the drawing and pictures you can see that the Optimist is an “ugly duckling” but do no let looks deceive you. The Optimist is built for kids, it is stable, forgiving, robust and exciting enough to hold children’s attention as well as giving them a thorough grounding in the basics of sailing. Most of the worlds Olympic sailors started sailing in Optimists!

The Elwood SC program focuses on one person per boat, and in the junior classes this is possible due to the suitability of the Optimist Class of sail-boat.

Senior training uses the Laser class of boat with the smallest of it’s three rig options – the Laser 4.7. The Laser is also a single person boat, and is an Olympic class,  but by using the smallest sail plan the boat is most suitable for novice sailors.

Again our policy is one person per boat so that all students have the opportunity to experience and become self reliant in the basics of sailing.

If you Google “Laser sail-boat” or “Optimist sail-boat” you will find that these classes are the two most popular classes sailed throughout the world today.

Further Information

Bookings and inquiries may be made to the ESC Training Co-ordinatore on 03 95314743 or via email to training@elwoodsc.com

Windsurfing Lessons

If you are seeking Windsurfing lessons contact Repeat Performance Sailboards who store their training equipment at the ESC by phone on 03 9525 6475 or go to their website for further details.