Adventure Squad email
Hi guys
Just a quick email to let you know that Adventure Squad is on for this coming term and starts up this Saturday the 3rd of May.
I will be back running the course this coming term, and it looks like the warmish weather and water will be with us for some time yet.
http://www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/forecasts/idyoc14.shtml?region=14&forecast=1
The very high water temperatures should continue a similar weather pattern to what we have now, with a few foggy mornings on the cards as the overnight air temperature drops.
The good news is though, warm water is the most important component when dinghy sailing.
The occasional westerly will start to come through with the first significant one due this weekend. These help us unlock some of the big journeys in Adventure Squad, allowing for fast reaching legs across to the eastern and northern parts of the Harbour
Enrolments can be made here.
http://www.mhyc.com.au/event/114/adventure-squad-term-2-2014.html
A big thanks go out to every one who has helped with the YA filmshoots as part of the Adventure Squad days.
Victoria who has been doing the filming has been quite impressed by the level of sailing that she has seen, and I think it shows in the videos.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0f8t6z86qnhgavk/Leap%20Frog-HD%20720p.mov
For those of you that haven’t yet sailed in Adventure Squad, it’s a course run on Saturdays from 1230 – 430pm.
Adventure Squad is sailed in the club Opti’s or private Optimists, and is open to all tackers 3 graduates and above.
Designed for kids who are either not quite ready to tackle the rigours of racing, or who just want to spend some time exploring the many hidden coves of Sydney Harbour.
The syllabus steps away from competition, and has a focus on weather forecasting and passage planning.
The kids all prepare a plan for the day using all the appropriate information, and then we decide as a group what the best plan is and why, and get going.
Some adventures so far have taken us as far as Manly wharf for fish and chips, 40 baskets beach for some hiking, right up river to Bantry Bay and across the harbour to Parsley Bay in Valcluse.
Adventure Squad also provides a large amount of time on the water for practicing all those boat handling techniques,
and building the confidence and independence that we all love to see develop in these youngsters.
Stay tuned for new courses too, I’ll be hopefully developing a similar concept for the Cadets and the 420s this winter, ready to launch next spring.
Leon Wilson|Head Instructor MHYC Junior Sailing
