WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS FREE NOVICES WELCOME MAKE FRIENDS FOR LIFE
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MY AIM IS TOO PASS ON YEARS OF EXPIERIENCE
ALL YOU NEED IS A KEENESS TO LEARN THE REST CAN BE TAUGHT
WITH THE WINTER RACE SERIES NEARLY ON US.
SOME YEARS AGO A DUTCH GIRL ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA HAD NEVER BEEN SAILING THROUGH SAILING SHE NOW OWNS A LARGE CRUISING YACHT WITH HER PARTENER WHO SHE MET WHILST RETURNING FROM HER OWN SYDNEY TO HOBART AND THEY SAIL THE WORLD IN ANTHER A CHINESE LADY WHO HAD RECENTLY ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA HAD NEVER SAILED BECAUSE SHE WAS SUPER KEEN WE TOOK OUT BOTH SUMMER AND WINTER SERIES
All you need is a keenness to be taught many of my crew have started as complete novices
Over the many years I have sailed, many new crew members have started on Wednesdays after arriving here from overseas or do shift work and get Wednesday afternoon off . All have become great friends sometimes ending up owning their own yachts and even doing their own Sydney to Hobarts. As long as you have a love of all things on the water, on-board training will be given to good people.
FINALLY, I NEED TO POINT OUT A FEW THINGS FOR SAFETY REASONS
- Wear clothes suitable for sailing – MOST IMPORTANT – rubber, soft-soled shoes with good grip. NO THONGS OR BARE FEET!
- If you have long hair, TIE IT UP
- Glasses and hats need to be tied with cord or similar – I’ve seen so many disappear overboard.
- If you have sailing or gym gloves, bring them to protect hands from rope burn.
- Strong advice - please remove rings from fingers, and super-long nails really hurt when bent or caught.