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What's Happening at the Dinghy Club This Week. 10th March
Hello dinghy fanatics! Welcome to another dinghy update
This week we have normal midweek training except no training on Thursday as we encourage all sailors and parent to attend the Ron Tough Yachting Foundations Awards Night at Nedlands Yacht Club.
On the weekend we are all systems go with Saturday morning training and afternoon championship racing. Then on Sunday we have our club Open day. More information in the update below
Midweek Coaching Schedule
This Weekend
YOUR CLUB OPEN DAY IS ON THIS SUNDAY
Discover Fremantle Sailing Club day is on this Sunday and the Club is asking our members to get involved and help out on the day. The day has been advertised widely to the community and we are expecting 1500 – 2000 people to visit the Club to try sailing and other on water activities such as stand up paddle, windsurfing and power boating.
We are looking for our optimist sailors to take kids out for a sail and parents to manage the registration and dinghy stand. All of the roles we need to fill on the day are in the link below if you could please add your name and details in
Any questions contact Tessa Parkinson Tessa.Parkinson@fsc.com.au 0433 905 576
2019/20 Dinghy Racing Season
The Dinghy Racing Summer Series runs from October to May, making the most of the superb sailing condition served up on the waters off Freo. A great variety of classes take to the water including Optimists, Lasers, 420, 29er, 5o5, SB20 and more. Getting involved in the Dinghy Racing is a great way to enjoy the thrills and spills proved by the Freo Doctor, the friendly competition racing and of course the company of sailors, parents and volunteers that share a passion for wind and water
Racing Schedule
Volunteers
Dinghy Racing is powered by volunteers!
Our next Dinghy Race Day is coming up on Saturday Mar-14. If you're able to assist with dinghy racing please add your name to the volunteer roster using the button below
Upcoming Events
Ron Tough Yachting Foundation
The Ron Tough Yachting Foundation is dedicated to encouraging participation and assisting excellent performance of the WA Sailing community, with an emphasis on youth
GRANTS AND MEDALS WILL BE PRESENTED AT NEDLANDS YACHT CLUB,
THURSDAY 12TH MARCH 2020 FROM 6 PM
1pm to 5pm, Saturday 21 March
Fremantle Sailing Club: 151 Marine Parade, Fremantle WA
BYO wetsuit. (And life jacket if you have- we can loan one if you don’t have)
Program
- 1pm Introduction and 505 boat demo
- 1.15pm Quick rundown on the boats for sale for those interested.
- 1.30pm: Match up skippers/crews. Newer sailors travel out on RIB where a number of fun circuits will be run and swap in and out onto 505’s from the RIB. Circuits will be sailed using trapeze and spinnakers, hopefully a nice 12-15kn for some classic 505 sailing, maybe a Calamari Run!!
- 2pm-3.00pm Latecomers will be collected from shore and taken out to the action during the day, and return those who want to get back to shore
- 4.15pm all boats back on shore, and pack up
- 4.30pm debrief, and burgers (and beer!)
Any questions/queries contact:
Thor: 0438 025 787 headcoach@fsc.com.au
Mark: 0419 908 102 merchant1@iinet.net.au
Andrew: 0422 272 921 cawley.a@hotmail.com
Roger: 0404 013 595 rpell@ozemail.com.au
Hello Parents & Sailors,
For the adventurous & inquisitive!
Ever wanted to sail on a keel boat in a not so serious environment?! The Terry Fisher series at Fremantle Sailing Club kicks off on the 8th December and is held over 6 Sundays from December through to May. Start time is at 9am in the morning which means you will experience quite possibly the best part of the day during the Summer months sailing around in an Easterly wind with loads of sunshine. Races (weather dependant) will take around 2-3 hrs and you can put your hand up for a one off or come along for all the sailing days. Great opportunity for parents (no experience necessary) to go for a sail with their kids!
If you are interested in coming along and jumping on a boat then feel free to contact myself or Amanda Casebier amanda.casebier@gmail.com
TRY SAIL | Registrations now open for Summer 2020 Courses & filling fast!
Interested in Trying Sailing? Well Try Sail is Fremantle Sailing Club’s opportunity to literally dip your toe in the water.
Try Sail is open to kids 7-13 years old. No previous sailing experience required. The kids will sail in small optimist trainer dinghies (7-10 yrs) or puffin pacers (11-13 yrs). All sailing equipment including life jacket is provided.
Please promote this wonderful program far and wide, tell your friends, tell you neighbours, tell everyone! no-one should miss out on the joys of sailing!
2020 ILCA Laser State Championship
Hillary's Yacht Club Sail Easter
Dinghy Committee
Lost Property
The lost property bins are over flowing! Please check the lost property bins in the Dinghy Clubhouse to see if any of the sailing gear belongs to you. Any lost property that is not claimed before March 1st will be donated or disposed of
It's probably timely to get out the permanent and make sure that your name is on your equipment
On-water Office
Coaching Levy
Hi All,
By now you should have seen on your invoice a coaching levy for $150 for the summer period. The training levy is billed every 6 months to those who partake in midweek & weekend training and is separate to your membership fees. This payment is a small contribution that goes towards offsetting the cost of running the training program here at FSC. If you are an avid sailor and attend all sessions then in terms of price point you would be looking at less than $1.20/hr of coaching provide by the club. If you have any questions surrounding this then please do not hesitate in contacting my self – 9435 8800 or headcoach@fsc.com.au
WhatsApp Group Chats
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Other Useful Links
Sam Blackburn - Dinghy Administrator
dinghyadmin@fsc.com.au
Thor Schoenhoff - Head Coach
headcoach@fsc.com.au