Oppies Summer of Fun
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Oppies finished for the summer with a fun regatta on Thursday 6th September. Nine children took part. Three teams competed against each other to rig their Oppies, relay race out around a buoy, collect coloured balls, collect bottles with questions inside them, tie knots and derig their Oppies. They all had a great time and were presented with prizes at the end of the session by Commodore Jerry who had come to watch the fun.
Throughout the summer the once a week Oppie sessions taught six youngsters aged 7 to 10 how to sail. They followed the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme and not only learnt the skills necessary to get their own boats ready, how to sail them, and how to be safe but also played games structured so they continued learning sailing skills and also had great fun. Stage 1 was awarded to Michael and Edward. Erin and Tatum were both awarded Stage 1 but have both also mastered some of the skills for Stage 2. Millie was awarded Stage 2 and Joshua was awarded Stage 2 but has also mastered some of the skills for Stage 3. All the awards were presented by Commodore Jerry.
Oppies proved very popular and there were several requests to join in from parents keen to see their children learn in a structured but fun environment. During the summer holidays when space was available another four children joined in the fun and Eve Sherwood who had not sailed before was awarded a Taster certificate.
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