excellent 2013, you’ve all made it worthwhile!

Glyn Williams 15+ Section Head

Irish National Sailing School

This time last year we were anxiously awaiting the return of Junior Club members hoping that the new format for the 15+ Years Section introduced in Summer 2012 would have been successful and have instilled a love of sailing (and the messing that goes along with it) in the 15+ Years Group. We need not have worried as the Spring Summer Term of 2013 was very well attended by 15+ Members. In fact, that is the trend for all 15+ Summer Courses, Special Events and the Junior Club. We are delighted that every week 15+ Students and Members attend our courses and programmes, and indeed we are very grateful that you continue to choose to do so. We have experienced the busiest year in the age group

since 2008 and are back to numbers that rival those of the Celtic Tiger hay days! One year on and we are extremely confident of a continued success into 2014 and are looking forward to welcoming members back to the Junior Club after Christ-mas and indeed new sailors both on Junior Club Programmes and Summer Sailing Courses. Personally, I’m hugely grateful to the sailors who turn up on all our courses, events and at the Junior Club Sailing. The efforts of the team of Instructors, to ensure you all have a great time every time you come sailing, and leave knowing a bit more than you did before, are validated by the fact you return again and again! Thank you all for an

Thank you for joining us on the water this Year

Spring/Summer Term Plans - Join Now! With Term 1 of the 2013/14

Junior Club drawing to a close

its now time to start looking to

the new year and what we have

planned. Later in January we’ll

be publishing a full schedule for

the 15+ Group detailing all

events, training, laughs and

funs that will constitute Term 2

(Spring/ Summer).

However, for those who cant wait,

here’s a sneak preview:

- 1720 Spinnaker Sailing

- Training in Performance Boats

- Night Sail

- Sailathon 2014

- Howth Cruise 2014

- St Patrick’s Day Shanganagh Challenge

- Annual Regatta

- And much, much more…

Irish National Sailing School West Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Tel: +353 (0) 1 2844195 Email: sailing@inss.ie Web: www.inss.ie

7 December 2013 15+ Group December Newsletter

2013 Review 2013 Reviewed:

Largest Number of

Students and

Members aged 15+

years in 2013 than

any year since 2008

More 1720 trips for

15+ Years Group than

ever before

Performance boats

sailing paying

dividends with

members confident at

trapeezing and

spinnaker sailing

Great advances in

sailing seen among all

Sailors in group

Addition to the Fleet of

Laser Vago and Topaz

Magnos now allows us

to cater for the more

advanced sailor even

better than before

Inside this Review:

Reviewing the 2013

Special Events

2

New Additions from

2013

2

1720 Sailing and the

15+ Years Group

3

Advanced Sailors

and 2014 Plans

3

Sailathon 2013 3

Christmas Events 4

2013 Instructor

Course Candidates

4

In 2013 we launched a full programme of extra events after tentatively trialing a few in 2012. We couldn't have been happier about how they went!

15+ Annual Regatta and Sail-a-thon in aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital

The event which tool place on Saturday the 6th of April saw the 15+ Years Group participate in the charity Sail-a-thon through the medium of a day long Regatta. The group was split according to ability so that everyone was racing against opponents of equal ability. Racing was excellent, which Race Officer (Glyn Williams) and Assistant Race Officer (Frank Cleere) both commenting on the excellent sailing across all groups. Of particular note was the excellent starts that all participants made! After all, in a race, a good start is half the battle!

Howth Trip

This event saw the Junior Club members take to the 1720s and cross the bay. Three 1720s full headed out the harbor early on the morning of Saturday the 1st of June. After a very enjoyable sail in the good weather we berthed at Howth Marina and went ashore for lunch. Glyn reports an excellent fish and chips was had. On the way back we decided to have a little unofficial race. Both Glyn and Frank’s boats elected to hoist spinnakers and after a small bit of close quarters maneuvering Frank came out on top (after being a little bit sideways). For all his troubles, Glyn ended up with a twist in his kite that all aboard agreed had been cemented in. This left the other boat, skippered by Emma/Enda/Conor to storm into second place. Frank’s crew never really had a challenge after that, and were in such need of one they took on the DBSC Cruis-ers III fleet (and passed all of them in one leg). Their

triumphant return into Dun Laoghaire was only blighted by a small spot of trawling they undertook with their spinnaker during the drop (by small, we mean enormous!)

1st: Frank 2nd: Emma/Enda/Conor 3rd: Glyn

Greystones Cruise

After the new Marina opened in Greystones Harbour the wonderful idea to make a trip aboard the 1720s to it was decided upon. Planned for Friday the 5th of July, the weather was certainly on our side. This event saw a mix of the Summer Course Participants as well as Junior Club Members. Again 4 1720s set off early on a long cruise that took in Dalkey Sound, Shankill, Bray head and Greystones Harbour. After some issues with anchoring (yeah a bit embarrassing that none of the 5 instructors there could successfully anchor a boat) it was elected that crews be ferried ashore in the Safety Boat. It certainly was a tough sail as the fair winds gave way to an excellent breeze from the south east allowing some exhilarating sailing back to Dun Laoghaire!

One of the Crews heading to Greystones in July

We are delighted to say that 2013 saw the arrival of a few new things for the 15+ Years Group to get to grips with. Introduced with the aim of promoting trapeze training the Laser Vago and two To-paz Magnos quickly became very popular with members and certainly have been put to excellent use this year!

2013 15+ Group Special Events - A Huge Success!

New Additions to the Fleet

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2013 Review

“after a small bit of

close quarters

maneuvering Frank

came out on top (after

being a little bit

sideways)”

being the 15+ Annual Regatta. The whole event was such a success that we have already started planning the

Congratulations to all those who took part in the 2013 Sail-a-thon which in total raised €6,089.73 in aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital. This is the largest total we have raised since the economic crash and the Irish National Sailing School would like to extend a huge thank you for all those who were involved in the sailing, fundraising and behind the scenes activity making it the success it was.

This was the first Sail-a-thon to take place since 2009 and the 15+ Group got to experience a first since 2009 too, that

2014 Sailathon and are delighted to once again be holding this event. Preliminary dates are in April!

1720 making a regular appearance - and they’re not going anywhere in 2014!

Junior Club - Sailathon in aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital

Advanced Courses and Training

ambitious series of programmes and course for 2014. We will focus mainly on Seamanship Skills programmes, boat handling programmes and trapeze and spinnaker courses, ensuring the more advanced sailors in the 15+ Section continue to improve their skills!

After a review of Training carried out by Manager, Kenneth Rumball, and 15+ Section Head, Glyn Williams, a descision was made to trial a number of advanced courses in Summer 2013 and to give the option of continued training on Trapeeze and Spinnaker throughout the Junior Club. We are delighted to announce these courses have proved both popular and enjoyable, for students and coaches alike. Further to the success this year, we will announce an even more

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15+ Group December Newsletter

Above are some of the many pictures of the

1720s in action this year. These and

more are on out facebook page -

Irish National Sailing School

The 2013 INSS Junior Club Sailathon raised €6,089.73

in aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital

Christmas 2013 Courses and Events

Congratulations to all 18 Candidates who suc-cessfully completed the INSS Instructor Training Programme in 2012/13, culminating in their passing of the RYA Instructor Course last Easter.

The three RYA Coach Assessors who conducted the course said they were 'hugely impressed with the standard of these instructors and de-clared them to be a fantastic group'.

Subsequently, the group are now integrated into the INSS Staff Team and are an integral part of what makes the INSS tick. Once again, WELL DONE!

2012/13 Dinghy Instructor Candidates Set a High Bar!

Xmas Powerboat Courses Christmas Regatta

A BIG Thank You from the 2013 15+ Group Team

All of the instructors who taught on the 15+ Years Group this year would like to thank each and every one of the

participants who attended any 15+ Programme this year and hope to see you all back soon!

From the 2013 15+ Group Team:

Aonghus, Melanie, Louis, Conor, Greg, Claude, Jack, Enda, , Lucy, Lucas, Orlagh, Ben, Alison, Sam, Will, Eoin, Olly,

Trisha, Kirsty, Niamh M, Frank, Andrew (Abs), Nick, Yoav, Sarah, Niamh W and Glyn

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On Saturday the 14th of December we will hold a Squib Team Racing Regatta. Different from individual racing, the event will see teams of Squibs racing where the winner is decided by the teams overall results. Afterwards we will have a small Christmas Party and Annual 15+ Years Prize Giving. We will officially present the 2013 Sailathon Regatta Prizes as well as the winning team from the Christmas Regatta. Finally we’ll have a few prizes for most improved sailor, and most entertaining sailor! The cost of the event is €19 and runs from 10am until 2.30pm. Join the event on Facebook to let us know if you’re coming along!