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SAIL AFRICA
FOR THE LOVE OF SAILING - AND THE KIDS!
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Sail Africa’s mandate is development of the youth and our programmes involve our students in the following courses:
Learn to Keelboat Sail
Learn to Keelboat Race
Advanced Keelboat Sailing
Courses comprise both theory (including weather, harbour rules, buoyage etc,) as well as practical sailing
Those that show promise are offered participation in
Advanced Keelboat Racing Course and Dinghy Programme
Many of our Educational programmes such as the Nautical Sciences programme forms part of our development program.
Sail Africa also provides the following for its development sailors:
Raises funds to attend the keelboat programme on weekday afternoons
Raises funds for participation in regattas such as the MSC Regatta
Offers experienced youth the opportunity to obtain their South African Sailing Day Skippers qualification
and become qualified coaches
Opportunities when available to sail on a Tall Ship and participate in national and international sailing events & races
CURRENT STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT
YOUTH SAILING
Currently we have development youngsters participating in the Keelboat Youth Programme from Rossburgh; New Forest High, the 1st Port Natal Sea Scouts and the KZN Nautical Sciences learners.
Youngsters from Rossburgh High School and have been in the programme since 2012/13
Several of graduate youth are actively racing on boats of local yacht cub members
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The programme incorporates:
Ongoing dinghy training; Fitness; Relevant theory; Attendance at regattas both local and away; Mentoring
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