Optimist Girls Training at Hayling Island Sailing Club
by Alan Williams 19 Apr 2016 16:21 BST
16-17 April 2016
Optimist Girls Training Hayling Island © Alan Williams
Optimist Invitational Girls training took place at Halying Island Sailing Club over the weekend of 16-17 April.
Guest coaches were Mari Davies and Sarah Norbury, who also did a Q and A session for the girls on making progress and having fun..
On Saturday there was a cold northerly wind with occasional squally showers and sleet- the girls worked on boat handling, speed, and starting.
On Sunday the wind dropped and the sun came out- a perfect day- the girls went out into Hayling Bay working on upwind speed and starting skills, sharing the bay with the International 14's who were heaving their open meeting.
By early afternoon a sea breeze filled in from the south west and the girls finished off with 3 windward leeward races, Which was won by Flo Brellisford who won a Turkish sailing Federation hat!
Thanks to the club and parents for helping.