Cadet Week Themes..

   2 ideas that wen't down great in all 60 cadets at brightlingsea:
Younger cadets: (get permission from harbour master first)
Place plastic animals on various bouys and have a treasure hunt, to this day theres still a main channel marker with a 7 year old rubber cow wired to it.
Older Cadets:
Use tennis balls as projectiles and have games of tag aiming at each others sails, great fun but can tend to lead to some falling in.
I know they aren't particulary sailing education but they do provide some great fun.

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Gladys Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 03 Jan 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 92	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gladys Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Cadet Week Themes.. Posted: 18 May 09 at 5:51pm
	2 ideas that wen't down great in all 60 cadets at brightlingsea: Younger cadets: (get permission from harbour master first) Place plastic animals on various bouys and have a treasure hunt, to this day theres still a main channel marker with a 7 year old rubber cow wired to it. Older Cadets: Use tennis balls as projectiles and have games of tag aiming at each others sails, great fun but can tend to lead to some falling in. I know they aren't particulary sailing education but they do provide some great fun.
	You're a sailor when you will leave port in any wind, You're a good sailor when you can get back!

radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Post Options Post Reply Quote radixon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 09 at 3:02pm
	Cheers guys like the ideas. I'll ask the kids at the weekend to see what they would like.

Mark Jardine Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 04 Location: Milford-on-Sea, United King Online Status: Offline Posts: 1028	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mark Jardine Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 09 at 2:47pm
	Space ships (pimp) graphics and water pistols!

winging it Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958	Post Options Post Reply Quote winging it Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 09 at 11:38am
	My experience is that they love having an extra side to what they're learning. I do like the space ships idea - might persuade them to look after their boats a bit better too.
	the same, but different...

tack'ho Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote tack'ho Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 09 at 11:31am
	It may have been just me, but way back when i was a nipper I thought themes and there ilk were, to coin modern venacular, a bit lame! Had you considered asking the little....ahem.....darlings what they want?
	I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!

MerlinMags Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Admin Group Joined: 19 Mar 04 Location: UK, Guildford Online Status: Offline Posts: 589	Post Options Post Reply Quote MerlinMags Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 09 at 10:26am
	Go for "sailing gear of the 1950s" so everyone can wear shorts, wool sweaters that weigh a ton when they get wet, and cumbersome orange kapok lifejackets. Or maybe not. A themes I have seen work well is "Book characters", which could be switched to film or TV characters as well I suppose. Or is that too broad? Go simple - just say "crazy hats".

winging it Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958	Post Options Post Reply Quote winging it Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 09 at 10:10am
	X mean, Fantastic Four, marvel superheroes eg Spiderman. Catwoman, Batman etc. Then you can have heroes and villains.
	the same, but different...

chrisclark123 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 03 Apr 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Post Options Post Reply Quote chrisclark123 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 09 at 9:12am
	What we started to do, at the blackwater was to just use the first letter of the cadet commodores name as the theme. This seemed to work very well, and mostly get a different letter each year. Cheers Chris

radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Post Options Post Reply Quote radixon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 May 09 at 7:13pm
	Cheers ChrisJ We had the "battle of Trafalgar" that was a good year, so might go along the Navy theme as a suggestion to the comittee. Anyother water based themes?, not easy I know!

ChrisJ Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 07 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisJ Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 May 09 at 6:43pm
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