Youth classes

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all the aldults would gang up on me . ive seen the laser sailors at our club.

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how old are u?  pull yourself together. 

if anything it is better to be in an adult class cos they have so much more knolage & most of them quite like younger people in there classes. 

i wouldnt worry about the laser sailors,  useally there is a reason for why they sail on there own.

But most other classes provide training.. often by the same people who provide it to the "youth" classes.

If it isn't happening at your club then give your fleet captain or sailing committee a b*llocking until it does!

Originally posted by mike ellis ok DOWN WITH OPPIES there slow and dont even have a proper front . and there are not enough youth classes. the olympics isnt everything.

Why does a class have to have a classification as a "Youth Class" before a youth will sail it? strikes of lack of imagination to me. If a Youth doesn't want to sail a oppy/topper/laser/420/29er. Then go look for a different boat, don't expect one to be ready labelled for you. Go out and find it. Have a look in to the dinghy park and find the boat that makes you go wow and ask for a sail in one be it a 4 tonner or a 505 or a RS800. A fireball is a nice fast fun boat that really isn't beyond the ability of most if not all youf sailors that I know. If you get a ride in a boat you really enjoy pester the people who have one untill they find you a route in to the class.

I sailed a Dutchman for the first time properly when I had just been knocked back by the welsh topper squad, So I said, I don't care what you lot think I want to have fun. I was taken out in a Dutchman, and after that pesterd the guy who owned it untill he got me into the class properly. I now crew at most events(for someone else, but still.) The RYA racing youf classes will always be geared towards grooming the next Shirley Robertson, and that's no bad thing. It isn't their job to match people to boats, thats the job of the person.

You dont have to be that light to sail a 29er, how big is big, you can be up to 80kgs and like 185cm as a crew thats pretty big to be fair for a youth any bigger and you could sail a 49er.

are you coming to the tiger trophy out of interest? If you are i am in 29er GBR5 and the race is on.

see you at the finsh line...