Videos Ycc intro https://www.facebook.com/100011555373171/videos/105594286502417/ 2015 cruise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDxbghF6VWQ 2014 cruise https://vimeo.com/106931570 Pauls playlist : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8EF0710D9B3D909 1 Yachting Club CERN Welcome to the YCC Anastazja Sedzicka, Nathalie Birt Paul Smith, Tim Foster http://cern.ch/yachting 2 Audience • New to club • Signed up for courses • Here for more information 3 New in 2020 : Members Only Lottery • Very Popular for level 1 courses • > 100 for 16 places especially on D and Y courses • Major commitment from from teachers, organising • If unsure you’ll like, it better to just join club, and activities - rather than commit to a course in first year. • YCC is NOT a sailing school but a CLUB • CNV option • Multiple sailing activities 4 • Large fleet to maintain Introduction • The club and what makes it tick • Sailing opportunities and licenses, • Surveillance • Maintenance - Tim • Level 0 - Anastazja • Competent Crew Course - Nathalie • Regatta Training - Nathalie • Course logistics and materiel needed 5 Welcome to the YCC • approx 300 members (yesterday 19 Feb 2020) – 48.8% external – Est. 400 as season progresses • Fleet of 25 boats – https://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/fleet.html 6 It’s a CLUB • All Volunteers – Committee – Maintenance – Q boat drivers,Teachers – Regatta co-ordination – etc. • Works because everybody finds a role and participates 7 Sources of information • YCC web site – Blog – Committee, Tests, Members, YCC handbook, Rules and regulations …. • Facebook : closed group – Pictures, general updates, announcements • http://www.facebook.com/groups/212317327817/ • YCC calendar • https://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/calendar.html • Other Members 8 Theory Courses • 6 courses covering all aspects of sailing – http://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/courses/theor y.html • most presentations can be downloaded • YCC Sailing Course for beginners in French/English – Free pdf 9 Practical Courses 10 Fleet: Dinghies and Cats • 9 Dinghies – Laser, RS500, RS400, Xenon • 1 Advanced Dinghy – 29er (skiff) • 4 Catermarans – SL16, – Hobie Tiger 11 – Tornado – Nacra 16 Fleet: Keel boats • 9 keel boats – 4 ynglings, – 2 suprises, – J80 – J70 – 1 cabin boat 12 Fleet: Motorised • Boston whaler – rescue boat • Rib – dinghy courses 13 TIM 14 SAILORS! Your club needs YOU! Maintaining a safe, affordable, competitive and fun fleet Tim Foster, February 2020 Fun! Great fun... ... until the toe strap breaks! What can happen Safe when moorings snap in high wind Affordable Competitive! Commercial Yngling hire How come we • 2 hours 90.- only pay • 3 hours 130.- 300/year? • 4 hours 160. - • 8 hours 200.- Not the time in a race to have an equipment failure, especially if you are the boat on port tack! Maintaining a safe, affordable, competitive and fun fleet If you see something that needs to be done.... • If you are confident - just do it! • If you need advice or assistance – just ask ! Full details on YCC maintenance page: • Where to obtain fittings etc. • Where to find tools • Whom to ask for advice or assistance • How to log the problem & solution Maintenance Coordinators Catamarans Latest list on YCC committee page Anne-Laure Lamure Ynglings Gonzalo Penacoba Miguel Hermann Fontes Pommerenke Medeiros Dinghies Francois Monti Keel boats Felix Kirill Wolf Prokofiev Thank you! Port Choiseul, Versoix 20 Versoix : Road orks 21 Getting there • Car : 30 min drive from CERN – Big Parking at top is free 3hrs ?(5m walk) – Pay and display along the port’s roads. • Train : Pont Ceard – Every 15 min from Geneva Cointrin – 10 walk to port from station 22 Opportunities to Sail ;) • Tuesdays : Dinghy + Regatta Training • Thursday : Club Night • Mailing lists • Regattas • Jeune Genevois Cruise 23 Thursday : Club night • Thursdays @ 18:00 from 9th April • Committee member • Distributes boats • Helps to form helm/crews • Open to ALL members • Keel boats, you’ll still learn 24 • Tip : be early ! Ursula's Team J80 - photo curtesy of Anest Allaway Mailing lists • Course participants automatically on lists – [email protected] – [email protected] 25 YCC Jeûne Genevois Cruise • If you are interested please contact: – [email protected] – [email protected] 26 Limitations • Enthusiasm • Time 27 YCC licenses - Keys • Internal YCC tests – Demonstrated competence – Know and respect rules of club – Basic Lake Rules (priority rules) – Safety • Q boat outings – 2 required – Sign up now • Evening • Regatta (counts as two) 28 • Maintenance (can replace a q boat outing) Qboat Surveillance • Essential for club activities – Lessons – Regattas • Obligatory prerequisite for test – Sign up early – 2 evening outings – Or one Regatta 29 Anastazja 30 YCC Level 0 course 2020 by Anastazja Sedzicka Level 0 course coordinator Program 1. Theoretical introduction Date to be announced ~end of March a) Safety (what is my responsibility as a skipper/crew/YCC member? How I keep myself and others safe?) b) Equipment c) Port Choiseul in Versoix (YCC boats) d) Sailing basics (how sailing works? What are the points of wind? How do I manoeuver?) e) Social aspect of the club 2. 1 day course training (~ 9h30-17h00) a) Surprise sailing 2 hours b) Rigging the dinghy 1 hour c) Knots 1 hour 3. Summery + questions + social time th DATES: 5 APRIL (Sunday) th 25 APRIL (Saturday) rd 3 MAY (Sunday) Subscriptions By lottery - opens 14th FEBUARY Obligatory before taking: Dinghy(D) and Yngling(Y) course! Recommended before Competent Crew course (CC). Subscriptions possible by: 1. ticking option ‘interested in level0’ while taking part in the lottery (before 13th March) (best way! possible also if you do not want to take part in the lottery to win the course!) 2. Filling the google document* (after 13th March) 3. Writing me an email ([email protected]) *By filling your data in google doc you give us your consent to process your data for subscription needs and make it visible for other potential participants. • Regattas • Nathalie 34 Competent Crew (CC) Course Learn about keelboat sailing! Preparation for YCC Cruise Take part in regattas Intensive – 2 theory sessions, 8 practical lessons (SU and GS), 2 surveillance sessions Tuesday evenings (18h-20h30) beginning May to end June More info – CC course section of YCC website, 35 Sailing Course for Beginners Booklet at https://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/courses/YCCSailingCourse.pdf CC course Coordinator: Nathalie Birt REGATTAS Take skills to the next level! Be part of a team! Which regatta is for me? Social – All levels welcome! Competitive – Experienced sailors Highly competitive – Advanced regatta sailors Regatta training Friday evenings 18h 36 Get involved – Volunteer as helper for YCC regattas and regatta training More info – YCC Google calendar, Regattas section of YCC website Yachting Club CERN Dinghy Activities Paul Smith Adelaide and Slawosz Club Nautique de Versoix (CNV) • Our partner club • special conditions to the YCC members • DO NOT use the online form on the CNV site • Contact Mrs AnneMarie Vaccani • phone 022 755 35 00, • mail [email protected] • Register as of March. 38 • Member of ycc with member id Courses offered by CNV : detail Format Dates Time Lessons YCC Public member chf chf Tuesdays 7th May to 25th 18:00 to 21:00 8 480 600 June Saturdays 4th May to 13:30 to 16:30 8 480 600 22nd June Week long 1st July to 23rd 18:00 to 20:30 5 300 380 August 39 Saturdays 7th September 13:30 to 16:30 6 340 450 to 19th October Course Dates CNV 2019 • Concurrent with YCC courses • 7 weeks every Tuesday from – 18:00 to 21:00 – 7th May to 25th June 2019 • 7 weeks every Saturday from – 1:30pm to 4:30pm – 4th May to 22th June 2019 • Teachers are Gaelle and Benjamin – (both English speaking) Course Dates 2019 (YCC Dinghy) • Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in a row From 6pm: 1st run: from 6th to 15th May 2nd run: from 20th to 29thMay • In case of bad weather/material problem … : 41 At the end of the second run Course Material • YCC guide to sailing – http://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/courses/YCC SailingCourse.pdf • RYA Start Sailing – available in the YCC shop Course : 6 lessons plus Theory • Rigging • Launching • Sail manoeuvres • Balance • Return and berthing • De Rigging • Debrief Dinghy Safety • Buoyancy aids – To be worn • No wetsuit – no lesson • Instructor is responsible – so she/he is in charge • Q boat driver 44 – Overall go/no go Teaching Options • RS500 teacher/student • Xenon/RS400 can be teacher plus two students • RIB + 1 or 2 dinghies (no teacher on board) Typical Ycc Course Evening • Starts at 6pm prompt – Get there in advance, have a coffee at the buvette .. • 30 to 45 mins to rig and launch. • About 8pm the wind stops • Derigging and berthing, – another 30 mins • Debriefing at buvette, the Green Book – and occasion to share experiences with other students. 46 Green book • Filled in after each lesson, • at the buvette • with the student • Chance to debrief Dinghy Key • The test – Correct rigging and derigging of the boat – Launching and return to harbour – Sailing ability • Basic manoeuvres, tacking, gybing, stopping – Capsize – Lake rules • Priorities – Knots • Bowline, figure of 8, tie a cleat 48 • Not obligatory to do the course More Sailing : Dinghy Specific • Tuesday Trainings • Dinghy Days 49 Dinghy Tuesdays • May (tbc) through to end of September • Open to all members of club, – sign up basis – Those who didn’t get on a course • Promotes dinghy sailing with different crew/skippers • Helps