KYC organised an Optimist Beginners course from 13 March to 21 March (not including 18,19,20th) in which 14 new faces were introduced to sailing. 9 sailors graduated on 21 march with certs given out by the Commodore. Another 5 more sailors need to follow up with lessons missed before they can graduate.
Those graduating are: 1. Kabir Singh 2. Shaun Menezes 3. Christal Fong 4.Jackson Tan 5. Ahmad Fitri 6. Ahmad Syafiq 7. Nur Hajar Fatihah 8. Alexander Lamb 9. Nicole Tan.
Others requiring extra lessons to complete: 10. Serena Lamb 11. Emily Fitzgerald
12. Marvin Koh 13. Lian Yoong
Another OP returnee after a long break: Lian Phing (1998 graduate)
Pictures: 1. The new group sailing out 2. At the Sand Bar 3. Capsize Drill
TRAINING PROGRAMME
Sail'a together with MSSM organised a teacher training programme over a 3 day period during the City Day 2004 /Mike Pike regatta. The Classroom session began a day before the Regatta in which about 23 teachers from different towns of Sabah came to KYC for a sailing seminar.
The day started with theory given by Leonard Chin and Ahmad Yusoff . In the afternoon, all the teachers were given a quick sailing lesson in which every teacher had a chance to be both a helm and crew in the 470 dinghy.
The next day , for the Regatta, the teachers were divided into teams to assist the Race committee in running the 1.secretariat 2. Race Committee Boat (470 course and Optimist Course 3. Mark rounding boats 4. Scorers 5. General assistance.
Overall the course, though short, was a quick introduction to sailing and race management . Future regattas will see their involvement to boost their skills.
Click here for a sample of the KYC 420 Basic sailing course
Click here for results of the 420 course in 2003 at KYC