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Welcome to the YCC
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Introduction talk for all new YCC members
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The meeting will start at 19:00
http://cern.ch/yachting
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Please Note:
● This meeting will be recorded, you will need to
either press continue, or leave meeting ;(
● Please use the chat to ask question, and will try
and answer at appropriate times
● Raise hand (virtually)
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Welcome to the YCC
Speaker Subject
Anastazja Sedzicka level 0 brief description.
Anne-Laure Lamure Club Life
Felix Wolf Dinghy Maintenance
Nathalie Birt external regattas, regatta training,
CC course
Paul Smith Club Overview
Slawosz Uznanski Dinghy Courses
Tim Foster Keelboat Maintenance
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Audience
• New to club
• Signed up for courses
• Here for more information
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Welcome to the YCC
• approx 259 members ( 15th March 2021)
– 49% external
– Will increase as season progresses
• Large Fleet of 27 boats
– 10 Dinghies, 4 Catamarans
– 10 Keel boats: 4 Yngling, 2 Surprise, 1 J80, 1 J70, 1,
– Dynamic 3000, 1 GibSea.
– 2 Motorboats and 1 Inflatable Zodiac.
• https://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/fleet.html
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It’s a CLUB
• All Volunteers
– Committee
– Maintenance
– Q boat drivers,Teachers
– Regatta co-ordination
– etc.
• Works because everybody finds a role and
participates
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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
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Theory Courses
• 7 courses covering many aspects of sailing
– https://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/courses/
courses.html
– most presentations can be downloaded
• YCC Sailing Course for beginners in
French/English
– Free pdf
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Practical Courses
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Fleet: Dinghies and Cats
• 9 Dinghies
– Laser, RS500, RS400, Xenon
• 1 Advanced Dinghy
– 29er (skiff)
• 4 Catermarans
– SL16,
– Hobie Tiger
– Tornado
– Nacra 16
13Fleet: Keel boats
• 9 keel boats
– 4 ynglings,
– 2 suprises,
– J80
– J70
– 1 cabin boat
14Fleet: Motorised
• Boston whaler
– rescue boat
• Rib
– dinghy courses
15TIM
16Port Choiseul, Versoix
22Getting 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
23Opportunities to Sail ;)
• Tuesdays : Dinghy + Regatta Training
– After courses finish (July approx)
• Thursday : Club Night
• Mailing lists
• WhatsApp “YCC Level0 Sailors”
– https://chat.whatsapp.com/KOaBpSU9rkT5QtdpTAndX0
• Regattas (both internal and external)
• Jeune Genevois Cruise
24Thursday : 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
• Tip : be early !
Ursula's Team J80 - photo curtesy of Anest Allaway
25Mailing lists
• Course participants automatically on lists
– club-yachting-dinghy-active@cern.ch
– club-yachting-yngling-active@cern.ch
26YCC Jeûne Genevois Cruise
• If you are interested please contact:
– Kirill.Prokofiev@cern.ch
– Manfred.Willenbrock@cern.ch
27Limitations
• Enthusiasm
• Time
28YCC licenses - Keys
• Internal YCC tests
– Demonstrated competence
– Know and respect rules of club
– Basic Lake Rules (priority rules)
– Safety
• Q boat outing(s)
• Maintenance (can replace a q boat outing)
29Qboat Surveillance
• Essential for club activities
– Lessons
– Regattas
• Obligatory prerequisite for test
– Sign up early
– 2 evening outings
– Or one Regatta
30Anastazja
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Level 0
31Nathalie
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Competent Crew Course
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Regatta Training
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Regattas (External / Internal)
35Felix
● Dinghy Maintenance
38Dinghy Activities
Slawosz
39Courses Offered by CNV
● Our partner club, the Club Nautique de Versoix (CNV), is
offering special conditions to the YCC members taking its
dinghy courses.
● Spring 2021: weekly dingy courses
– YCC members : 480CHF (normally 600CHF)
– Tuesday April 27 to June 15, from 6 pm to 9 pm (8 lessons).
● An advanced dinghy course on Fridays.
– YCC members pay only 480CHF instead of 600CHF.
● Summer dinghy course,
– YCC members pay only 300CHF.
● You can register as of March.
– IMPORTANT contact Michel Chevallier YCC course
coordinator, and NOT via the online form on the CNV web site
40Course 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 … :
At the end of the second run
41Course Material
• YCC guide to sailing
– http://yachting.web.cern.ch/yachting/courses/YCC
SailingCourse.pdf
• RYA Start Sailing
– available in the YCC shop
42Course : 6 lessons plus Theory
• Rigging
• Launching
• Sail manoeuvres
• Balance
• Return and berthing
• De Rigging
• Debrief
43Dinghy Safety
• Buoyancy aids
– To be worn
• No wetsuit
– no lesson
• Instructor is responsible
– so she/he is in charge
• Q boat driver
– Overall go/no go
44Teaching Options
• RS500 teacher/student
• Xenon/RS400 can be teacher plus two
students
• RIB + 1 or 2 dinghies (no teacher on board)
45Typical 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.
46Green book
• Filled in after each lesson,
• at the buvette
• with the student
• Chance to debrief
47Dinghy 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
• Not obligatory to do the course
48More Sailing : Dinghy Specific
• Tuesday Trainings
• Dinghy Days
49Dinghy 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 students gain experience
• No free sailing – buoys set out
50Dinghy Days
• At the weekends
• Normally two sessions per day
• First two days, priority to YCC and CNV
students
• Successive ones open to all members of club
• Mini regattas and general training
51The Lake Gods
Every year to ensure good wind we give gifts to
the Lake Gods
– Watches
• Avoid wearing expensive watches
– Corrective Glasses
• Spare pair, Cord
• Contact lenses
– Sunglasses
– Phones
52Dinghy Sailing Equipment
• Wetsuit (not Diving)
– Not a shorty,
– 3/5 mm long legs
• Colder than normal start to year – 5mm
• Protection on knees, elbows
• Boots
– Keep feet warm, protect them
• Gloves
– Without the tips
– Wet hands are fragile, pulling wet sheets (ropes)
• Splash Vest, Hat, Sunglasses, Sun cream
– Not essential but practical
53Suppliers
• Internet
– size ? delivery dates !!!
• Mies Harbour - SUI 46°16' SARL www.sui4616.ch/
• Thonon – www.auvieuxcampeur.fr/
• Ferney – www.dolphinshop.com/
• Geneva - www.technosurf.ch/ , www.ship-shop.ch
• Bellevue - www.h2o-sensations.com
• Nyon – www.rivemarine.ch/
• Val Thoiry – Decathalon , Go Sport
54Further reading
YCC Sailing Course for Beginners booklet:
http://cern.ch/yachting/courses/YCCSailingCourse.pdf
Clickable dinghy:
http://cern.ch/wynhoff/Dinghy/
Nautical glossary:
http://www.bunganutlake.org/glossary.htm
Knots:
http://www.ukdivers.net/boats/knots.htm
55Questions
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