March Mawrth Where: Plas Menai, National Outdoor Centre Lle; Plas Menai, Canolfan Awyr Agored Genedlaethol The Big Weekend offers a packed programme of workshops to benefit Individuals, Parents, Coaches, Instructors, Race Officials as well as Clubs and Organisations. Mae Penwythnos Mawr yn cynnig rhaglen llawn o weithdai i unigolion, rhieni., hyfforddwyr a swyddogion rasio yn ogystal â chlybiau a sefydliadau. INFORMATION GWYBODAETH
Big Weekend Penwythnos Mawr A one stop shop for everything in Sailing, Windsurfing and Power in Wales! The RYA Cymru Wales Big Weekend offers a packed programme of workshops to benefit individuals, instructors, coaches, Race Officials, Club Officials as well as clubs and organisations. Join the RYA Cymru Wales team for weekend, the day or the Mexican themed dinner on Saturday evening. The prices for the weekend are below, there is an early bird discount of 15% if you book before 12th February. Saturday 12th and 13th March at Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre All bookings can be made via the website www.ryacymruwales.org.uk Food & Accommodation Early Bird Price Price after 12th February Weekend Delegate Weekend Delegate Saturday & Sunday Delegate Sat & Sun Delegate Day Delegate (Sat or Sun only) Saturday night B&B Saturday dinner Saturday night B&B No dinner Saturday evening With dinner but no accommodation included No accommodation or dinner included No accommodation or dinner included 70 80.50 55 63.25 50 57.50 35 40.25 20 23 Sat Evening Dinner only 15 17.25 Additional Booking Notes - Lunch is included in all tickets There is a discount for Under 21 s, please use the code Under21 If you require accommodation on Friday night please book that directly with Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre. Green Scheme - RYA Cymru Wales Green Scheme is designed to help volunteers who are travelling over 120miles (round trip) to attend the conference. If you have a round trip journey of 120miles or more within Wales and are bringing 3 or more people in your car (including the driver); your mileage will be paid at a rate of 0.15p per mile! See the website for more details
Guest Speakers Penny Tranter Come and listen to Met Office advisor, former BBC weather forecaster and London 2012 forecaster, and learn things you never knew about the weather! TV Conwy TV Conwy will be running an exciting interactive workshop on producing a short video using your tablet or mobile phone for use on the web or social media. Farrel O Shea British speed record holder, Farrel O Shea talks to Ali Yates. He recently broke the 50knt barrier, putting him 5th in the windsurf world speed rankings. Watch the record breaking attempt here https://youtu.be/flmm8-lzjx8 Andy Wright Join Andy Wright for a roller coaster ride of the highs and lows of teaching shorebased topics in the classroom. Matthew McGovern Matthew, Archery GB Senior Physiotherapist is no stranger to the sailing scene having come up through the squad pathway, worked for the RYA and has been a regular speaker at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show. Chat with Trade Rachel Andrews Hartley Boats, Laser Performance, RS Sailing and more! RYA Chief Instructor Power, Rachel Andrews will be at the Big Weekend giving an RYA update, offering advice and talking about coding.
Saturday Dydd Sadwrn 0900 Registration 0930 Welcome Address 0945 Updates a. RYA Training Update b. RYA Race Management & Rules Update 1030 Session 1 a. Advanced Rules Clinic b. Shorebased Teaching Techniques c. Making Short Promotional Videos (Session 1&2) d. Community Sport Going Forward: the opportunities 1120 Coffee Break 1130 Session 2 a. Challenging Racing, New Styles and a Champions League b. Shorebased Teaching Techniques c. Making Short Promotional Videos (Session 1&2) d. Community Sport Going Forward: the opportunities 1230 Lunch 1315 Session 3 a. Advanced Race Management Clinic b. Meteorology c. Making Short Promotional Videos (Session 3&4) d. Social Media: promoting your activity 1400 Short Break/Movement Time 1405 Session 4 a. Meteorology b. Making Short Promotional Videos c. (Session 3 & 4) d. Making the most of Rio and planning for a successful 2016 e. Growing your club or centre pathway 1450 Coffee Break 1500 Session 5 a. Fair Sailing and Gross Misconduct - the issues b. Green Blue Instructor Resources c. Push the Boat Out Activators Workshop d. Promoting Inclusivity in your Club or Centre e. Rough Water Boat Handling f. Social Media: promoting your activity g. Chatty Ali and Friends h. Fitness and Posture for Sailing e. Rough Water Boat Handling f. Corners! Roll Tacks and Gybes g. Windsurfing Kit Review - what's out there? h. Sailing Kit Review - what s new with the trade? e. Introduction to Disability Awareness Training f. Navigation g. Hiking Clinic f. Introduction to Disability Awareness Training g. Navigation h. Careers in Watersports e. Coding f. Rig Tuning g. Fitness and Posture for Windsurfing h. Senior Instructor Preparation 1545 Finish 1600 Watch Wales v England rugby match in the bar 1900 Dinner
0830 Registration 0900 Introduction 0930 Session 1 Workshops a - j will take place on the water over sessions 1-4 a. Yacht MOB Technique b. Displacement Boats c. Asymmetric Practical d. Symmetrical Practical 0930 Session 1 k. Mark Laying essentials for Race Officers (Shore Based) l. Making Money for your Club or Centre with Green Blue. m. Making the most of Rio and planning for a successful 2016 1020 Short Break/ Movement Time 1025 Session 2 k. Introduction to Sailwave l. Alternative Funding Sources m. Ready Steady Cook 1115 Coffee Break 1145 Session 3 k. Sailwave - the next steps l. Push The Boat Out Activator Workshop m. Promoting Inclusivity in your club or centre Sunday Dydd Sul e. Rough Water Boat Handling f. Windsurfing g. Safety Boat Refresher h. Roll Tacking Clinic i. Windsurf Intro for DI s j. Practical Mark Laying Training and more advanced matters n. Coding o. RYA Cymru Wales Squad Coach Session n. Introduction to Disability Awareness Training o. RYA Cymru Wales Squad Coach Session n. Poor Weather Options o. RYA Cymru Wales Squad Coach Session 1235 Short Break/Movement Time 1240 Session 4 k. Where to START? in Race Management! l. Alternative Funding Sources m. Ready Steady Cook 1330 Prize Draw n. Poor Weather Options o. RYA Cymru Wales Squad Coach Session 1415 Lunch Chairman's Vote of Thanks Please Note: This programme is subject to change
Saturday Workshops Advanced Rules Clinic Latest updates on any minor alterations to the rules before the next Olympics with David Battye, North Wales Regional Rules Adviser. Shorebased Teaching Techniques Here Andy Wright will look at session planning, teaching specific navigation topics and ways to motivate a group of people with different learning needs. Making Short Promotional Videos Bring your smart phone or tablet along to this great workshop run by TV Conwy and find out how easy it is to film, produce and edit your own short videos to promote your club or centre using these tools. During the course of the workshop you will make a short video that will be entered in the Big Weekend Video Competition! Community sport going forward; the opportunities. The funding of community sport is changing, come along to this update session with Sport Wales to find more about the opportunities any organisation engaged in community based sport can now engage with. Rough Water Boat Handling Rough water handling at Intermediate and Advanced Powerboat level, including deciding on operating areas, reading waves, safety and injury prevention. Social media; Promoting your activity Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more; social media is an ever changing landscape, come along to this exciting session to find out more about the different opportunities this medium provides. Chatty Ali and Friends Join Ali Yates, RYA Cymru Wales Windsurfing Coach for an entertaining session with some exciting and well known faces on the Windsurfing scene in Wales. Ali is joined by Farrel O Shea who smashed the British speed windsurfing record, Jim Dowsett from Puravida Board Riders and Louis Morris, British Raceboard Champion 2015. Fitness and Posture for Sailing with physiotherapist Matthew McGovern. Learn sailing focussed exercises and stretches. Challenging Racing, New styles and a Champions League What s new and current on the racing scene; what are the opportunities here in Wales? Come along to this update workshop with Mike Butterfield, North Wales Race Management coordinator to find out more. Corners! Roll Tacks & Gybes Those pesky corners can really slow you down. Let s break it down into simple steps to find more about these key manoeuvres, to not only enhance your own skills, but also how to teach them. Windsurfing Kit Review - what s out there? With so many different types of opportunities in windsurfing it can be a bit over whelming. Come along to this session to find out the differences and what is new or up and coming in the world of windsurfing. Sailing Kit Review- what s new with the trade? Chat with the trade; Hartley Laminates, RS Sailing and more. Advanced Race Management Clinic Already a RYA Race Officer? This session is for you! Bring along your thoughts and questions. Meteorology Penny Tranter lifts the fog surrounding meteorology for dinghy, windsurf, personal watercraft and power boaters.
Introduction to Disability Awareness Training This interactive workshop based course is relatively unknown in Wales, find out more about it here and how easy it is to integrate into your regular training activity at your club or centre. Insurance Q&A with Arthur J Gallagher Arthur J. Gallagher answer your questions on insurance, including Training Centre insurances and the recent changes to the RYA requirements for Training Centres. Navigation Andy Wright helps you brush up on teaching basic navigation including ideas, top tips and further resources. Hiking Clinic Find out more about preventing injury or unwanted stress on the body and how to optimise hiking positions with Matthew McGovern. Make the most of Rio and plan for a successful 2016 2016 is a big year with Rio, the Americas Cup World Series and the Extreme 40s raising the profile of boating. Discover how to use these events and other opportunities to raise awareness and demand for your Training Centre. Growing your club or centre pathway What route do participants take when they enter the sport? How do we retain the people we teach and grow them into regulars? Careers in Watersports What s next? What opportunities are out there? Not sure, got some questions? This is the place to ask them! Fair Sailing and Gross Misconduct - the issues Fundamental rule 2 and rule 69; how does this apply and what do the changes mean for us all. The Green Blue: New Interactive Resources for Instructors: Learn about the new fun, interactive and informative activities to help engage young sailors. Find out about the brand new resources The Green Blue have to offer. This workshop will provide you with information, as well as the ability to have a go at the new engaging on-board and onshore eco related activities. Push the Boat Out Activators workshop Is your club or centre running Push the Boat Out this year? Come along to find out more about the programme, time frames involved and resources available. Promoting Inclusivity in your club or centre How we can be more inclusive in our own environments? A thought provoking session designed to challenge your thinking, so you can reap the benefits that this approach can offer. Coding Rachel Andrews, RYA Chief Instructor Power takes us on a walk through the coding process including common issues and how best to resolve them. The session includes an update to the Recreational Craft Code and its progress. Rig Tuning Get to know your mast rake from your kicker? The cunningham from the outhaul? Get some top tips and tricks on teaching this challenging subject! Fitness and Posture for Windsurfing Physiotherapist, Matthew McGovern, looks at the simple things you can do to make sure you don t spend the summer nursing niggles or watching on frustrated from the shore. Senior Instructor Prep Looking to becoming a Senior instructor? Not sure what this involves or whether you are ready? A great opportunity to quiz a member of the RYA Cymru Wales Coaching Development team.
On the water - Sunday Workshops Yacht MOB Techniques - Practise your skills with Andy Wright. Displacement Boats - Spend some time on the water driving displacement boats. Asymmetric Practical - Join an RYA Cymru Wales Coach and practise those hoists. Symmetrical Practical - Improve and develop your knowledge of spinnaker work. Rough Water Boat Handling - Get out on the water and learn from experienced RNLI crews. Windsurfing - Varying skills and topics will be covered depending on wind and weather. Safety Boat Refresher - Turn that boat upside down, then the right way up again! Correctly! Roll Tacking Clinic - Improve your personal boat handling. Windsurf Intro for DI s/ Sailors - Try something new. Practical Mark Laying Training and more advanced matters (part 2) with Neil Williams, RYA Mark Laying Instructor. Mark Laying essentials for Race Officers (Shore Based) with Neil Williams, RYA Mark Laying Instructor. Making Money for your Club or Centre with Green Blue. Discuss environmental initiatives with the Green Blue team. RYA Cymru Wales Squad Coach Session by invitation only for RYA Cymru Wales Squad coaches. Introduction to Sailwave will give you the skills to use Sailwave in your club. Alternative Funding Sources workshop will give you ideas on how to access funding. Ready Steady Cook what s easy and delicious to cook whilst at sea using a one burner stove. Sailwave the next steps, learn more about what the program can do for you. Poor Weather Options: Never sure what to do when the weather is against you? Want to expand your repertoire? A fun interactive session exploring potential options and enhance your students learning. Where to START? in Race Management! Learn how to run and manage a successful race in this fun and interactive workshop. The Big Weekend is supported by BOOK NOW!