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Half term watersports activities open to the community


October 04, 2021 - 811 views

Young people from Conwy county along with pupils of Rydal Penrhos School are welcome to take part in a series of watersports activities planned for the October half-term.

The school's Training Centre will be hosting sports for those who love being in, on and around the water and enjoy the freedom of boating, windsurfing, canoeing and kayaking in a safe and fun environment.

Whether a beginner, intermediate or at an advanced level the school have something to offer to help your child get the most from their time on the water. The activities are also open to young people who do not attend Rydal Penrhos.

Rydal Penrhos also holds activities throughout the holidays when pupils are away from school.

October’s half-term break comes with “Fun Water-Sports Days” and “RYA Tuition Progression Days” for a combined four-day period from Thursday 21 October until Sunday 24.

Fun Water-sports days: Thursday 21 and Friday 22
RYA Tuition Progression Days: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24
These activities are for children aged between 7-17 years.

Fun Water-Sports Days. Depending on the weather and sea conditions, the school are offering a choice of activities:

Body-boarding
Paddle-boarding
Water confidence
Beach games,
Learn to tie knots
Find out more about wind direction and speed, the tides, the environment
Windsurfing
Sailing
RYA Progression Days

These will count towards RYA qualifications and consist of:

Skill-building
Refresher work
Satisfactory demonstration
Understanding of course components
Seamanship skills

These will be logged accordingly in each child’s RYA logbook and documentation will be provided for new starters.

Sessions will be led by Chief Instructor Leah Shepherd and Ben Brame. The maximum number on each course is 12 daily.

Weather and sea conditions are always taken into account to ensure the safety of our participants. Sessions will be run under RYA Cymru Covid-19 and Rydal Penrhos guidance. All water-sports equipment is provided.

If you require any further information or require any particular training please email Petrina Blomeley at PBlomeley@rydalpenrhos.com.