Membership/Cost
You must be a TWC member to register for this program. Family membership $157.07 per year for 2 adults and 3 kids, single youth membership is $62.15. Cost of lessons is same as LTW $30 per session. LTW Instructors or David will collect signed forms/fees on the day of lesson.
Registration/Contact
David Combaluzier is a TWC Board Director overseeing the "Windsurfer in Training" program. Sessions are booked in advance, minimum 2 youths required to run the session, (so bring a friend). To book a session, please contact David Combaluzier (dependant on volunteer Windsurf instructor availability).
Parents and their children participating in this program must register/pay, check in and out with the supervising "Windsurfer in Training Instructor" each session. The cost is the same as the windsurfing lessons.
Families participating in this grassroots program are responsible for helping to rig/unrig, launch and putting gear away. Kids must sail within the "Windsurfer in Training" sailing area, which is same as for the LTW program, defined approx. by the white buoy in front of the club and west to the "point" between TWC and Cherry beach lifeguard station. (There is a map on the LTW trailer door.)
Guidelines
This a grassroots program that is being continually developed over the course of the season. "Windsurfer in Training" students must have a completed registration form/liability waiver signed by their parent /guardian.
The "Windsurfer in Training" 8-12 must have their parent/guardian present.. 12 -14 year olds must have a signed letter of consent to participate from their parent/guardian.
There must be a coach boat available for 8-12 year old sessions. Youth may alternatively have their parent/instructor on board provided they been trained in the use of the O'pen Bic sailboat, making sure they don't exceed the weight capacity of the boat. Once they are comfortable with the boat they may have a parent/instructor sail on a windsurfer alongside them.
The "Windsurfer in Training" sailing area is same as for the LTW program, defined approx. by the white buoy in front of the club and west to the "point" between TWC and Cherry beach lifeguard station.
The program will start with an on land session that will familiarize the student with the equipment and concepts of use. Once they are familiar with them they will start sailing in the water.
The students must wear: lifejacket, with whistle, weather appropriate clothing (shortie wetsuit or steamer) along with booties.
The key concept is to have fun as they learn about wind/sailing/wind/windsurfing, once they have sufficient skills and body weight they can move onto the LTW program.
Classes are run by volunteers, Parents, family and friends participation is encouraged to help run this volunteer program. If you are interes ted in volunteering and donating some time to help assist / administer this program, please contact David to arrange a time to get some training with these boats.
These boats can be raced in the Wednesday night race series by the students. There is an O'pen Bic class in the CORK event in Kingston later this summer http://www.cork.org/schedule.html.
Additional information about the O'pen Bic
 A Modern Hull Designed for Fun Sailing
The hull of the O'pen BIC was designed with fun sailing as the priority. It really is a modern boat where the hull is as open as possible, completely freeing the helmsman to move around and trim the boat to any wind and water conditions. When hiking, the large sides allow the sailor to set-up comfortably with their feet in the straps without placing any unnecessary stress on the body. The totally open and sloping cockpit means that there is absolutely no water in the boat either during sailing or just after a capsize.
A relatively hard chine design was chosen for the bottom shape of the hull. Used by numerous modern boat architects, this design offers an excellent compromise between performance and stability. When reaching or broad-reaching, the boat accelerates quickly to planing speed, especially if it is kept flat. When close-reaching, the boat sets on its chine and has excellent performance up wind. The hull includes integrated carry handles that make it easy to put in the water and transport.
Planing Hull: The pleasure of gliding when reaching.
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