Youth Training


Youth Training Week -Day 5

For once the forecast was spot on and by 10.00 all were heading to rig the boats and get changed into sailing gear.

Youth Training Week -Day 4

Thursday DAY 5, Another very wet and windy day, but after a few exercises all went out for a short jog. Returning back refreshed but wet it was back to the classroom. Todays Guest Coach…

Youth Training Week -Day 3

WEDNESDAY DAY 3 – Hot off the ferry from Ireland was Chris White, World Championship crew, arriving to take Day 3 of the week.

Youth Training Week -Day 2

The E. H. Davies Youth Training Week Plas Menai Outdoor Pursuits Centre Sponsored by Craftinsure and Robline UK TUESDAY DAY 2 Ian Dobson was the Guest Coach today and in consultation with Harry our Senior…

Youth Training week -Day 1

The E. H. Davies Youth Training Week Plas Menai Outdoor Pursuits Centre Sponsored by Craftinsure and Robline UK The week started on Sunday when 11 sailors arrived late afternoon with their boats.  Two potential sailors…

2020 Youth Training Week

The 2020 Craftinsure and E. Howard-Davies Youth Training Week will be held at Skerries S.C. between Sunday 19th and Friday 24th July  (the week before the Worlds). Hosted by  Skerries Sailing Club Run on our behalf by Skerries…

Blessington Youth Training

Ten brave sailors ascended on to the picturesque lakes at Blessington Sailing Club last weekend, 9/10 Sept. for some vigorous training and a bit of fun!

Josh at Ulster Champs

Josh Porter – Diary Update July 2017

Josh Porter, our first grant recipient for the Richard Estaugh Fund, gives us a diary update  The Richard Estaugh Fund is a bursary fund to which GP14 sailors can apply for assistance towards worthwhile sailing related projects. These…

E Howard-Davies Youth Training Week – Full Report

Watch the video The GP14 Youth Training Week has been an annual fixture in the GP14 calendar for many years, thanks to the memorial fund set up in the name E Howard-Davies, a former Secretary…

E Howard-Davies Training Week – Day 4

Today’s guest coach for day 4 of the GP14 Youth Training Week was Andy Davies from HD Sails. After a quick briefing on mark rounding, hovering and starts it looked like there would be enough…

E Howard-Davies Training Week – Day 3

The wind was up to a good force 5 today resulting in quite a few capsizes! Neil and Storm began the day with a classroom session on starting followed by transit exercises in the dinghy park before launching…

E Howard-Davies Training Week – Day 2

Today’s guest coach Neil Marsden started with a session on boat tuning followed by an early lunch and long afternoon on the water. Unfortunately a Port-Starboard incident caused some boat damage but no injuries. Luckily Chris…

E-Howard-Davies Youths with CraftInsure Hoodies

E Howard-Davies Youth Training Week – Day 1 – Thank you Craftinsure!

8 UK sailor and 4 Irish sailors arrived at Portland on Sunday 9 April for the E Howard-Davies Youth Training Week and were issued with smart team hoodies kindly donated by Craftinsure. On Monday morning house parents…