The clubs Picos dinghies are the workhorse of the training fleet and the 10 year old sails were beginning to show their age. These new sails will extend the life of these essential training boats and help those progressing to racing to keep up!
Tim Burnett, Commodore, said "Sails are an important part of a sailing boat, you can't do much more than float without them. These new sails will support our important training programme and help many juniors and adults from the local community of Yeadon, Leeds and Bradford learn the fun sport of sailing".
Yeadon Sailing Club has been heavily involved in the RYA initiative to promote sailing in the lead up to the Olympics. The fantastic turn out at the Tuesday night 'Have a Go' sessions reflects these efforts with 20 or more boats out on the water during most sessions. Real promise being shown by both adults and junior sailors.
Tim went on to say "Yeadon already has some international stars on its membership and some of the new juniors this year are really showing promise, anyone of them have the potential to be a future Olympic star, and investments like this make that happen!"
Yeadon's have a go sessions will continue until August 14th, starting at 7pm on Tuesday evenings. Anyone wanting to give it a go should check out the website at www.yeadonsailingclub.co.uk.
Yeadon SC is also taking part in the national event 'Push the Boat Out' on July 21st. Anyone wishing to try sailing during this event with the Leeds Sailing & Activity Centre should call: 0113 2503616
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