1. RYA NEY Winter Workshop Activate your club
RYA Yorkshire & Humberside AGM
RYA NEY Winter Workshop Activate your club
North East & Yorkshire Club Clusters
October/November 2011

2. The Plan for the evening
RYA Yorkshire & Humberside AGM
The Plan for the evening
Explore Ideas to help Activate your Club Give you ideas on how to Activate your Fleets Planning ‘Sail for Gold’ 2012 events Further support available to your club from the RYA

3. Activate your club – What exactly do we mean?
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Activate your club – What exactly do we mean?
What are your current membership numbers?
What is your current active membership?
How many people sail regularly – once a week
How many people sail often – once a month

4. Most impact on sailing satisfaction
Release and diversion
Facilities and the playing environment
Social aspects
Value for money
Exertion and fitness

5. Further satisfaction indicators
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Further satisfaction indicators
Performance
Coaching
People and staff
Ease of participating
Officials

6. Is your current activity/club programme meeting these requests?
Racing calendar
Social Programme
Training opportunities
Groups within your club

7. 1. Current Activity - Racing
Your Racing Calendar
How many series'?
How many races in each?
How long do the races last?
What is the course?
What are the boats/classes/fleets?

8. Potential barriers to racing
Time!
Weather!
Lack of knowledge
Fear of the unknown
Suitability of Racing
Split in fleet/classes
Length of race/series
Same person wins each race
The courses
Too competitive
Poor Race Management
We’ve always done it this way so why change??

9. ‘Ease of Participation’ (accessibility)
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‘Ease of Participation’ (accessibility)
Promote, advertise, remind!
Timings of racing
Shorter races / series’
Different Starts
Novice/Suitable racing
Good Race Management
Rolling handicap
Rules & “Expert” Seminars evenings
Good rules observance !
Pre Race Briefing by club expert
Coaching and training

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‘Playing Environment’ (enjoyment)
Simple structure
Shorter racing
Different types
Race Training
Big & Novelty prize
Team racing
Set challenges
Special events/themes
Buddy systems
Sharing pictures/stories
Cruises
Away days
Speed sailing (STIG…)
Sprint series

11. 2. Current Activity - Social
Your Social Programme
What do you do?
Why do you do it?
Who aimed at?
How advertised?

12. Social opportunities Themed events/parties Quiz
Pizza club – catering attractions!!
Prize giving's
Regattas
Bring a friend day
Activity weeks/ends
Guest speakers
Quiz
Festivals

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14. 3. Current Activity - Training
Club Training Programme
Beginners/new members courses
Youth/junior courses and regular training
Introduction to racing
Race coaching
Fleet coaching

15. Training opportunities
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Training opportunities
How is it advertised
What time of season
The follow up
Appointing ‘Club Pro’
Buddy system
Regional Club Coach (RCC) support

16. Further support – RCC days
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Further support – RCC days
Must have a Club Development Plan!!
Discuss with RCC or RDO
Increase regular adult activity (16+)
Complementary or additional
Must demonstrate follow up and predicted impact
Complete form - End of MAY

18. 4. Groups within your club
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4. Groups within your club
Current groups: natural / formal
SATISFASCTION: social aspects – people & staff
Safety in numbers
A varied programme helps encourage more sailors to take part in activities
activate
YOUR FLEET

19. Why Fleets/Group & Fleet/Group Captains?
Successful activity is regularly due to key person
Sense of belonging
Groups motivate each other
Voices will be heard
Improve welcoming process

20. How to Activate your Fleet/group
Take stock and plan
Effective communication is essential
The location in the boat park
The racing its self, starts, format etc
Coaching - Level 2 Racing Coach
Social activities/events
Don’t forget the other groups in your club

21. What have other clubs done
Arranged fleet coaching day
Organised social events at and away from the club
Regatta days – invite local club fleet
Took advantage of fleet deals from manufactures
Personal handicaps
Encouraged novices
Shore based sessions

23. Inspire participation in clubs, centres and marinas
Inspire existing sailors to get involved/feel the excitement of and celebrate the Olympics either on or off the water. RYA providing a framework of on and off the water activities for clubs TC’s and marinas. Over 300 clubs have signed up so far
Profile of sport has never been so high so lets use this opportunity to get more people out on the water.

24. Celebrate our past and present successes
Our Sporting Life – Sail for Gold Exhibition
Come and see it at the London Boat Show, RYA Scotland Big Conference, Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre – Liverpool, RYA Dinghy Show, NMMC Falmouth and Weymouth
Celebrate any successes in your sailing club and follow the team. Will help to inspire young people!

25. Support and spectate the British Sailing Team
Leads to – How to get involved…
Online weblinks available to upload onto your club website to make it easy for your members to keep up to date with what the British Sailing Team are up to. They will be linked to the latest regatta website or the RYA support crew website.
Watch the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events in your clubhouse. Encourage members and clients to watch. They will feel inspired to get out on the water after watching the sailors!

26. Push the Boat Out – 21 July 2012
Get as many boats out on the water as possible
Create an amazing spectacle
Wave a Union Jack to wish the team Good Luck!!
Use 2012 Sail for Gold kits
Use online Sail for Gold event pack to promote your event

27. Sail for Gold ‘have a go’ sessions
Don’t forget to let RDO know the date of your Have a Go day for the regional flyer!
5th of December
Sail for Gold ‘have a go’ sessions
Part of your clubs normal open day or a separate event
Recommend holding them on the key dates:
9 June Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta medal race day
21 July Push the Boat Out day
During or after the London 2012 Games period
Sail for Gold kits and online resources to enhance sessions
Poster, press release, certificate..

28. Get involved - what will you do in 2012?
Sail for Gold events clubs & centres held a variety of events and activities this year
Get involved - what will you do in 2012?

29. Keep up to date: Sail for Gold Facebook & Website
Keep up to date: Sail for Gold Facebook & Website
Have a look at the website. We will soon have photos of all the activities from the clubs on our website.
Sail for Gold Activator!!

30. Further support – info & advice
RYA Yorkshire & Humberside AGM
Further support – info & advice
Club Development Pages
Guide to Social Media
Regional Web Pages:
| regions/ | northeast |
| regions/ | YorkshireandHumberRegion |
Facebook:  RYA North East & Yorkshire RDO

31. RYA Yorkshire & Humberside AGM
Funding Pots
RYA Small Equipment Grants
Sport England Small Grants
County Sport Partnership websites/newsletters

32. Activate your Club conclusions
Plan & Promote a exciting programme
Try new race formats - be creative
Plan your social calendar and keep telling people
Provide training opportunities for all
Activate you fleets/groups
Take advantage of Sail for Gold – sign up Activator
Use RCC days and web based resources to help
The solution will be specific to your club!

33. Suzie Blair RDO North East &Yorkshire ( 07771 642 933 : suzie
Suzie Blair RDO North East &Yorkshire ( : Liz Wrigglesworth ODO Yorkshire & Humber ( : Helen Bainbridge ODO North East ( :