North East and Yorkshire Youth Sailing Association
Competitive & Inclusive Regional Youth & Junior Sailing since 1983!
Coaching Days
We are working on running a series of coaching sessions over the winter months. Information will be posted here when it is available.
​​​Saturday 4 October 2025 at Derwent Reservoir SC
Cancelled thanks to Storm Amy!
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​​​Optimist, RS Tera, Topper & Feva Novice Race Coaching Saturday 11 October 2025 at Derwent Reservoir SC
Optimist, Tera, Topper £50/boat
Feva £95/boat
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​​​ILCA Coaching Saturday 22 November 2025 at South Shields SC
ILCA Specific £50/boat
Any ILCA Rig is welcome to attend this session.
The minimum standard ILCA sailors attending this session must meet is RYA Stage 3 or equivalent skills and you must be able to sail a triangle course, including upwind, unassisted. Ideally you are already racing at regional level (local open meetings, NEYYSA or NWJ Traveller Series etc). You can sail any ILCA rig (4,6 or 7). If you aren't sure you meet the standard, please contact Deborah via email coaching.neyysa@gmail.com to discuss if the session you plan to attend is going to be suitable for you.
Book ILCA SSSC Here ​​
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Optimist, RS Tera, Topper Novice Race Coaching Saturday 22 November 2025 at Ripon SC
Optimist, Tera, Topper £50/boat
Join in the fun and get ready for the 2026 season by joining our novice race coaching session.
The minimum standard sailors attending this session must meet is RYA Stage 3 or equivalent skills and you must be able to sail a triangle course, including upwind, unassisted. Ideally you are participating in the regional traveller series in the regatta fleets or plan to in 2026, or racing regularly at your home club. If you aren't sure you meet the standard, please contact Deborah via email coaching.neyysa@gmail.com to discuss if the session you plan to attend is going to be suitable for you.
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​29er Coaching Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 November 2025 at South Shields SC
29er Specific £190/boat
This is a 2 day coaching weekend aimed at the introduction / early pairing level session and will cover the basics for 29er sailing.
More experienced 29er crews are welcome to participate, particularly to get sea sailing experience. The coach may give specific drills to different boats to support skill development.
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​​​We are delighted to be working with Waszp UK, the UK Class Association to bring a Waszp trial day to the region. There is a small fee to cover our costs for this session.
The session will be an introduction to Waszp sailing and foiling and will include some shore time to explain how the controls work. ​​​​​
Photo (C) Paul Hargreaves 2025
​​​​Topper Performance & Open Coaching
From £50/day
Sunday 9 November 2025 - Yorkshire Dales SC
Sunday 30 November 2025 - Sunderland YC
Sunday 14 December 2025 - Derwent Reservoir SC
Sunday 18 January 2026 - Derwent Reservoir SC
Sunday 8 February 2026 - Yorkshire Dales Sc
Sunday 1 March 2026 - Sunderland YC
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Following a request from a number of parents to provide additional Topper class coaching in the region over the winter we are pleased to announce some additional dates in our winter coaching programme specifically for Topper sailors.
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The focus of the sessions will vary pending on the sailors who sign up but the intention is for the content (for the performance group in particular) to build on previous sessions. You are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible.
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The Topper sessions will be graded so that the coaching can be tailored to a specific experience level.
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Groups will be decided before sailors arrive as it is the intention to offer Performance Coaching using a Lead Coach and also Open Coaching with other coaches under the guidance and mentorship of the Lead Coach as appropriate. Content of all groups during the day will be broadly similar but will be coached at a level appropriate for the sailors in each group.
NEYYSA and the Lead Coach reserve the right to amend sailor group allocation if we believe a different group will suit the sailor better or we need to amend groups for safety, coaching objectives or any other operational reason.
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To help you decide which group to sign up for, please consider the following;
Performance Coaching You must have participated in at least two national events in the last season and be regularly participating in regional competitions within the main fleet. Your Topper needs to be race-rigged (6:1 kicker & 6:1 downhaul etc) and in full working order. You must have full winter sailing kit and be prepared to spend the full day on the water (afloat for lunch).
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Open Coaching Your Topper needs to be in full working order but not necessarily fully race-rigged. You must have full winter sailing kit and with support from the coaching team be able & prepared to spend the full day on the water (afloat for lunch) when conditions permit. You need to have RYA Stage 3 or equivalent skills and you must be able to sail a triangle course, including upwind, unassisted. As a minimum, you are either racing regularly at club or regional regatta level or intend to start doing so in 2026.
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If you are not yet at the standard to join the Topper specific sessions, there are lots of novice race coaching sessions planned which you can Book Novice Race Coaching here
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​You must wear a full wetsuit or drysuit. A helmet will be provided and must be worn when sailing the boat.
It will be a small group and you will swap in & out of the boat. Consequently you are likely to spend some time on the RIB while others sail, please make sure you bring suitable additional kit to wear on the RIB to keep warm.
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Sailors signing up should aged be 14 years or older and be racing at national event standard, have several years displacement dinghy experience and be able to demonstrate good displacement dinghy sailing skills and control. NEYYSA & Waszp UK reserve the right to decline a sailor's participation if they believe they do not have suitable core competency to safely sail and control the boat.
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Interested? ​Sign up for a Waszp Trial Sail​. We will get back to you with date & venue options as we are working with the weather and slotting these sessions in when opportunity presents itself.
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The class associations are also organising regional winter coaching. Most classes operate a whats'app or telegram community, if you need help finding out how to join these please ask us and we'll point you in the right direction. NEYYSA does not publicise any whats'app or telegram community links on the website for safeguarding and privacy reasons.
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Information about class regional winter coaching is available here:
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More dates will be added as we confirm coaches & venues.
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Some practical points about winter coaching!
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You need to have suitable kit for winter sailing.
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Some clubs offer their water & clubhouse but don't have an operating galley during the winter, we will let you know but you may need to bring all your own food.
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Winter sailing burns a lot of calories, make sure your sailor has plenty of food on board and a drink.
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Sometimes the weather thwarts us and we need to cancel / re-arrange at the last minute. We will do our best to provide an alternative plan with as much notice as possible.