Coaching
We have a range of coaching sessions arranged for the winter months, most are single day sessions to minimise costs (no accommodation). Please consider the numerous options available and if you have any queries, please contact the coaching admin via email coaching.neyysa@gmail.com.
If there is a specific coaching session you would like us to arrange, please contact us and we will see what we can do!
This year we are again offering a full range of coaching dates for all levels of sailor.
Start Racing (Novice)
Sailors need to be able to confidently sail a triangular course, ideally you will be already participating in the regional travellers series (regatta level - coached support) or starting to race at your home club.
GO Racing (Intermediate)
Sailors are in the green fleet at major regional events, the top end of the regatta fleet or bottom half of the main fleet at regional travellers. They have their own boat and are regularly sailing at their home club as well as at regional events. They have attended at least one season of START racing coaching sessions (or equivalent).
These sessions will either be mixed fleet coaching or class specific, pending numbers. When class specific, a coach with prior personal experience of sailing in the class will be booked where possible.
Performance Coaching
We have a huge number of sailors in the region who are active on the national circuit and are seeking high quality coaching local to home.
We will be offering a range of sessions at different venues, with class specific groups.
ILCA6 Performance Coaching
We are pleased to be partnering with the RYA Talent Academy sessions at South Shields SC this winter.
These coaching sessions are for experienced ILCA sailors only. Please see the performance coaching information page for more details.
More information about ILCA Performance Coaching Here
Waszp Trial Sessions & Coaching - Various Dates
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.
We are very pleased to be the custodian of the Waszp UK North Demo boat. This is based at Yorkshire Dales SC but can travel to other venues.
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
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.
Sailors signing up should aged be 14 years or older, at least 50Kg 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.
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.
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.
Information about class regional winter coaching is available here:
ILCA
More dates will be added as we confirm coaches & venues.
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.