Photo by Stella Gooch
What a fabulous day we had when we took Snettisham Beach Sailing Club up on its offer to go and visit them on Saturday, 5 June. For a start they could not have been blessed with more perfect weather. The sun shone and the wind blew just the right amount.
Jamie and Robbie get into sailing
There was a constant stream of visitors to the event with loads of youngsters being introduced to sailing on both the lake and the sea. They were hopping on and off Toppers, Lasers, Darts and more throughout the afternoon. My two boys initially were worried about sailing but after the first go you couldn’t keep Jamie off them – he wanted to try it all! The younger one took a little longer to get comfortable with this new sport but the support and patience of the the Snettisham Beach Sailing Club volunteers paid off and he was getting into it in a big way by the time the event came to a close. As a result we joined the Club and signed the boys up for a two day sailing course in the summer holidays and they can’t wait.
What’s more I hope to get 5 friends together to take advantage of a new sailing programme designed for groups of 6 ladies between school hours. Thanks to the RYA this course is subsidised and I only have to pay £5 a session! Bargain.
Since the event proved so successful in persuading new members to join the Club and everyone had such a good time it is hoped that the Club will repeat the event – perhaps annually.
