WINDSURFING SUMMER SCHOOL
Everything in your life will change fastly when you begin windsurfing..
Your world just about changes. You are about to transform from a person who look at surfers thinking how they seem beautiful to a person who has a pleasure of surfing on that board.
Experiencing taste of sea, touch of nature, feel of happiness comes with wind with trainers dedicated their lives to windsurfing, shortly your invitation card for knowing a lifestyle rather than beginning a sport is here.
We are waiting for you in Yalikavak Sailing Club for all and more.
What are you waiting for to accept this unique invitation?
Because we say that ”this suits to adventurous souls like us”
Our programs of 2022 windsurfing summer school
Trainings will be done for different levels on following days and hours in each school periods.
Age Groups
Our Windsurfing trainings are for following age ranges.
- 08 – 12 ages
- 12 – 16 ages
- Up 17 aged youngsters and adults
Training Hours
Program hours organized for trainings of different age groups in different timezones are stated below.
Age GROUP | Training Hours | Level |
| 08-12 ages | 10:00 – 12:00 | Base Training (RS1) |
| 12-16 ages | 12:00 – 14:00 | Base Training (RS1) |
Up 17 aged youngsters and adults | 14:00 – 16:00 | Development and Advanced Level (RS2 and RS3) |
| 08-12 or 12-16 ages | 16:00 – 18:00 | Development and Advanced Level (RS2 and RS3) |
Up 17 aged youngsters and adults | 16:00 – 18:00 | All Levels (RS1 – RS2 – RS3) |
Our Calendar for 2022 Windsurfing Summer School
| Term | Date |
Spring Term | 1. Spring Term | April 11 – 15, 2022 |
2. Spring Term | May 03 – 07, 2022 | |
Summer Term | 1. Summer Term | June 20 – July 01, 2022 |
2. Summer Term | July 04 – 15, 2022 | |
3. Summer Term | July 18 – 29, 2022 | |
4. Summer Term | August 01 – 12, 2022 | |
5. Summer Term | August 15 – 26, 2022 | |
6. Summer Term | August 29 – September 09, 2022 |
Trial Lesson
If you hesitate to register to the school, you can take a trial lesson for one hour. You should take trial lesson before beginning of school and plan with your trainer. In case of definite registration for any training term, half of trial lesson fee is deducted from school fee.
Group Lessons
Why should we take group lessons; To create the best environment with children, as they can develop more in social life, with courses where they can live together with a fun environment. At least 3 final registrations are required for group lessons to be opened. Group lessons with 6 people. Appropriate group lessons can be opened with the family, regardless of age and level in education.
Certificate
Participants who attending our course for the first time and achieving their ability targets would have Turkish National Training Program ”Base Training” certificate given by Turkish Sailing Federation which was accredited by World Sailing Federation. This certificate is valid all around the country and approved by Ministry of National Education. It certified that suitable education curriculum is implemented in road of a licensed sailor.
Each training term means to participants, who attend a new term, to attend next level certification program. There are three certification level in Windsurfing Summer School program.
- Base Training (RS1)
- Development Training (RS2)
- Advanced Level Training (RS3)
Next step for the participants who have these certificates is licence phase.
Final Skills
Base Training
First aim of base training in windsurfing, which is one of nature sports that meet adrenalin and sea lovers, is to ingratiate sea, nature and sailing to participants. In this training it is purposed to identify every part of sail, to become a level in which going and returning on the board in base level can be done by applying every sailing theoretical knowledge given in land.
Introduction of Windsurfing equipment, safety at sea, raising the sail, basic wind information, navigational information, turns, stops, grips and foot movements.
Development Training
Persons, who know every parts of board and sail and have enough naval knowledge for sailing to and returning from specific points on the sea, become more active and learn how to overcome difficulties in this program. It is purposed with development training that reinforcing base training knowledge, knowing all sails, transferring necessary meteorological information to keep in step with continuously changed sea conditions and sailing safely on the sea.
Development of basic techniques, development of turning techniques, exit from the beach, introduction to trapeze and footrest use and transition to water gliding, introduction to power gybe.
Advanced Level Training
In this program it is aimed that persons, who completed development training, to improve psychomotor skills such as faster and right decision making, quickness, coordination, durability, speed. This training program includes well knowledge of all sails and returns, using trapeze technique and pedal techniques which are necessary for windsurfing during sail and learning base sailing rules. According to all known information it is aimed that participants become a level that they can complete a triangle route including all sails.
Improving aquaplaning, rapid transition to trapeze and footrest, take off, fast tack, heli tack, power gybe.
Conditions for Attending School
Participants must know swimming. All sportsmen who attends our school accept and commit to obey all rules stated in informing guide. Additionally, “Registration Form”, “Declaration Form About Knowing Swim” and “Turkish Sailing Federation Commitment Form” must be filled and wet signed.
Training Boats
In Yalikavak Sailing Club we use 2021 modeled modern training boats which are specially designed for training and we ensure children to learn sailing without wearing in learning phase. We have boats from Optimist for one person to the group boats and they are suitable for every age, physical feature and social need.
Our Trainers
Our all trainers are the professionals who have particularly first aid and pedagogics, and all necessary education and certification. We ensure most suitable learning process for children and youngsters by our trainer staff who proved theirselves with their works in sailing for years.
Safety
All participants must wear floater assistant during all times they are in seaside. Our facility is a private sailing facility which is totally sheltered and closed for outer entrance. With COVID-19 protocols that we successfully apply from the beginning of pandemic we present touch-less training progress by using structure of our sport which is a nature sport. All operational action plans from risk analysis to emergency plans are made and we are ready for every kind of scenario with our knowledge.
Lesson materials
- Sea shorts
- UV protected long sleeve lycra t-shirt
- Swimsuit
- Hat
- Suncream
- Towel (poncho towel recommended)
- Personal flask
- 4 mask
- Sunglasses (optional)
- Hairpin (optional)
Registration
The forms, which you can access by clicking on the links below, must be filled out and delivered to us with wet signature during registration. Registration is finalized upon completion of the payment process. Please contact us for training fee information and related forms.
IMPORTANT: When you fill out our online registration form, your information reaches our club. In addition, the printout of the registration form should be sent to us together with the DECLARATION FORM ABOUT KNOWING SWIM and TURKISH SAILING FEDERATION COMMITMENT FORM, with wet signature, during registration. After you fill out the registration form digitally, you can download it as a PDF.