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1. RACING INTRUCTOR - CARIBBEAN - UK
2. APPRENTICE - OFFICE UK
3. APPRENTICE SKIPPER - CARIBBEAN 2012-13
4. DINGY INSTRUCTOR - St. Lucia Yacht Club Youth Sailing Programme
1.
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY
GIRLSFORSAIL RACING SKIPPER
CARIBBEAN 2012 Season
The role
GIRLSFORSAIL is seeking a commercially endorsed Yachtmaster Offshore or Coastal who is seriously capable of doing well on the race course. You will be totally accountable for running a racing yacht complete with racing sails, asymmetric spinnaker and 6-10 customers of mixed ability. You will be in charge of an all female crew at some of the world's most exciting regattas. Wall flowers need not apply. This role is made for an experienced racer with superb communications skills - as we are a calm boat and we never shout.
Ideally, you will have a track record of winning races on yachts or in a dingy and you will be capable of having a fun time as you train our wonderful customers how to work together so that they get their yacht safely and successful around the course. Your excellent communication skills will be tested as you train the crew for a few days before the race and then take them on the start line as a well oiled race team!
You will be responsible for managing one of our yachts in the Caribbean for 2-3 months, then back to the UK and back to the Caribbean again. The right candidate will have managed a yacht crew around a race course and understand the sailing rules without a seconds thought.
The outline plan with an immediate start
Jan -Grenada regatta
Feb -St Lucia to Grenada
Feb/Mar - St Maarten Heineken regatta
Mar - St Maarten to BVI. BVI regatta
Apr -St Barths regatta, Antigua Race week
May - Antigua, Bermuda, Atlantic crossing to Cowes arriving mid June
Jul - Cork week
August - Cowes week
September - ARC Atlantic Rally for cruisers
What we need
YOU will be - competent, reliable, and flexible, dedicated and never give up. Sailing can be tough.
You will have minimum of 2 years experience racing with crews of more than 6 people.
You will have excellent communication skills - able to be calm under EVERY scenario. You will know how to keep you and your crew safe and happy. You will be able to answer questions from customers about the rules of racing and about the rating system, sail configuration, trimming etc with the ability to educate them so they return to GFS again.
You will have been ultimately responsible for a 37 yacht under many conditions. If the yacht needs maintenance, you will also do this. You will need a commercial endorsement. You will be flexible and able to solve problems as they arise.
Attitude is more important to us than qualifications.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please call our office direct on
01983 28 28 67
Email info@girlsforsail.com. Website is www.girlsforsail.com. Skype girlsforsail
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2. OFFICE APPRENTICE
3.
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY
GIRLSFORSAIL APPRENTICE
CARIBBEAN 2013 Season
The role
GIRLSFORSAIL is seeking a commercially endorsed Yachtmaster Offshore or Coastal who wants to gain more experience in yachting by managing one of our yachts in the Caribbean for 6/7 months. The right candidate will have undertaken a Yachtmaster programme and will ideally have a dingy background and will be looking to build their experience as a skipper in charge of their own yacht for Girlsforsail as they race/cruise their yacht around the Caribbean race circuit. You will perhaps be considering a career in the industry, perhaps a sailing instructor in the near future? We expect the successful completion of these 6 months will enable us to consider you as our RYA sailing Instructor for summer 2013 in the UK.
The outline plan from September 25th 2012
Sept - Leave UK for Canaries - sail Bay of Biscay
Oct - Canaries sailing
Nov - ARC preparation Las Palmas
Dec - St Lucia - Grenadines for Xmas
Jan - Grenada - teaching learn to sail courses + Grenada regatta
Feb - Antigua - St Maarten Heineken regatta
Mar - St Maarten - BVI regatta,
Apr -St Barts regatta, Antigua Race week
May - Antigua, Bermuda, Atlantic crossing to Cowes arriving mid June
There is a possibility of joining our FASTNET 2013 campaign for the right individual.
What we need
YOU will be - competent, reliable, and flexible, dedicated and never give up. Sailing can be tough. You will finish the 7 month period with immense confidence having learnt from a Yachtmaster Instructor for 2 months who is a qualified business coach. You will have been ultimately responsible for a 37 yacht under many conditions and will have experienced being the second in command on RYA competent crew, day skipper and coastal skipper courses. Your duties will also include maintenance of yacht to RYA/MCA standards. You will be very employable in June 2013.
You will need to be qualified to do this (commercial endorsement) and be flexible and able to solve problems as they arise. Attitude is more important to us than qualifications.
What we offer
WE will provide a 37 foot sailing yacht fully equipped to CAT 2 standard with set of racing sails. We will provide you with directions, guidance and support to move the yacht around the Caribbean as it is chartered for all of the regattas. You will have access to the YMI for 1- 2 months in that time who can help you brush up on any skills you wish to focus on where possible. If you sailed with us for all of the regattas this would cost £12, 890. We are offering this great opportunity for just £1995 for 7 months on your own yacht in the Caribbean.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please call our office direct on
01983 28 28 67
Email info@girlsforsail.com. Website is www.girlsforsail.com. Skype girlsforsail
*We may ship the yacht back.
** We cannot guarantee you will be on every race if we fill the event but we will help you race with our brother yacht.
4. DINGY INTRUCTOR
We require a young newly qualified Dinghy Instructor to teach children ranging in age from 6-18 and adults, primarily in Optimists and Lasers, ranging in skill level from beginners through to a club level racer.
Racing experience would be beneficial even if just at a club level.
Any other sailing experience would be an asset, i.e. Keelboat, Yachting.
Instructors would be responsible for the structuring of the teaching sessions, ensuring the safety of the children and the proper use and maintenance of the boats and equipment.
They must be competent in the driving and use of chase boats for on- water instruction.
Dinghy Instructor
Role:
To give on-land and on-water instruction based on lesson plans. Instructing Optimist and Laser sailing to all level of students from beginner to advanced with the aim to allow students to reach their highest potential in the sport of sailing.
Duties:
- - Collect chase boats at Rodney Bay Marina before each session and return the same at the end of each session ensuring that they are locked.
- - provide a theory teaching session including a briefing and debriefing on shore
- - take precautions to ensure the safety of the students and yourself at all times on land and on water
- - supervise and teach the rigging of boats
- - supervise the washing and putting away of boats and gear
- - return buoys and other equipment to locker
- - report repair and maintenance issues to head instructor or technical committee
- - report any accidents or mishaps to the sailing program director
- - help with maintenance and repair
- - keep premises clean and tidy
The package offered to instructors is as follows:
- fixed monthly salary
- Additional event expenses paid
- shared accommodation excluding electricity and telephone
- Lunch at SLYC on Saturdays and any days during teaching sessions if lunch is provided
- Return economy airfare to St. Lucia
Monthly Wages:
Instructor monthly EC2400 or US 900
Event expenses when abroad daily EC 100 or US 37
Work schedule and hours:
- 4 days during the week, usually preparations and maintenance during the morning and on the
water training in the afternoons
- Saturday, full day at the Club and on the water training
- Sunday, usually every other week half day J24 racing or race training
- Travel with sailors to events
The Youth sailing programme runs from October to July, our school terms, during the week from 3-6 pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, and a full 9-5 day on Saturday. (Schedule TBA.)
On average about 20 kids age 6-14 are trained in the Optimist. Approx. 10 kids, age 12-18 will use the Laser with its different rig configurations depending on their skill level and size.
Youth Race Training
Optimist and Laser sailors are asked to take part in local races, regional regattas and international regattas alike. The best of the Optimist sailors have competed in World Championships in the past and more recently in the North American Championships 2010. Two of our Laser sailors participated in the Laser Youth Worlds in 2010 and 2011; one female in the
2010 Youth Olympic Games sailing a Byte C II and again this past summer the same female placed 2nd in the UK National Championships in the 4.7 radial class.
Youth J24 sailing
We encourage young sailors to participate in J 24 sailing and racing. For the past 3 years the SLYC has sent a J24 crew to the Bequia Easter Regatta as well as the Premier's Cup Regatta in Tortola at which the team placed 3rd in July 2011.
Adult Sail training
These courses have been set up on demand, usually running 10 sessions per course with a limited number of sailors using the Laser and/or J24's, depending on the request of the participants.
Additional opportunities
Opportunity to learn about race management and help out during Club events. I.e. Race Committee duties.
The Yacht Club has two air-conditioned squash courts and is trying to regenerate a junior squash programme. Any experience in playing or teaching squash and interest in teaching children would be of advantage.
Lily Bergasse, Administrator, SLYC Youth Sailing Programme (lilybergasse@yahoo.com )
Ulrich Meixner, Technical Administrator, SLYC Youth Sailing Programme (destsll@candw.lc)