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July 2008 |
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Latest RS Tera news...
Issue 7 of the RS Tera Owners Club newsletter
is now available online.
Click
here to read the latest version in pdf format.
Also the 2008 RS Tera Nationals will be
taking place at Hill Head Sailing Club on the south coast
over the weekend of the 16th and 17th August.
Click here for a poster in pdf format for the event. |
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RS summer shakedown week at Sunsail Club
Phokaia
RS in conjunction with Sunsail hosted a specialist week of
high performance coaching workshops at Club Phokaia in
Turkey last week. With nearly 35 degrees of heat and
beautiful winds ranging from 8 - 18 knots, all the
participants learnt learnt at a steady rate and made huge
progress, building up to the RS Regatta on the Friday. With
RS Fevas, RS Visions, RS Vareos, RS500's and RS800's taking
part, the regatta was for most the highlight of the week.
Prizes for all competitors helped to make it a real
spectacle. If you are going out to Sunsail next year, keep
an eye open on the Sunsail website for Summer Specialist
weeks.
Thanks again for all those that came and dropped in on our
sessions. |
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Calling all RS Vision owners and users... |
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If you would like to join the RS Vision Owners
Club, check out the events listing or register your boat
details, please visit the website
www.rsvisionclub.com It is totally free to join. Visit
the website or the Yahoo groups RS Vision forum.
An Event has been held at Herne Bay SC, Kent which saw 7
boats racing in challenging conditions. The next event is at
The Mountbatten Centre, Plymouth as part of the Prestigious
Port of Plymouth Regatta and so far about 15 boats have
entered the open event on Sunday 27th July. Goring Thames
SC, Reading will be hosting the last of the open events this
year, in September. Contact Matt Hogben for details or visit
the website.
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Committee members for you to contact should you
wish to get involved:
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If your Club would like to host an RS Vision
open event next season, please let me know. We are planning
to have about 8 events in various regions and would like to
get some dates in the diary as soon as possible. |
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Corporate sponsorship opportunities for RS
Tera, Q’BA and Feva...
- Helping to get support for the local clubs and schools
by the local companies.
- Creating unlimited opportunities for publicity and
goodwill.
- Scheme managed by staff / volunteers from the club /
school.
- Boat to be used within club for training and racing
development.
- Clubs to benefit from partnerships and fresh membership
opportunities.
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The First few of the eagerly awaited Hyundai
Teras have made their way to their respective clubs and
members young and old alike have been making good use of
their new training boats. The RS Tera has now become an
established youth training boat with large fleets at some of
the country’s top training establishments.
Hyundai are sponsors of the RS Youth Sailing Programme for
2008. One element of this scheme involves the two year loan
of RS Teras to sailing clubs across the country to help them
promote junior sailing.
For more information contact
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2008 RS Q’BA orders and demonstrations... |
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The new Yachts and yachting Q’BA review is now out. A very
positive write-up which will help the boat get maximum
exposure in the market place. See downloadable review pdf’s
in later section. |
For any of you wanting to have a demonstration of the New RS
Q’BA as part of a fleet purchase, please call me to arrange
a date. I will be coming to your area soon and would love to
know how many of you are still wanting to know what our new
training boat performs like.
“The buoyancy and shape create a lot of margin for error
which helps when learning about balancing the boat. So the
Q’BA gives a lot of success quickly and builds early
enthusiasm for sailing.” John Perham of Weymouth Outdoor
Education Centre
The brand new smaller sister to the RS Feva has a wide
waterline beam and comfortable side decks, encouraging both
adults and youngster alike to sit out and not in. The Q’BA
has two rig options and an optional jib for when it is being
used as a double hander. Length 3.53m, Beam 1.42m and weight
around 60kg. Perfect for use as the backbone of all sail
training courses or as a more advanced adult single hander
if used with the Mylar Pro sail. Ideal replacement for or
compliment to existing fleet of Toppers, Topaz’s or Picos,
with many innovative features that will add massive benefits
to the learning of the clients and ease of use for the
staff.
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- RS Q’BA Sport (reefable dacron main), complete with trolley
and top cover - £2258.72 ex vat before volume discount is
applied to fleet buyers. (ask me for volume discount
breakdown)
- Additional Jib pack - £139 inc vat before volume discount is
applied.
- Additional RS Q’BA Pro sail for adults and more advanced
courses - £253.62 ex vat and ex volume discount.
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All Purpose Training Fleet - Boat prices for
2008 season... |
For more info on our range please e-mail me for
a brochure, boat test write up and a price list.
- RS Tera Sport (reefing Dacron main)
£1187.23 ex vat before volume discount. A fleet of 6 would
see the boat price drop to just below £1000 ex vat.
- RS Q’BA Sport plus Jib (slab and roller
reefing options) - £2118.30 ex vat before fleet discount.
Buy Q’BA Sports plus Jib kits and get them for less than
£1700 ex vat for a fleet of 6.
- RS Feva S (Dacron main) plus Jib and
Spinnaker - £2851.06 inc vat. Buy 3 and you will pay less
than £2500 ex vat for each boat.
- RS Vision XL - £4251.06 ex vat (includes
spinnaker and a choice of Dacron or Mylar Mains). Buy boats
with volume discount and a fleet of 3 will cost less than
£3800 ex vat each. This is the boat which has set the
benchmark in its class for the last 3 years and shows no
signs of slowing. Record sales, a growing Owners Club with
passionately devoted sailors and an ability to appeal to a
broad range of training environments give the RS Vision a
clear pedigree above the competition.
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*prices relate to boats only. Trolleys, top
covers and any additional equipment will be charged at
discount applicable to volume and will be added to the total
cost. |
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Training fleet boat reviews...
For those of you who are looking at making up your mind as
to why an RS is the boat to choose, don’t take my word for
it, read for yourselves. Dinghy Sailing Magazine and Yachts
and Yachting have performed various comparative and
individual reviews. |
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Training related Kit Review - feedback... |
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Icom
HM-165 lanyard speaker mike for handheld VHF.
A great bit of kit and well worthwhile having
as an addition to the main unit. The ability to talk without
having to unclip the handheld every time there is a
communication happening is brilliant. I could tuck my radio
away and just have the lanyard mike connected to the
shoulder strap of my Buoyancy Aid and simply depress the ptt
button and talk normally and all without having to unclip
the mic.
The Icom lanyard mic works really well
when completely dry but looses definition when wet, unlike
the handheld radio which has more protection of the speaker
/ mic from the water. I found it useful to invert the
lanyard mic and clip upside down on my shoulder strap so
that the water shed itself and did not accumulate, causing
the distortion. Apart from this I would be very happy to
equip all my radios with one of these.
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Thank you to Icom for sponsoring the
www.rssailing.com/training radio communications.
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Crewsaver Shield Buoyancy Aid |
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- At last a buoyancy aid comes along which
not only looks the part but has some extraordinary benefits
through the design features Crewsaver have added.
- The large double pocket has plenty of
storage for coaching notebooks and for all the usual clutter
and with an external pocket primarily for a rescue knife, it
seems that every angle has been looked at.
- The icing on the cake is the fleece lined
hand warmer pouch that has been designed into the front of
the Shield Buoyancy aid. I could not think of a better
design feature for instructors and coaches.
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Some training resources for you… |
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A few day
and night shapes for you to cut and paste into your
presentations. Includes flashing light sequences |
   
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One to watch for the future is Berkshire
Sailing Centres own online tutor site which will produce
posters for all parts of the YSS and NSS for Clubs and
Centres. Check out its progress at
www.sailingtutor.co.uk
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For sale...
- RS Visions on the Isle of Wight – from
£2950 - £3250 – Contact Simon Davies – 01983 294941
- ………Last couple remaining………RS Teras from
£900, RS Fevas (with brand new XL mains, Masts still wrapped
in plastic and brand new daggerboards) from £2850. Contact
Paul or Richard at Portsmouth Outdoor Centre 02392 666568.
- RS Visions and RS Teras – Competitive
prices to be arranged on contacting Jim at Bradwell Outdoors
in Essex on 01621 776256.
And from my own personal fleet…..
- 2x 2008 Ex demo RS Tera Sport
dinghies – including trolley and top cover £1100 each
inc vat.
- Option to buy additional pro mylar
main for a bundle package of £1300 each inc vat (rrp of
£1881)
- 1x Ex demo RS Feva XL race – inc over
/ under cover, trolley, race pack, additional ‘s’ main
and additional club training jib – £3750 (rrp £4376)
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Institutional Modifications...
I am continuing to develop a range of modifications to
our fleet of Training boats and, based on your feedback,
these extras are making your lives at centre and club level
much easier. If you wish to discuss any potential
modifications to your boats, please call me 07887 875015
- RS Vision combination bow fender / stern
towing system - £70.50
- RS Vision masthead flotation system – can
be made up with your own supplies.
- RS Feva stern towing strop - £15
- RS Tera Galvanised 2 piece launching
trolleys - £129 before volume discount
- RS Feva one-piece institutional mast
(Main halyard cleat at base) £249
- RS Q’BA Dotan pump action kick up rudder
system - £99 extra per boat.
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Want to get your hands on new boats - Grant
money….a couple of ideas...
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Youth Opportunity Fund & Youth Capital Fund
Are you 13-19 years old?
Well this money is for you! |
What’s this all about?
For the next two years the Government is giving £115m to
local authorities for two exciting new funds designed to
enable you the opportunity to become actively involved in
funding and running activities and facilities in your
neighbourhood.
So what are these funds for?
Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF)
Each year this fund will divide £31m between all the local
authorities to be used for things you would like to do and
places you would like to go in your area. This means you
will be able to make decisions about how the money should be
spent and you can apply for projects and activities that
young people would like to do in your area.
Youth Capital Fund (YCF)
Like the YOF local authorities will share £26.5m per year
BUT this fund is different because it could help you change
and buy new premises for your projects or build a youth
space within an existing community.
The two funds have been designed to work together, so you
can use the YOF for your activity (project) and use the YCF
to buy your premises and equipment needed to run the
project.
What’s in this for me?
- Improved facilities in your area
- You will be deciding what you want in
your area
- You can bring about positive change for
young people
- You will be heard by the community
- Your efforts will be recognised by the
community
- Working on these projects will help you
gain and develop skills
How do I get involved?
There are three ways you can get involved:
- You can be a member of the decision
making panel, who will assess the bids coming in and
decide who gets the money.
- You can come up with ideas of what
you would like to do in your area and make an
application as a Project Leader
- You can participate in the facilities
on offer in your area as a result of the funds.
Where do I go now for more information?
For more information about the funds and how you can get
involved please contact your local authority. |
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www.awardsforall.org.uk - Awards for All England is
supported by the Arts Council England, the Big Lottery Fund,
the Heritage Lottery Fund and Sport England.
We award grants of between £300 and £10,000 for people to
take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities,
and projects that promote education, the environment and
health in the local community.
www.sportsmatch.co.uk - Sportsmatch can match, pound for
pound, commercial business sponsorship for a sporting event
or activity that aims to increase participation and/or
improve performance at grass roots level. Your project may
be a revenue scheme or, in limited cases, a capital project.
Sponsorship may be in cash or in kind. In order to gain
matched funding from Sportsmatch, a joint application that
fits in with our criteria should be made by you and your
sponsor.
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A new website from
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The most comprehensive Voluntary and Community Sector grants
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- j4b Newsletter - keep up with what's
happening in the world of grants.
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grants match your organisations needs.
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grants.
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Training related fleet development plan
proposals…
I have often been asked by those working at or running
Clubs, Schools and Centres, as to what type of boat is ideal
for a particular class of training environment. Our range of
All Purpose Boats includes some industry leading names in
which the full complement of RYA training courses can be
taught. Many of the UK’s leading training establishments
have either changed their fleet completely to RS Boats or
have complimented their fleet with a sprinkling of market
leading, innovative dinghies in order to capitalise on the
extra revenue that comes from introducing a ‘new’ boat into
the boat park.
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If any of you are in the process of updating your fleet or
are just wanting to know how our range of dinghies could
help your training establishment, why not print off the
attached Development plan proposal and fill the details out
and send to me for a complimentary written proposal
including quotation and grant funding application forms to
help you make a start. As an RYA Centre Inspector and Coach
/ Assessor with 15 years experience in the industry, having
run an LEA Centre and worked at many clubs, I am well
equipped to offer you advice as to what you might need and
how to use the boats in your training programme.
Click here to view and print the Training related fleet
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RYA Centre inspections and RS Boats
It has been brought to my attention that some centres and
schools have been given small action points on their
inspection reports as to the rigging and tuning of some of
their boats. I understand how easy it is for kit to get
neglected and for different peoples ideas on what is the
‘correct’ way of doing things to end up with boats that are
nothing like the manufacturers recommendations.
I have access to all of the technical specifications of the
training boats and would happily share this information with
you in order for all of your boats to have the correct
length and thickness of lines and to be set up according to
the latest tuning guidelines.
Call me on 07887 875015 or e-mail
Dan@RSsailing.com
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As well as new boat development and fleet
generation with the Tera and Vision Classes, I have been
enthused by so many of your positive comments. RS is growing
and so is my job. It will soon be time to get an assistant.
Keep your feedback coming and keep signing up new converts
to RS Training. Over 1200 clubs and schools now get this.
That’s a huge amount of experience and input. Lets use it
and work together.
I can only do as much as you let me do so if you have any
ideas for me with regards fleet development and boat bits,
please call me.
Dan Jaspers
Training fleet development and
Corporate Support
Dan@RSsailing.com
07887 875015
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