Welcome to team15. A nationwide network of clubs where the coolest windsurfers aged 15 and under get together every week to have a great time and learn new skills.

 
 
 
 
- East Zone
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Oxford Sailing Club
Venue Farmoor Reservoir
Location Oxford
Team 15 Contact Richard Beardsley
Telephone 07879 040222 /01865 863201
Website www.oxfordsailingclub.com
Email sailtraining@oxfordsailingclub.com

Is your team15 club sponsored / supported by any companies?
Tushingham sails

What ages do you cater for at your team15 club?
8 up we try to encourage the kids that have finished to become assistants or instructors

What is the maximum number of children you can cater for?
25

When does your T15 club session run?
Thursday evenings and Sundays into the winter

How much do weekly T15 club sessions cost?
£5 own kit £7.50 club kit

Is there an annual membership on top of this?
Yes

If so, how much does this cost?
Youth membership to club £52 half if they have no kit as they pay hire fees

Can I join today or is there a waiting list?
You can join today.

Is it necessary to book a T15 club session in advance?
No.

If I don’t have my own equipment yet, can I hire this from the club?
Yes

How much does equipment cost per session?
Session plus equipment £7.50  Hire of equipment outside T15 session for youth £7.50

Does your club have second-hand windsurfing kit for sale?
Yes.

Does your centre have a shop where I can buy new windsurfing equipment?
Can order Tushingham.starboard equipment throught the club

If not, where is the nearest windsurfing shop?
South coast or Bray lake 1- 1.5 hrs drive

Can my family go windsurfing whilst I am at a T15 club session?
Yes if they have their own kit as all club kit is usually being used by T15.

Does your T15 club currently take part in the inter-club events?
Yes.

If I wanted to have a go at the inter-club events, can I join the team?
Yes however this year we did have a full team

How good do I need to be?
Level 1 skills

If I don’t have my own equipment yet, can I hire equipment for inter-club events?
Yes

How much does this cost?
FOC.

Have any or your T15 club members joined the RYA Zone Squads?
Yes

When I reach 16 years old, can I still windsurf at your venue?
Yes and encouraged to help with T15 and become an instructor

I am an intermediate windsurfer, can I take an Assistant Instructor Qualification at your club?
Yes.

What’s the best thing about your T15 club?
The kids improving and enjoying it

Who is your T15 head Coach?
Richard Beardsley

Who are your other T15 Coaches?
Edd Thorne, Paul Kearns, Daniel Simpson, Paul Cross, Gavin Crowther, James Mugridge

Are there any other volunteers who help your club?
Yes

What are their names?
About quarter of the parents from T15

Are they children / parents / assistant instructors / instructors?

Are you seeking more volunteers to help with the club?
We are always looking to encourage people to help as numbers vary from week to week as to who can make it.

Champions Cup 2009
Aiming to win your zone series &
qualify for the
national championships?

Write the date in your diary
10/11 October 2009
Rutland Watersports

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Free National Sail Number
Make race scoring easy
at RYA national events
(inc T15 Champions Cup)
and RYA zone championships
by obtaining your unique number.
It's yours for life
& a free benefit of RYA membership

Contact
tzaneen.mears@rya.org.uk

to be allocated your official number.

Once you have the number
the actual sticky-back digits
can be ordered from
UKWA

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Team15
Coach Courses


T15 Coach-Red courses
will now be known as
Racing Instructor Courses
 T15 Coach-Freestyle courses
will change to T15 Freestyle Coach!  

Courses currently available
Check below for course dates.
Have you registered yet?
Click here for pre-requisites.

More courses are currenlty being organised.

If your T15 club
can get together 4 instructors
(from your club & neighbouring clubs)
we can run a course at your venue!

Contact Gina for a host form:
gina.lindholm@rya.org.uk

(scroll down for other courses you have missed)

For information
(previous courses in 2009)

Covenham Sailing Club - Louth
Course type: T15 Freestyle Coach
Weekend course: 23/24 May 2009
Closing date: 7 May
Fully booked

Top Barn Activity Centre - Worcester
Course type: Racing Instructor
Midweek course: 7/8 May 2009
Closing date: 23 April
Fully booked

The Watersports Academy - Poole
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 25/26 April 2009
Fully booked

Clyde Windsurfing Club - Scotland
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 21/22 March 2009
Cancelled: lack of candidates

Hollingworth OAC - Littleborough
Course type: T15 Freestyle Coach
Midweek course: 14/15 March 2009
Places available - 6 people on course

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ADOPT-A-BEACH

The Green Blue is an environmental awareness initiative by the British Marine Federation and the Royal Yachting Association. One of its aims is to educate and promote the sustainable use of coastal and inland waters by watersports participants.

Some of the initiatives have a relevance to windsurfers - especially in achieving cleaner seas and beaches.

Adopt-a-Beach is definitely relevant to T15ers, which is a Marine Conservation Society project supported by the Green Blue.

Check out what parts of the Green Blue are relevant to you