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Games on the water for Junior sailer #153251
08/24/08 05:22 AM
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Maeve Southall Offline OP
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My dad would like to organise some games for junior sailors at our club and I was wondering what games you found interesting on your sailing boat.


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Re: Games on the water for Junior sailer [Re: Maeve Southall] #153252
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1) throw out some buoys and see who goes around them the fastest!
2) water fight with "Super Soakers" and buckets (during a race works too).
3) practice downwind landings on a lee shore
4) "kiss the buoys" without them getting stuck in the bridle wires...

Re: Games on the water for Junior sailer [Re: DennisMe] #153253
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Depends what they are sailing.

If they are sailing topper type boats (Rotomoulded and almost indescructable) you can play some "contact" cames lime tag, if not then you have to be much more carefull.

We've played shinning up the mast on lasers and the like - aim it to get to the top of them mast before you hit the water.

Sailing backwards races

Sailing with out rudders


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Re: Games on the water for Junior sailer [Re: scooby_simon] #153254
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Release colored balloons with points written on them and have the sailors catch as many points as they can.

Race around the cans but first boat at every mark has to circle the mark.

Define a closed area, throw a ball on one boat and have them play tag with the ball. Anybody who leaves the defined area gets the tag.

How many capsizes and rightings can they do in three minutes.

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Re: Games on the water for Junior sailer [Re: Rolf_Nilsen] #153255
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get some old tennis balls and throw them in the water, whoever retrieves the most wins.



Re: Games on the water for Junior sailer [Re: Maeve Southall] #153256
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I like "I'm NOT leaving my wingman." Essentially follow-the-leader where the leader tries to shake the boats behind. If passed, the new leader takes over. Fun in small boats in close quarters or between races in the starting area. Invented by Nigel Pitt at Wave Nationals some years ago.


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Re: Games on the water for Junior sailer [Re: John Williams] #153257
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thanks


regards Maeve Southall
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Re: Games on the water for Junior sailer [Re: Maeve Southall] #153258
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I am glad you asked this question as I am always looking for new Games for our Cadets. We had our Cadet sailing week last week and one of the most popular games for the youngsters was the parents race in Oppi's. This is because we set the course close to the shore and the cadets could use water pistols and buckets to soak the parents as they sailed past <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


Please keep the suggestions coming.

Gareth


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