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Windsurf lessons are available daily from April to September, visit the Lessons page for more details.
Club Locarno have partnered with Windsure Adventure Watersports to offer introductory to Windsurfing lessons at Jericho Sailing Centre as 'buy 1 get 1 free'.
Club Locarno member must have completed these courses, or equivalent, to be eligible to access the Windsurfing fleet.
* Discovery Windsurfing II is free subject to paying and completing Discover Windsurfing I.
Prices are per person, before tax and booking fee. You first signup with this registration form to access the coupon code for this special offer.
You will receive both on land and on water instruction. Skills taught include understanding the wind (points of sail), how to launch and land safely, basic maneuvers (tack) and how to self rescue. You will also be taught the correct handling of the gear including how to safely carry, clean and store the boards and sails.
All windsurf equipment provided as well as personal flotation device (PFD) and wetsuit.
After you have completed your lessons you must do a Level 1 checkout so we can show you the gear checkout procedures. You can contact the windsurfing director or a fleet captain to see if this can be scheduled on one of your lesson days. We want to get you out on the water as soon as possible. :-)
If you have any feedback regarding the quality of the lessons or the experience, positive or negative, please let the windsurfing director know.
You can reach your Locarno windsurfing director at: windsurfing@clublocarno.com
Club Locarno have partnered with Windsure Adventure Watersports to offer professional Winging lessons at Jericho Sailing Centre for 50% discounted price.
Lessons:
When:
Cost: $117 each lesson per person after discount (plus booking fee and taxes). You first signup with this registration form to access the discount coupon code.
Equipment knowledge, points of wing/wind theory, steering, tacking, water and marine environment safety. You will spend time both on land and on the water.
All Wing equipment provided as well as personal flotation device (PFD) and wetsuit.
Note, due to light winds at Jericho, getting above the water using the wing-foil can be very challenging and may not be feasible during the lesson and may require lots of practice.
After the lesson, please arrange a fleet checkout to access the Wing or foiling equipment.
Status: Leader confirmed
Windsurfing Fleet Orientation & Checkout
This checkout is mandatory for ALL members wishing to use our windsurfing fleet. This is not a windsurfing lesson. To attend this checkout you are expected to have either:
Successful completion of the checkout will qualify you to use the appropriate fleet gear.
Registration
Select the registration option that matches skills and experience you currently have and gear you wish to access.
Orientation
The orientation will:
Please read the Rules, Procedures and Safety Precautions page ahead of time.
Skills checkout
Demonstration is waived if you recently, successfully completed Windsure's Discover Windsurfing I & II or Discover Wing Surfing lessons.
Additional skills demonstration maybe required to access more advanced equipment than L1 boards (i.e. longboard fin boards).
Please wear your wetsuit (mandatory for windsurfing) to be ready to demonstrate your on-water skills.
At the discretion of the checkout leader the on-water test may be waived.
Status: Leader confirm, but date subject to weather.
This clinic is free, however, there is a $30 offsite fee for Club Locarno gear for attendees, waived for leaders. Fees will be charged closer to the time, when the trip is confirmed. Fees are not required for own gear or for holders of the Annual Offsite Pass.
Please use the registration form to register as either:
As preparation, please refer to:
Following the clinic, members are encouraged to go for a drink or food at the JSCA Galley.
Please note:
Status: Date & time subject to confirmation once a leader is signed up.
Would be leaders: If needed, please contact the Fleet Director to modify the date and time of the clinic
This clinic is free. Please use the registration form to register as either:
Please note
Would be leaders: If needed, please contact the Fleet Director to modify the date and time of the clinic.
Status: Date & time subject to confirmation once a leader is signed up and there are boards to repair
Learn how to repair a board! Use fiberglass and epoxy to make a broken board work like new. An essential skill for running the club, and advanced windsurfers. Board repair skills also translate well to repair of other glass-fibre and carbon craft, such as kayaks and boats.
After the first session we can determine additional sessions together. Depending on the complexity it takes 2-4 separate sessions to repair a board.
We will work on board(s) that are in need of repair, so this is a practical clinic. Before we start we will go over board design and the principles and tools involved. We will inspect the damage, decide on a course of action, and then perform the first steps for the repair. Repair is done in steps to allow the layers of foam and epoxy to cure.
To prepare, please have a look at this page and the rest of the site:
https://boardlady.com/anatomy.htm
More instructional videos on the fleet YouTube channel
This clinic is for all Windsurfing levels and will teach you how to Fast Tack. A great technique for tacking, feeling more stable and progressing to smaller boards..
Sign up and check out these videos on YouTube:
Status: Leader confirmed.
This is a clinic geared towards Level 1 and Level 2 windsurfers. It will teach you how to do an efficient low-wind non-planing gybe. Having these low-wind skills will set you up for gybes and tacks at higher windspeeds, and also reduce the number of times you have to uphaul.
Open to L2 & L3 - Windsurfers and Wingers. Limited number of foils will be taken this year.
This trip is awesome for intermediate and advanced sailors. Beautiful Nitinaht Lake typically has no wind in the morning and high wind at the end of the day. A great opportunity to progress.
Level 2 sailors can enjoy consistent strong winds to nail water starts, get into harness lines and foot straps and get planing, and get foiling. Level 3 will enjoy blasting, bump & jump and lots of runs to perfect their carve gybe.
The trip is member run. To share the load, members are expected to:
Please complete the survey as best as possible to aid trip planning. Planning considerations include windsurf gear, transport and Nitinaht campsite occupancy limits for adults, kids and number of tents. Survey results will be reviewed and reconfirmed at the planning meeting, in case there are changes.
Introduction
The clinic, orientation and checkout are required for members who would like to access the appropriate foiling equipment.
The session will cover:
The event is free. Please use the registration form to register as either:
Prerequisites
The following is the prerequisite levels of experience:
Preparation
Depending on the weather we may go on the water, so come prepared.
Afterwards
Members who satisfy prerequisite experience will be granted access and can immediately use equipment.
More information about trips is available on the Trips & Going Offsite page.
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More information about checkouts is found on the Getting Started & Checkouts page.
More information about clinics is found on the Windsurfing Clinics page.
Club Locarno runs on volunteers. This also a great way to get to know fellow members.
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