This last weekend saw the GYC Junior Laser sailors take to the waters for the first of the season’s local squad weekends. Under the excellent leadership of national junior and youth coach Marcus Lynch, the youngsters had two full days of sailing mixed with classroom and dinghy park sessions.

Saturday offered a north easterly breeze ranging from 10 to 15 knots providing excellent albeit cold sailing conditions. With a focus on upwind sailing Marcus took the enthusiastic and hard working sailors through a number of intense exercises, in Belle Greve in the morning and south of Havelet after lunch.

By Sunday the wind had shifted slightly to the east leaving the sailors with useful training in the strong tides off the coast south of Castle Cornet. Once again, Marcus pushed all with well paced exercises and when the sailors gathered for a well deserved lunch break in the sheltered Havelet Bay, a few tired faces could be seen!

In the afternoon the wind picked up and the sun broke through offering a great final session on the water where everybody gave it all! After the final late afternoon debrief with group work as well as comprehensive video analyses in the Club Room exhausted but happy sailors then left the Club, with plenty of new learnings and fond memories in the bag!

No doubt a great weekend - well done to all for great efforts and a positive attitude throughout the weekend and a big thanks to Marcus for coming over and supporting us. Welcome back for the second squad weekend in late March! Thanks also to all helpers, on and off the water!