WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET INTO TROUBLE The RNLI recommend swimming between the red and yellow flags. If you find yourself in trouble, float in a star shape. If you fall into cold water, you can go into shock and start hyperventilating. It is about calming yourself down. IF you see someone in trouble […]
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This is Shell Bay, Studland Peninsular, Dorset. (One of my favourite beaches, in the world). This is what the Dorset Guide says. https://www.dorsetguide.com/shell-bay-beach/ This is what the beach guide says about Shell Bay: https://www.thebeachguide.co.uk/south-west-england/dorset/studland-shell-bay.htm Christmas Day, Avonmouth Beach, Near Christchurch, Dorset. (Not Avon Mouth, Bristol). One of our sons, along with many others,
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To sail on a dream on crystal clear ocean….’. John Denver, Calyso. It starts with dinghies. Families can have have a great time together dinghy sailing, whether racing or just having fun. First everyone must know how to sail a dinghy and stay safe, see Dinghy Equipment. Royal Yachting Association courses for children Easy as
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I have been in safety boat for dinghy sailing races. Everyone is having a blast, literally, until, the winds gets up or changes, or a squall blows through, and those who were not so confident and experienced, (perhaps, dare I say it, should not be out in changeable conditions), find themselves in trouble. It is
Learn to sail a yacht. As with dinghies, it is best to know how to sail a yacht before buying one. Not as facetious as it sounds. (People who do not know how to sail buy yachts, and sometimes even though they can not sail, they buy a larger yacht in the hope it
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LEARNING TO SWIM Swim England/Wales provides a ‘pathway’ which ‘aims to provide young swimmers with a great first experience of the water and on going lessons to aid skill development, fun and confidence in the water”. Swimming England Depending on the council classes are approximately £19.00 – £24.60 for 30 minutes running for 50 weeks
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My children started to learn to “swim’ at one and three years old, which was more about giving them confidence in the water, and their parents making new friends. They started productive lessons around 6 and became competent at 7. By 9 they could swim over 200 metres and tread water for a 3
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