RS Aero UK Winter Training Series - October to April, 2025/26

27/08/2025 14:38:00
RS Aero UK Winter Training Series 
October - April, 2025/26
Supported by Rooster

THANKS to Sammy Isaacs-Johnson for putting together another fantastic programme! 
Sign up to the whole series HERE

Here are the details from Sammy;

RS Aero UK Youth/Adult Winter Training Series 2025/26 - Details
After an epic summer of sailing, the 2025/26 RS Aero UK Winter Training Series is now taking sign-ups ready for the winter season. We were very excited to see some of our sailors from past training series on the podium at the World Championships in Quiberon, France.

This year includes on water training with 2/3 Coaches at each venue and Online Talks that are RS Aero specific, with all this alongside a busy social program!

A HUGE shout out to the reinvestment from the RS Aero UK Class Association to make the Winter Training Series  more accessible and affordable than ever before.

THE LOCATIONS
The RS Aero Winter Training Series 2025/26 will be visiting 7 different locations across highly RS Aero populated areas of the country. A mix of coastal and inland venues will allow sailors to develop skills for all types of sailing.
These locations and dates are as follows:

Felpham SC - 18/19 Oct 2025 - Train to Race, Setting up your RS Aero and Basic Manoeuvre Improvement
Burghfield SC - 8/9 Nov 2025 - Tacking and Gybing, growing those skills
Hayling Island SC - 13/14 Dec 2025 - Waves? Challenge Accepted (Alongside the RS Tera Class)
Island Barn SC - 24/25 Jan 2026 - Startlines 101
Broadwater SC - 14/15 Feb 2026 - Mark Roundings, 360’s and other general boat skills
Paignton SC - 7/8 Mar 2026 - First Beat Tactics, and make the most of those runs
Lymington Town SC - 11/12 Apr 2026 - Putting the pieces together for the season ahead

What if you can’t attend them all? Or even want to do just one or two? Information on individual weekend sign-ups below.

ON THE WATER TRAINING
Each weekend will have a title or question that will be a focus for the squad. The sessions will be a mixture of boat handling skills, racing tactics and much more with the goal to build up to a summer of championship racing.

It is expected that everyone who joins these trainings can rig, and launch their dinghy, as well as have a basic knowledge of racing. They should be able to roll Tack and Gybe, and sail in reasonable wind conditions.

ONLINE TALKS
Members of the team will receive access to 2 online talks hosted by George Cousins, who has been coaching the RS Aeros for several years now. He has a huge bank of videos which he will review and discuss. The last few years these online talks have seen up to 80 worldwide participants take part. 

THE COACHES
Over the last few years the class has built strong bonds with Several coaches. Sammy IJ, George Cousins and Andrew Frost will continue to lead the Training in 2025/26. These specialist coaches will attend each weekend and give insight into their specific strengths accompanied by some of the other best coaches and sailors the RS Aeros class can provide.

THE COST
We have been even luckier than ever to again get some EPIC funding from the RS Aero UK Class Association to support the 2025/26 season meaning the cost has reduced even further from last year!
Enter the Whole Seres the 7 weekends of on water training (+2 online sessions) for a huge saving at the discounted rate of £300 per Youth Sailor (Under 22 on 31.12.26) and £450 per Adult Sailor.
Entering Individual Weekends is also possible for the price of £110 per weekend. 

SIGN UP!
Whole Series - Enter the Whole Series of 7 weekends and 2 online sessions on the Series event page HERE. You do not then need to enter the individual events or online sessions.
Individual Weekends - Online Entry and Full Details of each individual weekend are on the RS Aero UK Events List and are all highlighted 'UK Winter Training'.

ROOSTER KIT - Thanks to Rooster's support of the UK Youth Team, providing a range of 'RS Aero UK Youth Team' Rooster Custom Kit with a whopping 40% discount code that all the UK Youth Team full Winter Series entrants will receive in the run up to the first weekend.
There is also a 10% discount code for all UK Class Members for the rest of the RS Aero Rooster Custom Kit range. Check it all out HERE.
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