Team 15 - an RYA initiative

Welcome to team15. A nationwide network of clubs where the coolest windsurfers aged 15 and under get together every week to have a great time and learn new skills.

- Cool Club

- Cool Pro

- Cool Coach

- Ali Masters & Dave Wood

Pr:	Nick Dempsey
Age:	23
Born (date/ location):	Norwich, 1980
Weight	68kg
Height	180cm / 5.11’
Sail number	GBR 21
Website	none
Sponsors:	Mistral, North, O’neill wetsuits, Bolle, SMW Autoblok, Wintek

Following a sixth place at the recent ISAF World Sailing Championships, Nick has been selected to represent the UK at the Athens Olympics in 2004. Nick needed to finish in the top eight to be considered for nomination to the BOA for Olympic selection. The sxth place secured this and with a current World Ranking of 11th (as of 6 August 2003) Nick will get second shot at Olympic Gold.

team15 wishes you the best of luck Nick and promise us that when you win that medal we all get to touch it!

How old were you when you started windsurfing?
7 years old at Ferry Meadows, nr. Peterborough [now T15 club Lakeside Loafers - featured last month as Cool Club]

What made you want to start windsurfing?
It looked cool

What equipment do you sail?
A wave board too! One design. Mistral, North

When and where did you start competing?
RYA Youth Nationals, Weymouth 1992

What is your best result and the one you are most proud of?
First - Palma 2001> Princess Sophia Regatta for Olympic Classes.

What is your training schedule like?
15 hours on bike, 6 hours in gym and 15 hours on water per week.

What windsurfers do you socialize with during training and events?
It varies. I spend a lot of time with the British sailing team. I will spend a lot of time this year with my training partner Leo McCallin.

Tell us some gossip on two well-known windsurfers!
Too rude for this web page!

Best windsurfing moment ever?
Sailing between islands in New Caledonia

Scariest moment?
Broken boom three miles off shore with the wind blowing 25knots off shore. No coach boat. Palma 2003

Who or what has inspired you the most?
My coach Barrie. Different sailors within the Sailing Team and Lance Armstrong

What are your ambitions for the future?
Olympic Gold

Any hidden talents outside of windsurfing?
No

And if you weren't a windsurfer what career would you be following?
I don't know. Something interesting and challenging.

Finally, any top tips for T15 clubbers?
I know it can be a difficult sport to learn but once you get to grips with it, it really is the best sport in the world. Practice

We are the Champions!
West Kirby Warriors
T15 Champions 2008

Congratulations!

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Free National Sail Number
Make race scoring easy
& obtain your unique number.
It's yours for life
& a free benefit of RYA membership

Contact
tzaneen.mears@rya.org.uk
to be allocated your official number.

Once you have the number
the actual sticky-back digits
can be ordered from
UKWA

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Team15
Coach Courses

T15 Coach-Red courses
will now be known as
Racing Instructor Courses
T15 Coach-Freestyle courses
will change to T15 Freestyle Coach!

Check below for course dates.
Have you registered yet?
Click here for pre-requisites.

Courses are currenlty being
organised by RDOs.
More dates soon.

If your T15 club
can get together 4 instructors
we can run a
course at your club!
Contact:
gina.lindholm@rya.org.uk

(scroll down for other courses you have missed)

For information
(previous courses in 2008)

Mount Batten Centre - Plymouth
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 27/28 September 2008
Closing date: 5 September
Cancelled: lack of candidates

Lakes Leisure - Windermere
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 30/31 August 2008
Closing date: 15 August
Fully booked

James Hamilton Heritage Park - Glasgow
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 30/31 August 2008
Closing date: 15 August
Cancelled: lack of candidates

Gwent Adventures - Wales
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 9/10 August 2008
Closing date: 25 July
5 candidates on course

Grafham Water Centre - Cambridgeshire
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 5/6 July 2008
Closing date: 30 June
Spaces available
6 candidates on course

Wimbleball Lake - Somerset
Course type: Racing Instructor
Midweek course: 3/4 July 2008
Closing date: 30 June
4 candidates on course

Roadford Lake - Okehampton
Course type: Racing Instructor
Midweek Course: 4/5 June 2008
Organised by South West Lakes Trust
Fully booked

Carsington Watersports - Derbyshire
Course type: Freestyle
Weekend Course: 3/4 May 2008
Fully booked

Carsington Watersports - Derbyshire
Course type: Racing Instructor
Midweek Course: 1/2 May 2008
6 candidates on course

Mountbatten Centre - Plymouth
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend Course: 12/13 April 2008
Cancelled: lack of candidates

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ADOPT-A-BEACH

The Green Blue is an environmental awareness initiative by the British Marine Federation and the Royal Yachting Association. One of its aims is to educate and promote the sustainable use of coastal and inland waters by watersports participants.

Some of the initiatives have a relevance to windsurfers - especially in achieving cleaner seas and beaches.

Adopt-a-Beach is definitely relevant to T15ers, which is a Marine Conservation Society project supported by the Green Blue.

Check out what parts of the Green Blue are relevant to you