Club: teamAstbury.com RYA zone: West (north) T15 head coach: Ali Yates team15 coaches:   How long have you been a T15 club? Since May 2001 - one of the first!. Where is your club? Astbury Sailsports, Congleton, Cheshire When does your T15 club meet? Friday 5.30-7.30 How much does a session cost? £9 if using Astbury Sailsports kit, £2 if using your own Do you have equipment if clubbers don't yet have their own? Yes. How would you describe your T15 club? A fairly informal get together of junior windsurfers who have their level one windsurfing certificate, where the emphasis is definitely on fun and progressing through experience. Our T15 squad certainly does have a tremendous 'club atmosphere' which is all down to the clubbers themselves What's really cool about your T15 club? We keep winning, we have Christmas on the 25th June followed by New year the week after and probably the best jelly and ice creams fights in the world! Have you taken part in any T15 inter-club competitions yet? Yep, all of them. Astbury are in the blue race vests (Tushingham sponsored) Which club members are currently in your racing team15? What, you want me to list all of the team?! We were one of the first clubs to achieve the full racing team15 at the end of 2003 which we are very proud of. My team of fifteen and one reserve are as follows: 6.6 Richard Cleworth * Pip Simpson * 5.5 Elliott Taylor * Chris Simpson * Jono Cusick Luke Bungenaar Jonathan Buckle * 4.5 Steve Tyson * Finlay Forster-Davies * Adie Cook * Ed Barbar (Goggles!) * Josh Allegro * Mickey Nickson * 3.5 Thomas Richardson Libby Cooper Jon Jones Those with * are also in the West Zone Squad... 11/12 - impressive! What has been your best team result? We have been unbeaten for 8 races and the West(n) Series Winners twice. Do you have a website with T15 details on it? Almost…it will available soon be at www.teamastbury.com What are your plans for the club? To keep winning, for one of our team to go to the Olympics and to get some more club kit. What would you say to people considering joining T15? It’s not a club, it's a way of life! Finally, any top tips for T15 clubbers? Get your self-clubbing and get under the influence of windsurfing.... It's addictive!

We are the Champions!
West Kirby Warriors
T15 Champions 2008

Congratulations!

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(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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