It’s the new face of youth windsurfing – team15. It’s happening at venues all over the country so it’s on your doorstep, cheap, fun and requires no special kit. If you’re 15 or under, this is for you…

Whether you windsurf already or are just looking to get into it, team15 is the answer. Weekly sessions at affordable prices, with equipment provided if you don’t have your own. Something for everyone. Whether you have just passed your ‘Learn to Windsurf’ course, are looking to become the perfect poseur, want to try your hand at a bit of fun racing, or simply want to blast fast, team15 offers it all.

team15 provides the opportunity to enjoy windsurfing with your mates on a regular basis throughout the season. team15 puts the fun into youth windsurfing. Blatt with your mates. Do a bit of sparring with them. Spar with a rival club. Who’s the best, you or them? For those that want to, there is the opportunity for you to represent your club at four annual inter-club events. Team places will be sought after; limited and high profile. Your chance to show the wider windsurfing world just how good you are. Will you be the next Nik Baker, Jamie Hawkins, Nick Dempsey or Bel Stanley? If this is your dream we’ll help you realise it. If it’s not, then with team15 we’ll just help you have fun on the water.

Clubs are signing up to team15 all the time. For an up-to-date comprehensive list of centres in your area check out the zone zone on the team15 website. www.team15.org.uk

As events get underway, we’ll post local results and results from inter-club events. We’ll profile those clubs doing exceptionally well. You can even post your own messages on the message board area of the website; how quickly will you lose your ‘Gromit’ status? With profiles and interviews with the windsurfing PROs, opportunity for music and movie reviews, competitions with prizes to win, games to play and epostcards to send. The website has loads to offer as it is grows into the No.1 youth windsurfing site.

With team15 operating at RYA Recognised Teaching Establishments and Affiliated Clubs the whole safety side is addressed too, so tell your parents not to worry. Team15 is an RYA initiative.

Team Coaches are being trained up to deliver team15 at their local clubs. Loads of two-day courses are being delivered by the RYA Assistant National Coach, Adrian Jones. They’re free of charge and at local venues so it’s really easy for instructors to qualify. If you hold an RYA windsurfing instructor qualification and would like to get involved with team15, then drop a line to Gillian Horne at the RYA; email her at team15@rya.org.uk

Credit: www.rya.org