Sailing 2025

Booking for the 2025 Season will open mid-April via the District website
Hemel Hempstead District Scouts Sailing Sessions 2025
Open to all Explorers, Scouts and Cubs over 8 years of age.
Thursday evening dinghy sailing for Cubs, Scouts and Explorers at Bury Lake, (BLYM) Rickmansworth. WD3 1NB.
Individual Explorers, Cubs or Scouts from Hemel Hempstead District can go dinghy sailing this summer! These sessions are run at the Bury Lake Young Mariners centre by qualified and experienced leaders from around the District (your own Group’s leaders will not be running this activity). Youngsters must be confident in water and able to swim 25m with a buoyancy aid.
We would also be delighted to hear from parents qualified or not who would like to come and support these sessions.
Taster session Time 6 -8 pm Dates -Thursdays 1st , 8th, 15th,22nd May, June 5th,12th,19th ,26th June, and 3rd, 10th July Thursday evening taster sessions. Youngsters can come to one or all – the programme will be the same. Lots of activities on the water and experience of sailing. They will qualify for a Time on the Water badge too!
Staged badge 1 Will run alongside the taster sessions over 4 weeks; 5th June -26th June. We strongly recommend a taster first and all sessions need to be attended to gain the badge. Very limited spaces. Recommended for older Cubs and Scouts. Contact sue@hemel-scouts.co.uk to express interest prior to booking.
Transport
Own transport – We need you to be at Rickmansworth by 6.15 to make the most of daylight. Parking is in the Aquadrome car park and there is a short walk down to the sailing base.
Cost Each fun/taster session will cost £9. All fees to be paid in advance on booking. There will be no refunds unless due to circumstances beyond our control we have to cancel a session, or the place can be filled from a waiting list. Stage 1 Course cost £36.
How to apply
All applications have to be made via the Hemel Hempstead Scouts website: www.hemel-scouts.co.uk/activities/sailing/ including payment. Payment by bank transfer by arrangement. On receipt of the on-line booking and payment, further information and a permission link will be sent out by email. Places will not be reserved until the permission form has been completed.

Other opportunities
Parents or any competent sailors who have already attained Stage 2 activity badge (or RYA Stage 2 or higher and would like to practice their sailing on a Thursday evening should contact Sue Gill for booking details on sailing@hemel-scouts.co.uk RYA coursed are available at BLYM
If you have any queries please contact me directly NOT your own Group’s Leaders.
Colin Rivett
01442 266129 07730 352326 rivetts@aol.com
If your preferred evening is sold out, please email sailing@hemel-scouts.co.uk to join the reserve list. Please state your child’s name, scout group, preferred evening(s), and phone number.