MONDAY, MAY 7, 1979
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SAILING LESSONS FOR ONLY $20
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THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG YACHTING ASSOCIATION ARE OFFERING FIVE-DAY COURSES ON BASIC SAILING FOR ONLY $20.
THE +YOUTH SAIL TRAINING SCHEME,+ STARTED DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS, HAS PROVED TO BE AN INSTANT SUCCESS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SERVICE SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
+THE PROGRAMME IS SO POPULAR THAT WE ARE ALREADY OVER SUBSCRIBED. WE HAVE SO FAR RECEIVED 6,000 APPLICATIONS, + HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID 28 COURSES WILL BE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN WHICH 2,000 PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 30 WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
AT PRESENT, THE HONG KONG YACHTING ASSOCIATION HAS MADE AVAILABLE 24 +HÓI YIN+ DINGHIES FOR THE TRAINING COURSES, HE ADDED.
+THEY ARE PROVIDING NOT ONLY THE SAIL-BOATS BUT ALSO THE INSTRUCTORS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE FIVE-DAY COURSE IS DESIGNED TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS AN ELEMENTARY KNOWLEDGE ON HANDLING SAIL-BOATS.
AT THE END OF THE COURSE, PARTICIPANTS ARE GIVEN A CERTIFICATE SIMILAR TO THE ROYAL YACHTING ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATE IN BRITAIN.
+SAFETY, THEREFORE IS A KEY FACTOR AS WITH MOST OTHER WATER SPORTS,+ THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.
THE COURSE ENABLES THEM TO LEARN SAILING TERMINOLOGIES, LOCAL TIDAL MOVEMENTS, SAFETY MEASURES AND PRACTICAL MANOEUVRING SKILLS.
AFTER THE TRAINING, PARTICIPANTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLED TO BOOK THE DINGHIES FOR THEIR OWN RECREATION FOR A FEW DAYS.
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