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GJW Direct to sponsor Expert Coaching sessions in Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series

by Andy Rice 11 Oct 15:46 UTC November 2024 - February 2025
Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series © Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk

Where can you get free expert coaching to help you race your dinghy faster? Outside of the Olympic or Youth circuits, most of us every-day dinghy racers have never had access to coaching. A lot of us are self-taught and we make it up as we go along.

But three-time winner of the Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series, 2000 helmsman Simon Horsfield, is set to offer free coaching to competitors taking part in the upcoming travellers' circuit.

Thanks to the support of GJW Direct, the dinghy insurance company that has been associated for many years with the Sailjuice Winter Series as well as the Tiger Trophy pursuit race, Simon Horsfield will be providing a comprehensive coaching service throughout the winter.

Simon will be bringing all his expertise as a full-time sailing coach for the Royal Navy as well as his previous similar coaching role for the British Army. For each of the nine events throughout the winter, Simon will run a Thursday briefing, coaching during the actual weekend of racing, and then a Tuesday follow-up review.

"No matter what level you're at, an outside perspective from a coach can really help sailors raise their game," says Simon who, with wife Katie, won three consecutive editions of the Selden Sailjuice Winter Series. "There's a special way of getting around the course cleanly in a busy handicap fleet with lots of traffic, so we'll be looking at the tactics and strategy on the race course as well as helping people with their boat set-up and boat handling skills."

Jez Entwistle from GJW Direct is a keen racing sailor himself and is excited to be supporting Simon's coaching programme. "GJW Direct is always looking for new ways of showing its support for grassroots sailing in the UK," says Jez. "Simon is offering a rare opportunity for sailors to raise their game while taking part in some of the biggest, well-supported races of the winter season."

Having specialised in Marine Insurance for over 195 years, GJW Direct can provide you with comprehensive cover for your dinghy with instant quotes available online. Our self-service portal allows you to manage your policy online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

*Offering new for old policies, cover for your kit, rapid online claims settlement and refund of entry fees if the event is cancelled and expert knowledge to assist you back onto the water quickly.

*Subject to exclusions and limitations, for our full dinghy insurance policy wording, please read www.gjwdirect.com/policy-documents

Online entry for the nine events in the Series opens in a few weeks' time.

The Events

The following events are in the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series 2024/25:

  • Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash, Draycote Water Sailing Club
    23 & 24 November 2024
  • Datchet Flyer, Datchet Water Sailing Club
    7 & 8 December 2024
  • Polar Chase, Chase Sailing Club
    14 December 2024
  • Yorkshire Dales Brass Monkey, Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club
    27 December 2024
  • Grafham Grand Prix, Grafham Water Sailing Club
    29 December 2024
  • GJW Direct Bloody Mary, Queen Mary Sailing Club
    11 January 2025
  • King George Gallop, King George Sailing Club
    18 January 2025
  • John Merricks Tiger Trophy, Rutland Sailing Club
    1 & 2 February 2025
  • Oxford Blue, Oxford Sailing Club
    15 February 2025
  • Prizegiving at RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show, Farnborough

You can find out more about the Series here: www.SailJuiceSeries.com

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