Weymouth Coaching Clinics at the OTC

Weymouth coaching clinics offer a great chance to get away to the coast in a safe, flat, windy location with safety cover and support  from the team at The Official Test Centre (OTC).

It’s all about friendly, supported, social windsurfing in a maximum group size of 6 (10 for Speed Week). The level is intermediate to advanced and is suitable for:

  • Intermediate and advanced windsurfers from beach-starters to carve gybers and chop hoppers
  • Shared experiences - enjoying our sport with others
  • Regular windsurfers who have long-term goals
  • Occasional windsurfers wanting to refresh their skills
  • Those who want some professional guidance after periods of self-learning
  • Those who want to get their season off to a positive start
  • Windsurfers who want to try a new location
  • Those who are looking at getting back into the sport after time away
  • Advanced windsurfers who, despite using smaller freewave boards on the coast, would benefit from re-focusing on basics such as improved tacking, non-planing gybing, heli-tacks and other essentials to generally up the game
  • Advanced windsurfers who would like the opportunity (subject to wind conditions) to obtain GoPro stills or footage of them windsurfing at full-speed from a mast or boom-mounted Flymount, K4 Harness Mount or a head-mount on Simon who can track closely from behind for a unique look at the action!

The coaching is pitched at the level of each participant and thus avoids being formulaic. So you can turn up time and time again to keep discovering new and refreshing tips and ideas. It's all about small gains: absorbing bite-sized pieces of advice to keep your skill set moving forwards. It's also about having a lot of fun.

These clinics will generally always run whatever the weather. In high wind conditions activity will take place either on-water or ashore. In light wind conditions either non-planing exercises will take place to prepare and train for planing conditions or other learning will take place ashore such as rigging/tuning, theory or simulator work.

If courses are fully booked then please put your name forward for the reserve list in case of a cancellation.

2-day Clinics

  • 20/21 April 2024 (Saturday/Sunday)
  • 22/23 April 2024 (Monday/Tuesday)
  • 24/25 June 2024 (Monday/Tuesday)
  • 26/27 June 2024 (Wednesday/Thursday)
  • 7/8 September 2024 (Saturday/Sunday)
  • 9/10 September 2024 (Monday/Tuesday)
  • 23/24 November 2024 (Saturday/Sunday)
  • 25/26 November 2024 (Monday/Tuesday)

**NEW for 2024 - Speed Week Special Clinic**

During this 7-day clinic Simon will assist a team of up to 10 people to enter Weymouth Speed Week whilst entering the event himself. This event has been running since 1972 and unites windsurfers and other water users in their goal to record their fastest average speed down a 500m course wearing GPS technology.

As part of Simon's team you can expect support and encouragement, mentoring, strategy, kit selection and tuning - plus speed technique tips including stance, board trim and sail positioning. Participants need to be able to plane comfortably in the footstraps and harness and need to use their own freeride or freerace kit. Specialist slalom kit is not required. OTC kit will not be available for hire during this clinic. Participants will typically have little or no experience in speed events and will need to enter independently of signing up for the clinic.

The days will be relaxed and will make the best use of the conditions. The evening programme will see the team travel around the local area each night to different restaurants and pubs to hang out with the other competitors, play bar skittles and generally have a great time.

7-day Speed Week Special Clinic
  • 12-18 October 2024 (Saturday-Friday)

Pricing

The 2024 cost is:

  • £190 per 2-day clinic using all your own kit, payable at the time of booking. Booking 1 day of a 2-day clinic is not possible. Two adjacent clinics can be booked for a 4-day getaway.
  • £75 per day for unlimited kit hire, if required, payable directly to The OTC during the clinic. As soon as a piece of OTC kit is used then the day rate for kit hire is payable (with the exception of a large volume board for light wind technique - where necessary - which can be hired for only £10 per day).
  • £399 for the 7-day Speed Week Special Clinic (this does not include the entry fee which should be around £250).

Where to stay

Candidates arrange their own transport and accommodation.

Options include Hotel Aqua, RYA Portland House, Heights Hotel, Martleaves Farm Camp site (Weymouth Camping and Caravanning Park), local B+Bs or Airbnb. Social meals will be arranged locally for those who wish to participate.

How to book a Weymouth Clinic

ONLINE BOOKING TO GO LIVE SOON. For now please book by sending a message through the CONTACT page of this website. Personalised vouchers can be purchased for gifting. If you have enjoyed a Weymouth clinic then why not experience the pleasure of an overseas clinic?