Segelklub Eschweiler See e.V.
Segelklub Eschweiler See e.V. (SKES) is a sailing club on Lake Blaustein in Eschweiler that also sails on the Rursee. The club has its own boats and an active youth section called SAILKIDS with courses for Optimist, Open Bic and Laser. Regular club regattas, taster sailing courses, holiday camps and a weekly sailors' meetup on Wednesdays shape club life. Since its founding in 1979 and the redesign of youth work in 2004, the club has grown to over 300 members and also offers members recreational boat licence training from inland SBF through to radio certificates.
History
Segelklub Eschweiler See e.V. (SKES) was founded in 1979 and is based on Lake Blaustein in Eschweiler; the Rursee is also used. From the outset, the enthusiasm of young sailors shaped club life. In 2004 the youth section was redesigned and relaunched under the name SAILKIDS with only a handful of children at first. Since then SAILKIDS has become a central pillar of the club: today the youth section comprises around 70 young sailors and surfers, about 40 of whom are active on the water. The training programme ranges from water familiarisation through Optimist and Open Bic courses as well as Laser courses to a regatta group and holiday camps. In parallel, the club relies on its own boats, regular club regattas, a weekly sailors' meetup on Wednesdays and a training offer with recreational boat licence modules. With over 300 members, SKES is today an established sailing club in the Aachen region.
Information
Facilities
Club-owned boats on Lake Blaustein; sailing also on the Rursee; office at the lake
Activities
Club regattas, SAILKIDS youth training, taster sailing courses, holiday camps, recreational boat licence training, weekly sailors' meetup
Youth section
Active youth section SAILKIDS with around 70 young sailors and surfers, about 40 of them active; courses from water familiarisation through Optimist, Open Bic and Laser to regatta group and holiday camps
Boating license training
Available: 1
SBF inland theory and practice for the whole season without time limit; SBF sea and SKS theory only