A course for Adults and Teenagers to introduce the basics of sailing. The course follows the RYA National Sailing Scheme and aims to cover levels 1 and 2 and will be run over four Saturdays.

The overall course is aimed at Adults and Teenagers who have had a little or no experience of Dinghy Sailing and takes them to standard where by they should be able to take out a dinghy, and sail in most directions in good weather conditions. The course is also good for those who have had informal teaching or need a refresher as we find we spend more time on the level 2 aspects rather than level 1.

We will have an option to complete the course in both Crewed boats(Wayfarers) and Singlehanders (Picos).

Dates

This course will take place over four Saturdays and will run in April/May/June. Please see our course bookings page for exact dates and times.

 

Times:  09.30 to 16:00 including a short break for lunch.

For information on Club membership please contact the Membership Secretary.

Course outline

• Intro to the boats and steering
• Sailing into and away from the Wind
• Sailing Solo, stopping & starting
• Sailing a course, capsizes, man overboard.

We also allow some extra time over the course to practise sailing skills and become able to perform them in a variety of conditions.

Click on the RYA link above for more info. For this course we use the clubs Wayfarer dinghys (pictured above) where 2 students crew the dinghy with an instructor. We will also use the clubs Picos (pictured below) for the singlehanded option.