Learn to Sail
Sailing is a wonderfully diverse sport that can be enjoyed by anyone of any level of physical ability and by all ages. It can be exciting and adrenaline fuelled racing or it can be a relaxing and placid activity or indeed anywhere in between these two extremes.
Whether you’re the next Ben Ainslie or you just want to cruise in a family dinghy on holiday you will need good training to ensure that you are safe and get the best out of your equipment.
All of our instructors are volunteers and all are trained to demanding RYA standards to ensure that you are trained in a friendly, safe and enjoyable way.
Our courses have been developed over many years and our pass rate is second to none. Our “not for profit” approach means that if we need to spend extra time with a candidate then that’s exactly what we do – something that commercial profit driven centres can’t!
Our Training Courses
Beginner Sailors
Great for complete beginners and young sailors just starting out — courses for adults and juniors alike, whatever your age or experience:
Level 1 – Start Sailing (adults)
Level 2 – Basic Skills (adults)
RYA Youth Sailing Scheme Stages 1 & 2 (juniors)
More Experienced Sailors
Once you’ve mastered the basics, these courses help you progress further:
RYA Seamanship Skills
RYA Youth Sailing Scheme Stages 3 & 4 (juniors)
RYA Start Racing
Race Development including RYA Club Racing
RYA Sailing with spinnakers
We also run regular Adult Improvers sessions throughout the year.
A Stage 1 & 2 course for youth beginners is run at the start of the season, usually over the Easter Holidays, with other courses, depending on demand, run as part of the Thursday Junior Sailing Club. For more information please go to our Juniors Page.
Three Adult Level 1 & 2 courses are usually run each year and these are open to both members and non-members. Each course runs over 2 Thursday evenings and 2 weekends.
Powerboat
Our Powerboat Instructors run RYA Level 2 powerboat courses three times a year, with discounted prices for members.
