RYA Dinghy Level 1

Our Level 1 Sailing Course is ideal for those who want to learn to sail. Join us on the water and embark on a thrilling journey into the world of sailing.

We’ll take you from never having been in a boat before to feel confident to rig up, launch and sail across the wind, and most importantly come back!

• Rigging

• Launching

• Steering

• Tacking

• Stopping

• Returning to shore

RYA Dinghy Level 2

Done some sailing before? This is the course for you. Building on the skills from Level 1. We will refine your Level 1 skills to make you are self sufficient sailor. By the end of this course you should feel confident to rig up and boat and go sailing, maybe even take part in a club race!

• The 5 essentials

• Man Over Board recovery

• Coming along side a moored boat

Our RYA Youth Sailing courses are during the school holiday. The courses timings are Monday to Friday, 9:30 till 14:30 each day.

Courses on offer:

• RYA Stage 1

• RYA Stage 2

• RYA Stage 3

• RYA Stage 4

• Sailing with Spinnakers

• Seamanship Skills

Assistant Instructors

This is the perfect qualification to begin your instructing career. RYA Assistant Instructors are a vital part of any RYA Centre, but also a great way to get a feel for teaching sailing before you do your RYA Dinghy Instructor Course.

Pre Requisites:

• 14+

• RYA Youth Sailing Stage 4

• One of the Advanced Modules

  • RYA Seamanship Skills (this is the preferred option!)

  • RYA Start Racing,

  • RYA Sailing with Spinnakers

Please note, the 2 day RYA Assistant Instructor course is centre specific to the centre you do it at. Meaning you’re only able to use this qualifcation at the centre you use it at. There are options if you’d like to work across our centres.

If you think this is the course for you! Get in touch with us for the password to get booked on!

RYA Dinghy Instructor Course

A 5 day course for those who want to become RYA Dinghy Instructors. We spend a week learning how to get your enthusiasm for sailing across to your future students.

This course is run by an RYA Trainer and moderated on the final day by another RYA Trainer who has not been involved with the course so far. Candidates will be taught to demonstrate competence in briefing and debriefing, as well as course preparation and communication skills.

Before joining this course, you must have completed the RYA Pre Entry Assessment. This is a one day course that assesses your sailing ability to ensure you’re at the right standard before joining the Dinghy Instructor course.

Pre Requisites

• 16+

• RYA Powerboat Level 2

• RYA Pre Entry Assessment

• RYA Safe & Fun

• RYA Membership

• A 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work course

You will need a copy of the RYA National Sailing Scheme Instructor Handbook (G14) If you don’t have one, we have them available in our shop.

RYA Pre Entry Assessment

This one day course is designed to assess your sailing ability prior to the RYA Dinghy Instructor course, to ensure you’re at the correct standard for the Instructor course!

Candidates should be able to complete the sailing tasks listed below while sailing at all times with an awareness of the five essentials.

• Sail around a triangle of course

• Sail a tight circle course

• Sail follow my leader course

• Man Over Board Recovery

• Sail rudderless

• Lee-shore landing and departure

• Pick up a mooring or anchor

• Come alongside a moored boat

• Recover a capsized dinghy and sail away

Please note the RYA Pre Entry Assessment is only valid for 1 year. You musty complete your Dinghy Instructor course within a year, otherwise you will have to re do the Pre Entry Assessment