Training
We run sailing courses in catamarans and dinghies for adults and youth plus Powerboat and Safety Boat courses
Courses for 2011 shown below
Powerboat Courses & Safety Boat Courses: These will run from May to October as required
Youth Sailing Courses
To book your place on a course please complete an application form and return to the Club with your deposit
Forms are available at the foot of this page, from the Club or via e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Adult Basic Sailing Courses in Dinghies or Catamarans |
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| Level 1 An introduction to sailing with all you need to get afloat under supervision |
Level 2 You will learn the foundations of sailing |
Level 3 Consolidating skills and learning new ones |
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| Previous experience | None | Level 1 or equivalent experience | Level 2 or equivalent experience |
| Course duration | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days |
| Course content | You will learn how to sail in all directions and an awareness of launching and recovery | Rigging, launching and sailing in all directions. Capsize recovery and essential safety knowledge | Coaching of Level 1 a& 2 skills and taster sessions from all the advanced modules |
| Ability at end of course | You will be able to sail in light winds under supervision | You will be able to sail and make decisions in good conditions | More confident in sailing techniques and ready to move on to advanced modules |
| Seamenship Skills How to handle a boat in all circumstances and solve problems afloat |
Sailing with Spinnakers Everything you need to know about sailing with conventional and asymmetric spinnakers |
Start Racing The fundamental of getting off the start line and round the course |
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| Previous experience | Sailing skills to standard of Level 2 | Sailing skills to standard of Level 2 | Standard and knowledge to minimum of Level 2/Stage 3 for under 16s |
| Course duration | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days |
| Course content | Launching and recovery of the boat in different circumstances, stopping reducing sail and recovery person overboard | How to rig the boat, gybe and recover one type of spinnaker, either conventional or asymmetric. How to sail the best possible course downwind | All the skills required to start club racing, including how to maximize boat speed and outwit your apponents |
| Ability at end of course | Ability to handle a wide range of situations afloat | Ability to use one type of spinnaker | Able to take part in club racing in good conditions with confidence |
Youth Start Sailing Scheme (Aged 8 - 16)
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | |
| Previous experience | None | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
| Course duration | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days |
| Course content | Launching & recovery, steering, basic sailing, learn boat parts | Basic sailing skills, ropework, collision avoidance | Rigging, launching & recovery, sailing techniques, capsize recovery, sailing theory | Rigging, launching & recovery, sailing techniques and manoeuvres in crewed boats, recovering a man overboard |
| Ability at end of course | Ability to steer and understand basic principles | Ability to tack and control boat speed and understand basic principles | Ability to launch and sail a dinghy around a triangular course in moderate conditions | Can launch and return to a beach, jetty or mooring and sail a crewed dinghy around a triangular course in moderate conditions |
Powerboat Level 2 Course (inclusive of Level 1 requirements)
(minimum age 12 years - under 16s will be issued with an endorsed certificate)
| Previous experience | None required |
| Course duration | 2 Days |
| Course content | Launch and recovery, preperation of boat and crew, boat handling, ropework, picking up and securing to a mooring buoy, anchoring, leaving, coming alongside, towing & being towed, man overboard, sources of weather information, tides & tidal streams, charts, pilotage and passage planning |
Safet Boat Course (minimum age 16)
| Previous experience | RYA Powerboat Level 2 essential, together with a basic unserstanding of sailing boats and windsurfers |
| Course duration | 2 days |
| Course content | Preperation, boat handling, dinghy rescue, windsurf rescue, kayak or canoe rescue, towing, end of day procedures, safety, suitability of craft, local factors, communication, rescuing other water users |
| Ability to provide safety or support cover to a range of water craft, particularly sailing or windsurfing |
