Description

Learn how to sail over the course of a full week. This 5 Day course will aim to cover both the stage 1 and stage 2 syllabus with the aim of taking you from never having sat in a boat to sailing around on your own. This is a very  intense course with the focus on practical sailing and spending as much Time out on the water as possible.

RYA Youth Start Sailing (Stage 1): This course introduces you to the fundamentals of sailing focusing on Boat handling, Tacking, wind awareness and steering

RYA Youth Start Sailing (Stage 2): This course Develops your fundamental sailing skills so that you can use the wind more efficiently to travel faster.

Key learning points: assisting in rigging, launching, landing, sailing across the wind,  what to do in a capsize, safety, personal equipment and boat handling information.

The Next Steps: To progress your sailing further we recommend joining your local junior sailing club to help consolidate what you have learnt and then consider attending the RYA Advanced Sailing Stage 3-4

To find out where your nearest sailing club is please visit the RYA.

Recommended Reading 

RYA Dinghy Sailing Beginners Handbook (G3)

RYA Youth sailing scheme syllabus & Logbook (G11)