RYA Junior Stage 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Sailing Course
Start Sailing Stage 1
Minimum duration: Approximately 2 days, 16 hours or equivalent number of sessions
Minimum age: 8
Required Experience: None
Course Content: Launching and recovery, sailing across the wind, turning around, steering and basic parts of the boat
Certificate issuing criteria: Able to sail across the wind, steer and understand the basic principles of sailing
Format: Afloat
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Start Sailing Stage 2
Minimum duration: Approximately 2 days, 16 hours or equivalent number of sessions
Minimum age: 8
Required Experience: Sailing skills to the standard of Stage 1
Course Content: Improved sailing skills on all points of sail. Tacking, gybing, ropework and collision avoidance
Certificate issuing criteria: Building confidence sailing, tacking, gybing and improving boat control and speed
Format: Afloat
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Start Sailing Stage 3
Minimum duration: Approximately 2 days, 16 hours or equivalent number of sessions
Minimum age: 8
Required Experience: Sailing skills to the standard of Stage 2
Course Content: Improved rigging, sailing theory, launching and recovery. Building confidence in a range of sailing techniques on all points of sail and capsize recovery.
Certificate issuing criteria: Able to launch and sail a dinghy on all points of sail or around a triangle in moderate conditions.
Format: Afloat
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Start Sailing Stage 4
Minimum duration: Approximately 2 days, 16 hours or equivalent number of sessions
Minimum age: 8
Required Experience: Sailing skills to the standard of Stage 3
Course Content: Transferring pre-learnt skills, techniques and manoeuvres to sail crewed boats, enhance rigging, launching, recovery and practical skills to recover a man overboard.
Certificate issuing criteria: Can sail a double-handed boat on all points of sail. Launch and return to a beach, jetty or mooring in moderate conditions.
Format: Afloat
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Booking
Please choose correct course level when booking
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Cancellation Terms
In the event that the course has to be rescheduled due to weather conditions and we are unable to offer you another suitable date, we will fully refund the course fees. If you choose to cancel less than 2 weeks in advance of the course date you will be refunded 50% of the course fee, cancellations / changes prior to 2 weeks will incur an administration charge of 10%. If you cancel within 24 hours of booking a full refund is made.
Last updated 8:34pm on 29 April 2024
