RYA Keelboat Level 1

A course for complete beginners. Learn how to sail in all directions and awareness of launching and recovery. Specific to learning to sail a keelboat.

Description

  • Approximately 2 Days
  • Practical course on the water. 
  • No experienced needed.

Minimum Age

8 Years Old (although under 16s may prefer to learn through the Youth Sailing Camps)

Prerequisites

None

Instructor to Student ratio

1 Instructor to 4 Students

Course Content

Learn to sail in all directions, leaving and returning, and master the skills of tacking and gybing.

What to bring

  • Warm clothes
  • Old trainers/wellies/boots
  • Lunch
Consider bringing
 
  • Raincoat/Waterproofs
  • Sunglasses, Sun hat, Sunscreen, Water bottle

What‎ we provide

  • Waterproof trousers and coat (small range of sizes available)
  • Life Jacket

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