Youth Sailing Club

RWYC Youth Sailing Club is intended for children aged 8 to 16 year old and no previous experience is necessary.

They should however, be confident in the water!

Training is from RYA approved Instructors but this is not a course, it is about building confidence on the water and having fun:

If your child has an RYA logbook they are welcome to bring it with them, if the instructors can sign anything of for them during the blocks they will happily.

Safety on and off the water
Theory of sailing
Fun
Roles of the helm and the crew
How to rig and launch a dinghy
Setting off and returning to a jetty
Fun
Capsize practice
Sailing single and double handed
Training-based games and physical fitness activities
Paddle boarding
Lots of fun to be had by all levels

We provide buoyancy aids, and your child is much better wearing a wet suit.

A light wind proof jacket or spray top is also useful to keep warm.

The water in the early part of the year is at its coldest.

Appropriate footwear is needed to wear on the water, and bring a towel.

Please apply promptly to book a place for your child, as places (and boats) are limited. The Club has 6 RS Teras, 6 Laser Picos, 3 RS Fevas, 12 Paddleboards

For further information contact Zoe Broughton [email protected]

2024 Availability

Over the season the sailing is divided into blocks, these can be booked together or consecutively. Please note that sessions run during the ½ term holidays. The dates are as follows:

	Block 1 (12 weeks)	Block 2 (7 weeks)	Summer Block (7 weeks)
Friday 4.45pm – 6.45pm	th April – th July	th September – 29th September	No Fridays
Saturday 10.00am – 12pm OR 2.00pm – 4.00pm	th April – th July	th September – st October	nd July – 2nd September