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The club is an RYA Training Centre and runs internationally recognised courses throughout the year. The club places a great emphasis on tuition. The courses we offer cover all abilities, from beginner sailing to advanced courses. Even without committing yourself to a course there are always experienced sailors on hand who will be happy to give you helpful advice on tuning and sailing your boat. |
Youth Beginner Courses - Sailing |
Youth Beginner Courses - Windsurfing |
| RYA Stage 1 | RYA Stage 1 |
| RYA Stage 2 | RYA Stage 2 |
| RYA Stage 3 | |
| RYA Stage 4 | |
Adult Beginner Courses - Sailing |
Adult Beginner Courses - Windsurfing |
| RYA Level 1 - Start Sailing | RYA Level 1 - Start Windsurfing |
| RYA Level 2 - Basic Skills | |
Advanced Courses - Sailing |
PowerBoat |
| RYA Seamanship | RYA Level 1 - Start Powerboating |
| RYA Sailing with Spinnakers | RYA Level 2 - Powerboat Handling |
| RYA Start Racing | RYA Safety Boat |
| RYA Performance Sailing | |
Instructor Courses |
Other |
| RYA Assistant Instructor | RYA First Aid |
| RYA Dinghy Instructor | |
What's provided during courses
| Bouyancy aid | Tea and Coffee |
| Youth Helmets | Heated changing rooms & showers |
| Experienced Instructors | 1 or 2 man boats |
What to bring
Warm clothing will make your time on the water more comfortable and ultimatly more enjoyable. You don’t need expensive equipment to learn and sailing clothing can be bought quite inexpensively from Decathlon / sailing websites and sold on through ebay easily.
| Hat | Neopreme boots/old trainers |
| Waterproof Clothing | Windproof layers |
| Sailing gloves | Wetsuit (if you have) |
| Sunglasses | Sunscreen |
| No Jeans | Change of clothes |
| Paper and pen | Passport photo (for PBL2) |
Club fleet available to members
- 4 Laser Pico's (1-3 people, beginner)
- 2 Laser Bahia's (2-4 people, beginner-advanced)
- 1 RS Topaz (1 person, beginner)
- 6 Optimists (1-2 children, beginner)
- 2 Mirrors (1-2 people, beginner)
- 4 GP's (2- 4 people, beginner-advanced)
- 2 Laser 1's (1 person, intermediate-advanced)
The club fleet is free to be used by members, however we do encourage new sailors to seek guidance when rigging the two-man boats as the rigging system differs sligthly from single handed boats.
We will endeavour to offer refunds if the course is cancelled by Errwood Sailing Club.