On a voluntary basis, our more experianced Club Members are happy to guide those over 18 into the basics of sailing over four consecutive Sunday Afternoons. You will be taught the basics about a boat, how to rig and launch it, the principles of sailing and how to handle a capsize. We can accomodate about 10 members at a time, and you should try and ensure your diary allows you to complete all 4 Sundays, with 3 as an absolute minimum. We will stage the series of lessons twice, and then in August and early September we offer 'Supported sailing' when you can continue to practice, either in a Club boat, or your own if you purchased one by then.
It is important to note that this is not an 'acredited' training course, though we follow the basic RYA format, and the training is given in good faith by our members. We do not charge for the course, but we do ask that you make a real 'effort' to help with the running of the Club, e.g. by doing some extra Duties etc.
We have set up the registration so that you can book one or the other course, and indicated how 'fixed' you are in that choice - the first one is nearly always more popluar, so do please try and indicate the degree to which you can be flexible. We are not limiting the initial applications, rather we will see how many are interested and go from there.
Finally, everything is of course weather dependent, so if it is deemed to windy for safe sailing, a session may have to be cancelled.
