Dinghy Advanced

RYA Youth Stage Level 4.

If the participant meets the pre-requites for this course, but have not sailed within 6 months of their previous course, please be aware that a knowledge and skill gap may occur which could result in incompletion of the RYA stages advertised being signed off.

Please note that in the case where not all sections of a previous level have been met, our chief instructor / watersports manager will review on a case-by-case basis as to whether they feel that the child is ready for the next level, and that they will have the opportunity to complete previous missed sections, without it disrupting the rest of the group.

The syllabus is taught with a ratio of (6:1) students to instructor and covers the following:

• Seamanship Skills – How to handle a boat in all circumstances and solve problems afloat
• Day Sailing – Passage planning and decision making for small boat cruising
• Sailing with Spinnakers – Everything you need to know about sailing with conventional or asymmetric spinnakers
• Performance Sailing – Improve your boat handling and confidence in performance dinghies

Qualifications

• RYA Seamanship Skills and RYA Day Sailing*

Or

• RYA Performance Sailing and RYA Sailing with Spinnakers*

*the qualification depends on which course option you book.

During this course participants will be working towards the course syllabus and RYA stages as advertised, however sign off and completion of the participants logbook will be dependent on their ability.

It is also important to note that while we have a fantastic instructor team and will do everything in our powers to ensure that outlined levels are completed, there may be external factors, such as weather, the level of the group or individuals, that may prevent this from happening.

Non-Residential

• All equipment
• Packed lunch daily

Residential (12+ only)

• All equipment
• 4 nights kids camp bunk style accommodation (Monday – Thursday)
• Buffet breakfast, packed lunch and hot evening meal
• Full evening activities programme, including:
  • UKSA Olympics
  • In-house Cinema
  • Disco
  • Human Board Games
  • Egg Drop
  • Crabbing
  • Quiz
  • Treasure Hunt
  • Pool Games

Children are supervised at all times by our experienced and safeguard trained watersports instructor team throughout the day. Those on residential courses have access to their own dedicated kid’s area and evening activities programme run by our expert evening entertainments teams.

We offer a discounted rate for permanent island residents please contact us for more information.