All Dinghy Sailing

The RYA Dinghy Courses offer structured, hands-on training for sailors of all levels, from complete beginners to advanced racers. Created to build confidence and skill, these courses adhere to the RYA National Sailing Scheme, ensuring safe and enjoyable dinghy sailing.

For beginners, RYA Start Sailing (Level 1) introduces basic boat control, rigging, and essential safety knowledge, while RYA Basic Skills (Level 2) fosters independence on the water. Intermediate sailors advance through Better Sailing (Level 3) and can specialise in spinnaker handling, seamanship, or racing.

Advanced courses, such as Performance Sailing and Day Sailing, refine techniques and introduce sailing in different conditions. There are also RYA Youth Sailing Courses, specifically designed for younger sailors.

These courses occur at RYA-recognised centres, using modern equipment and experienced instructors. Whether for fun, sport, or career development, RYA Dinghy Courses provide a structured pathway to becoming a skilled and confident sailor.

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Dinghy Sailing with Spinnakers

RYA Dinghy Sailing with Spinnakers

Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Everything you need to know to sail a boat confidently with conventional or asymmetric spinnakers. Learn how to rig the boat, hoist, gybe and drop/recover one type of spinnaker, either conventional or asymmetric. Gain the knowledge and understanding to sail the best possible course downwind. See more details…
Dinghy Seamanship Skills

RYA Dinghy Seamanship Skills

Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Improve your boat handling and manoeuvring ability in a range of different circumstances and develop the seamanship skills needed to solve problems afloat. Launching and recovering the boat in different circumstances; Stopping; Reducing sail; Recovering a man overboard; Picking up a mooring; Anchoring See more details…
Dinghy Start Racing

RYA Dinghy Start Racing

Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Having learnt to sail you may wish to start racing and join a club. This course takes you through the fundamentals of getting off the start line and round the course, introducing the basic skills needed to enter your first race or have fun with friends See more details…
Dinghy Day Sailing

RYA Dinghy Day Sailing

Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Passage planning and decision making for taking a day sail in a dinghy. Preparing and planning for a day sail, including pilotage and decision making. See more details…
Youth Sailing Scheme - Start Sailing Stage 1

RYA Youth Sailing Scheme – Start Sailing Stage 1

Beginner
Afloat
An introduction to the parts of the boat and the basic principles of how to get a boat sailing. Launching and recovery; Sailing across the wind; Turning around; Steering and basic parts of the boat See more details…
Youth Sailing Scheme - Start Sailing Stage 2

RYA Youth Sailing Scheme – Start Sailing Stage 2

Beginner
Intermediate
Afloat
Develop the skills needed to sail around a course and understand the basic principles needed to become a confident sailor. Improved sailing skills on all points of sail. Tacking, gybing, ropework and collision avoidance See more details…
Youth Sailing Scheme - Start Sailing Stage 3

RYA Youth Sailing Scheme – Start Sailing Stage 3

Beginner
Intermediate
Afloat
Build your confidence and develop the skills needed to sail in different directions in moderate conditions. Improved rigging; Sailing theory; Launching and recovery; Building confidence in a range of sailing techniques on all points of sail and capsize recovery See more details…
Youth Sailing Scheme - Start Sailing Stage 4

RYA Youth Sailing Scheme – Start Sailing Stage 4

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Learn how to sail a double-handed boat as crew or helm and solve a variety of problems afloat. Transferring pre-learnt skills; Techniques and manoeuvres to sail crewed boats; Enhance rigging; Launching; Recovery and practical skills to recover a man overboard See more details…
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