Course and qualification

RYA Keelboat Level 1 - Start Sailing

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About this course

A course for complete beginners specific to learning to sail a keelboat, teaching you how to leave and return and sail in all directions. Learn to sail in all directions, leaving and returning, and master the skills of tacking and gybing

Course fundamentals

Minimum ageNo RYA minimum age · Providers may set their own age rules, especially for under-18s
DurationApproximately 2 days, 16 hours or equivalent number of sessions
Course contentLearn to sail in all directions, leaving and returning, and master the skills of tacking and gybing
Certificate or qualificationThe appropriate RYA course completion certificate is awarded following successful completion of the course and its prescribed assessment.
Award typeCourse completion certificate
Separate assessmentNot required

Prerequisites

Entry requirement

None

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Training providers

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Colne Yacht Club

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Colne Yacht Club

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Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom

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Guernsey Sailing Trust

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Guernsey Sailing Trust

The Guernsey Sailing Trust was established in 1988 to enable local children from all walks of life to experience and enjoy the fun and challenges involved with sailing, as well as to make the…

St. Peter Port, Channel Isles, Guernsey

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  • ICC Test Centre
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Waverides

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Waverides

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Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, United Kingdom

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Cardigan Bay Watersports

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Cardigan Bay Watersports

Cardigan Bay Watersports is a recognised RYA Training Centre located in stunning New Quay, Ceredigion, West Wales. Sailing, paddleboarding, kayaking, windsurfing, wingsurfing and powerboating from our purpose-built centre in New Quay. We hire equipment…

New Quay, Ceredigion, United Kingdom

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  • RYA OnBoard
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Solway Yacht Club

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Solway Yacht Club

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Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, United Kingdom

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Walrus Cruise

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Walrus Cruise

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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom

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Sussex Yacht Club

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Sussex Yacht Club

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Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom

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UKSA

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UKSA

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Cowes, Isle Of Wight, United Kingdom

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