
Course and qualification
RYA Keelboat Performance Sailing
About this course
Improve your boat handling and confidence in keelboats. Coaching to improve your keelboat sailing and confidence on all point of sail, positions on the boat and enhancing spinnaker work
Course fundamentals
| Minimum age | No RYA minimum age · Providers may set their own age rules, especially for under-18s |
|---|---|
| Duration | Approximately 2 days, 16 hours or equivalent number of sessions |
| Course content | Coaching to improve your keelboat sailing and confidence on all point of sail, positions on the boat and enhancing spinnaker work |
| Certificate or qualification | The appropriate RYA course completion certificate is awarded following successful completion of the course and its prescribed assessment. |
| Award type | Course completion certificate |
| Separate assessment | Not required |
Prerequisites
Knowledge or skills to a stated level
Sailing skills to the standard of the Level 3 Better Sailing or Stage as part of a team on a keelboat
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Recommended course progression
We have not assessed your existing qualifications, knowledge or experience yet, so every step is shown as still to do.
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- Step 1 · To doRYA schemes:Small Boat SailingRYA
RYA Youth Sailing Scheme – Start Sailing Stage 1
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…
Age requirement varies by training centre.View course - Step 2 · To doRYA schemes:Small Boat SailingRYA
RYA Youth Sailing Scheme – Start Sailing Stage 2
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,…
Age requirement varies by training centre.View course - Step 3 · To doRYA schemes:Small Boat SailingRYA
RYA Youth Sailing Scheme – Start Sailing Stage 3
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…
Age requirement varies by training centre.View course - Step 4 · To doRYA schemes:Small Boat SailingRYA
RYA Youth Sailing Scheme – Start Sailing Stage 4
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;…
Age requirement varies by training centre.View course - Step 5 · To doRYA schemes:Small Boat SailingRYA
RYA Keelboat Level 1 – Start Sailing
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,…
Providers may set their own age rules, especially for under-18s.View course - Step 6 · To doRYA schemes:Small Boat SailingRYA
RYA Keelboat Level 2 – Basic Skills
Fine tune the basics, and build confidence increasing knowledge in rigging, sailing on all points and developing essential safety knowledge. Rigging, leaving the shore and building confidence and improved sailing…
Providers may set their own age rules, especially for under-18s.View course - Step 7 · To doRYA schemes:Small Boat SailingRYA
RYA Keelboat Level 3 – Better Sailing
Improve your keelboat sailing, consolidating skills and trying new ones in a variety of conditions, getting you ready to progress onto the advance modules. Further coaching to consolidate Level 1…
Providers may set their own age rules, especially for under-18s.View course
Training providers
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