Keelboat Start Racing

The RYA Keelboat Start Racing course introduces sailors to the fundamentals of competitive keelboat racing. Participants learn essential racing rules, starting sequences, and tactics for upwind and downwind sailing. Practical sessions focus on mark rounding, sail trim, and teamwork in race scenarios. By the end, participants will feel confident competing ...see more
Course

Course Overview

The RYA Keelboat Start Racing course introduces sailors to the fundamentals of competitive keelboat racing. Participants learn essential racing rules, starting sequences, and tactics for upwind and downwind sailing. Practical sessions focus on mark rounding, sail trim, and teamwork in race scenarios. By the end, participants will feel confident competing in local or regional keelboat races with a solid understanding of racing dynamics.
Keelboat courses

Fundamentals

Course Content

Minimum Age

Minimum Duration

Certificate Issuing Criteria

Course Format
Afloat

Places running this course

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Ballyholme Yacht Club

Bangor, County Down, United Kingdom
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Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
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UKSA

Cowes, Isle Of Wight, United Kingdom
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Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club

Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar
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Horizons (Plymouth)

Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre

Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom
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Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre – Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Sea View Yacht Club

Seaview, Isle Of Wight, United Kingdom
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Sussex Yacht Club

Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Shenzhen Vanhang Sailing & Yachting

NanHo, Da Peng New, China
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Norfolk Broads Yacht Club Ltd

Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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Sea Cadets Whale Island

Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Army Inshore STC (ASA 131)

Emsworth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Sea Cadets Port Edgar Boat Station

Edinburgh, West Lothian, United Kingdom
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Rockley Watersports

Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom
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Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club

Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute, United Kingdom
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Ullswater Yacht Club

Penrith, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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Royal Bermuda Yacht Club

Hamilton, Hamilton, Bermuda
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Mount Batten Watersports & Activities Centre

Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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Mylor Sailing School

Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom