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Northampton Sailability

Pitsford Reservoir, Northampton Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 9DG. United Kingdom
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Pitsford Reservoir, Northampton Road, Northampton,
Northamptonshire,
NN6 9DG
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Training & Courses
Northampton Sailability offers the following Training & Courses:

RYA Courses

Northampton Sailability is an RYA recognised Training Centre offering courses run under RYA Training Schemes.
RYA Schemes Offered
Essential Navigation and Seamanship Course

RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship Course

Beginner
Classroom
Also Available Online
Course Overview
An element of preparation and planning is needed for even the shortest of journeys. Whether you’re just starting out on the water or looking to refresh your knowledge, the RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship course is great way to boost your skillset. This course offers an introduction to navigation, tides, charts, and safety awareness and can be taken either online or in person, giving you the option to learn at a pace that suits you.
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Day Skipper Theory Course

RYA Day Skipper Theory Course

Beginner
Intermediate
Classroom
Also Available Online
Course Overview
RYA Day Skipper Theory is a theory-based course aimed at prospective yacht skippers and inexperienced crew looking to boost their knowledge and skillset. The course itself offers a comprehensive introduction to chartwork, navigation, meteorology, and the basics of seamanship. Its goal is to help prepare you in making the key decisions needed onboard to skipper a small vessel in familiar waters.
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Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory

Intermediate
Advanced
Classroom
Also Available Online
Course Overview
The RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory course is an advanced shore-based program for experienced sailors. Topics include complex navigation, advanced meteorology, and passage planning in tidal waters. Participants also learn about collision regulations and safety protocols for offshore passages. This course is essential for those preparing for the Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore practical exams.
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Level 1 Start Powerboating

RYA Level 1 Start Powerboating

Beginner
Afloat
Course Overview
The one-day RYA Level 1 Start Powerboating course is a fantastic practical introduction to boat handling and safety in powerboats. Covering launch and recovery, preparing the boat and crew, boat handling, picking up and securing to a buoy, leaving and coming alongside. No previous experience is required and at the end of the day, you should be comfortable helming under supervision.
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Essential Navigation and Seamanship Course

RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship Course

Beginner
Classroom
Also Available Online
Course Overview
An element of preparation and planning is needed for even the shortest of journeys. Whether you’re just starting out on the water or looking to refresh your knowledge, the RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship course is great way to boost your skillset. This course offers an introduction to navigation, tides, charts, and safety awareness and can be taken either online or in person, giving you the option to learn at a pace that suits you.
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Level 2 Powerboat Handling

RYA Level 2 Powerboat Handling

Beginner
Intermediate
Afloat
Course Overview
Provides the skills and background knowledge needed by the competent powerboat driver and is the basis of the International Certificate of Competence. It aims to teach boat handling and seamanship in powerboats. It focuses on low speed close quarters handling, man overboard recovery, an introduction to driving at planing speed, and collision regulations.
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Day Skipper Theory Course

RYA Day Skipper Theory Course

Beginner
Intermediate
Classroom
Also Available Online
Course Overview
RYA Day Skipper Theory is a theory-based course aimed at prospective yacht skippers and inexperienced crew looking to boost their knowledge and skillset. The course itself offers a comprehensive introduction to chartwork, navigation, meteorology, and the basics of seamanship. Its goal is to help prepare you in making the key decisions needed onboard to skipper a small vessel in familiar waters.
Full Course Details
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Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory

Intermediate
Advanced
Classroom
Also Available Online
Course Overview
The RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory course is an advanced shore-based program for experienced sailors. Topics include complex navigation, advanced meteorology, and passage planning in tidal waters. Participants also learn about collision regulations and safety protocols for offshore passages. This course is essential for those preparing for the Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore practical exams.
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Safety Boat Course

RYA Safety Boat Course

Intermediate
Afloat
Course Overview
This two-day course provides the skills required when acting as an escort craft, safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies, windsurfers or canoes, or for racing or training activities. It includes rescue techniques and elements of race management and mark laying. It is strongly recommended that a member of the rescue crew should hold a first aid certificate (or should have experience of first aid).
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First Aid Course

RYA First Aid Course

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Classroom
Course Overview
Accidents happen when you least expect them. Thankfully serious incidents onboard are rare but getting to grips with basic first aid will ensure that everyone’s in good hands. Administering first aid at sea or even just afloat is very different to doing so on land.
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Adult Courses
Dinghy Level 1 - Start Sailing

RYA Dinghy Level 1 – Start Sailing

Beginner
Afloat
Course Overview
An introduction to sailing dinghies for complete beginners, covering everything you need to know to get afloat under supervision. How to sail in all directions, including an awareness of launching and recovering
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Dinghy Level 2 - Basic Skills

RYA Dinghy Level 2 – Basic Skills

Beginner
Intermediate
Afloat
Course Overview
Build your confidence and develop your skills. By the end of this course you’ll be a competent sailor in light winds. Rigging; Launching; Building confidence sailing in all directions; Capsize recovery; Essential safety knowledge
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Dinghy Level 3 - Better Sailing

RYA Dinghy Level 3 – Better Sailing

Beginner
Intermediate
Afloat
Course Overview
Improve your sailing consolidating skills and trying new ones in a variety of conditions. Further coaching to consolidate the skills learned during Level 1 – Start Sailing, and Level 2 – Basic Skills. Short taster sessions from the advanced modules such as Day Sailing and Seamanship skills
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Advanced Courses
Dinghy Performance Sailing

RYA Dinghy Performance Sailing

Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Course Overview
Improve your boat handling and confidence in performance dinghies. Coaching to improve your sailing and confidence on all points of sail, primarily in two person boats. Learn how to hike effectively, trapeze (if fitted) and enhance spinnaker work.
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Dinghy Seamanship Skills

RYA Dinghy Seamanship Skills

Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Course Overview
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
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Dinghy Sailing with Spinnakers

RYA Dinghy Sailing with Spinnakers

Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Course Overview
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.
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Racing Courses
Dinghy Start Racing

RYA Dinghy Start Racing

Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Course Overview
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
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Adult Courses
Keelboat Level 1 - Start Sailing

RYA Keelboat Level 1 – Start Sailing

Beginner
Afloat
Course Overview
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
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Keelboat Level 2 - Basic Skills

RYA Keelboat Level 2 – Basic Skills

Beginner
Intermediate
Afloat
Course Overview
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 in all directions, including essential safety knowledge
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Keelboat Level 3 - Better Sailing

RYA Keelboat Level 3 – Better Sailing

Beginner
Intermediate
Afloat
Course Overview
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 and 2 skills and taster sessions from the advanced modules
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Advanced Courses
Keelboat Performance Sailing

RYA Keelboat Performance Sailing

Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Course Overview
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
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Keelboat courses

Keelboat Seamanship Skills

Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Course Overview
The RYA Keelboat Seamanship Skills course focuses on building practical skills for handling keelboats in various conditions. Participants practice advanced maneuvers such as reefing, heaving-to, and mooring in confined spaces. The course also emphasizes safety procedures and decision-making, helping sailors navigate challenging situations. By the end, participants will have the confidence and ability to manage keelboats effectively and safely.
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Keelboat Sailing with Spinnakers

RYA Keelboat Sailing with Spinnakers

Intermediate
Advanced
Afloat
Course Overview
Everything you need to know to sail a keelboat confidently with conventional or asymmetric spinnakers, including rigging, hosting, gybing and drop. Learn how to rig the boa; Host; Gybe and drop/recover one type of spinnaker; Either conventional or asymmetric; Gaining the knowledge and understanding to sail the best possible course downwind
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Racing Courses
Keelboat Start Racing

Keelboat 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...
First Aid Course

RYA First Aid Course

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Classroom
Course Overview
Accidents happen when you least expect them. Thankfully serious incidents onboard are rare but getting to grips with basic first aid will ensure that everyone’s in good hands. Administering first aid at sea or even just afloat is very different to doing so on land.
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Clubs & Organisations
Northampton Sailability is a club or organisation offering the following:
Club Sailability Club

RYA Club

Northampton Sailability is an RYA Affiliated Club.
  • Sportsboat RIBS
  • Yacht Cruising

Sailability Club

Northampton Sailability is a Sailability Club offering opportunities for people with disabilities to participate and enjoy the water.
  • Dinghy
  • Keelboat
  • Yacht
  • Groups
  • Individual
  • Taster Session

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