Sail Training Registration Form
Our RYA approved Sailing School offers practical courses for sailing and powerboating. We have four Hunter Sonata 23ft cruiser/racer sailing yachts and three RIBS (rigid inflatable boats) for the powerboat courses.
Allied to the Centre are the Sonata activity groups: Women on the Water, Blokes on Boats, and Sunday Sonata Sailing where members can consolidate and enjoy their skills. All groups operate the same safety and training protocols coordinated from the Training Centre. Skills for RYA qualifications can be identified and practised.
The CYC Sail Training Centre offers the following RYA courses:
There are three levels of the Keelboat courses plus the Start Racing Course.
Keelboat Level 1 – Start Sailing
- Assumed experience – none
- A Sonata with a qualified RYA instructor and safety equipment.
- 16 hours practical tuition, two students to one instructor and one Sonata
- Three months temporary membership of the CYC
Content:
A course for complete beginners specific to learning to sail a keelboat, teaching you how to leave and return and sail in all directions.
Format:
Three Days (concurrent) or Five evenings (over five weeks)
Qualification:
RYA Start Sailing Level 1 certificate upon reaching the required standard
Costs (per person)
- Current members £150
- Non members will take up temporary membership costing an additional £55
After taking one course, full membership is required to book any subsequent course.
Keelboat Level 2 – Basic Skills
- Assumed experience – Level 1 Start Sailing certificate or equivalent experience
- A Sonata with a qualified RYA instructor and safety equipment.
- 16 hours practical tuition, two students to one instructor and one Sonata
- Three months temporary membership of the CYC.
Content:
Fine tune the basics, and build confidence increasing knowledge in rigging, sailing on all points and developing essential safety knowledge
Format:
Three Days (concurrent) or Five evenings (over five weeks)
Qualification:
RYA Level 2 certificate upon reaching the required standard
Costs (per person)
- Current members £165
- Non members will take up temporary membership costing an additional £60
After taking one course, full membership is required to book any subsequent course.
Keelboat Level 3 – Better Sailing
- Further coaching to consolidate Level 1 and 2 skills and taster sessions from the advanced modules
- Assumed experience – Level 2 Keelboat Sailing certificate or equivalent experience
- A Sonata with a qualified RYA instructor and safety equipment
- 16 hours practical tuition, three students 1 instructor 1 Sonata 1 safety boat.
- Three months temporary membership of the CYC
Content:
Improve your keelboat sailing, consolidating skills and trying new ones in a variety of conditions, getting you ready to progress onto the advance modules
Format:
Three Days (concurrent) or Five evenings (over five weeks)
Qualification:
RYA Level 3 certificate upon reaching the required standard
Costs (per person)
- Current members £150
- Non members will take up temporary membership costing an additional £55
After taking one course, full membership is required to book any subsequent course.
Keelboat Start Racing
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
- Assumed experience – Level 3 Keelboat Sailing certificate or equivalent experience
- A Sonata with a qualified RYA instructor and safety equipment.
- 16 hours practical tuition plus theory shore based, three students 1 instructor 1 Sonata 1 safety boat.
- Three months temporary membership of the CYC.
Content:
All the skills required to start club racing, including basic start sequences and timing; improved tacking and gybing, using the 5 essentials to best effect and having a basic understanding of the racing rules
Format:
Able to take part in small race in good conditions
Costs (per person)
- Current members £150
- Non members will take up temporary membership costing an additional £55
After taking one course, full membership is required to book any subsequent course.
Day Sailing
Preparing and planning a day sail or short journey in a keelboat, including pilotage
Prerequisites
Skills and background knowledge to at least Level 3 standard
Content
- Preparing and planning for a day cruise, pilotage and decision making including adverse conditions
Certificate issuing criteria
Able to plan and execute a short journey or day sail, depending on conditions
Format
- Afloat with some theory ashore
- Tuition total 16 hours
Cost £150
Sailing with Spinnakers
Use a conventional spinnaker
Required experience
Sailing skills to the standard of the Level 3 Better Sailing
Content
- Learn how to rig the boat, host, gybe and drop/recover a spinnaker. gaining the knowledge and understanding to sail the best possible course downwind
Certificate issuing criteria
Ability to fly, recover, pack and launch a spinnaker
Format
- Afloat with some theory ashore
- Tuition total 16 hours
Cost £150
Seamanship Skills
Handle a wide range of situations afloat
Prerequisites
Skills and background knowledge to at least Level 3 standard
Content
- Berthing / mooring the boat in different circumstances, stopping, reducing sail, recovering a man overboard, anchoring. solve problems afloat Improve your keelboat handling and maneuvering skills
Certificate issuing criteria
Ability to competently handle a boat to the prevailing conditions
Format
- Afloat with some theory ashore
- Tuition total 16 hours
Cost £150
Women on the Water
The WOW group welcomes women who enjoy an inclusive yet challenging opportunity to develop sailing skills, particularly when progressing through training courses.
WOW Coordinator: Lesley Hastie
Blokes on Boats
BOB provides enjoyable group sailing, mixing experience with those developing and consolidating their skills, particularly when progressing through training courses.
BOB Coordinator: Peter Coupland
Sunday Sonata Sailing
SSS is particularly attractive to those members who can only sail at weekends, and do not yet own their own boat. Coordinated from the Training Centre, and using the same safety protocols, SSS can enable those progressing through training courses some invaluable time on the water.
SSS Coordinator: Peter Coupland
Sonatas are able to be booked by Club members for racing or cruising via the Training Centre.
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