The courses are run over a 2-day period, each day starting at 10:00am and finishing at 4:00pm with a lunch break between 1:00pm and 2:00pm.

Level 1

The Level 1 course is aimed towards adults normally aged 16 years and over. There isn’t any assumed prior knowledge for the level 1 course. The course will introduce you to sailing with all you need to get afloat under supervision. The course consists of how to sail in all directions, and an awareness of launching and recovery. Once the level 1 has been achieved the sailor should be competent to sail in light winds under supervision.

If you have your own wet gear such as a buoyancy aid or wetsuit, we recommend you wear this as you know it fits and is comfortable. Suitable footwear is required to be worn while on the course, this could be wetsuit boots, wet shoes or old trainers. We do not allow flip flops and we do not recommend crocs.

If you don’t have your own kit, we can provide equipment for you whilst on your sailing course, this can include wetsuits, spray tops and buoyancy aids. We do not provide footwear.

Even if the weather is overcast, we would recommend wearing sun cream, on hot & sunny days a sun hat & sunglasses is a good idea. Water bottles can be taken out to stay hydrated & there is a free water filling station on the dinghy park

Completing the course doesn’t necessarily mean that a suitable level of ability will have been reached, certification will only be awarded once an appropriate degree of competence has been achieved. We will do our best to help students reach this goal however some may get there sooner than others

The next step after achieving level 1 is to start working towards level 2, which starts working towards rigging, launching, sailing in all directions, capsize recovery and essential safety knowledge.