RYA Sailing Courses
RYA Sailing School – Dinghy Sailing Lessons & Courses in South East England
Established in 1986, Rye Watersports RYA dinghy Sailing School, on the South East Coast and Kent and Sussex border ,offers a range of sailing courses and private sailing lessons from beginner to advanced pupils. Dinghy sailing lessons, on our large coastal lake, are available to anyone living in Kent, Sussex, Surrey or London as we are easily accessible by road or rail from the home counties. Or if you live further afield why not turn your dinghy sailing course into a holiday and stay on this glorious part of the Sussex coast. The lake’s close proximity to the sea makes our RYA Training Centre the perfect venue for a sailing school. Southerly winds blow directly from sea, and being on the tip of the South East Coast they funnel in over the Kent and Sussex shore to create great sea breezes unknown to other inland lakes. Dinghy sailing lessons are run on week days and week-ends from March until November.
RYA Start Dinghy Sailing Level 1 - Two Day Course 2 x 6 hrs -
Price £175
The RYA Start Dinghy Sailing course is for complete beginners, and teaches you all the skills and theory necessary to get you helming a boat confidently on your own. You will learn to tack and gibe, and sail round a set course. During the two days you will spend maximum time on the water, with the instructor close at hand to guide you safely and expertly throughout the day. All equipment is provided including wetsuit and buoyancy aid (just bring old trainers to wear, or if you have them wetsuit boots). You will receive an RYA Level 1 certificate at the end of the training. On completion of this course our boats can be hired in light winds.
RYA Dinghy Sailing Basic Skills Level 2 - Two Day Course 2 x 6 hrs - Price £175
The RYA Level 2 course continues with the skills you learnt in Level 1. You progress to more advanced techniques and learn the ‘Five Essentials’ for sailing – balance, trim, sail setting, centreboard, and course made good. When to reef, rope work, and towing are all covered, including sources of weather forecasts, and use of the anchor. By the end of this sailing course you will have the knowledge and skills to get the best performance from your boat in a variety of conditions. The resulting RYA certificate will enable you to hire a dinghy in centres throughout the world.
RYA Dinghy Sailing Progressions – Level 3 – Two Day Course 2 x 6 hrs - Price £175
On this course we introduce you to helm and crew seamanship skills and theory. Becoming confident in working with another crew member is an essential part of the course. The five essentials are developed and improved on. You get your first opportunity to use a spinnaker. An introduction to racing is another element of the course content.
RYA Seamanship Skills – Two Day Course 2 x 6 hrs - Price £175
The RYA Seamanship course will progress your skills to handling a larger boat with main sail and jib. You will learn to crew and helm in a crew boat, and most of the work afloat will be done with your instructor aboard. The course content includes rigging, launching and recovery, sailing tight circles, and sailing rudderless. Emphasis in the theory section is on building on the confidence of the student to make correct seamanship decisions in moderate wind conditions, and the practical skills to manoeuvre the boat in a seamanlike manner. An RYA seamanship certificate is given at the end of this course.
RYA Dinghy Sailing with Spinnaker - 4 hrs - Price £80.00
This course is for sailors who have completed their ‘Basic Skills’ course or above. Your instructor will teach you how to sail a dinghy/keelboat/multihull rigged with an asymmetric or symmetric spinnaker. Part of the course content includes rigging a boat with spinnaker, and trapeze. To perform spinnaker hoist, gybe and drop as crew or helm. To understand how to sail best course downwind, and to do a capsize recovery including spinnaker.
Private Dinghy Sailing Tuition - per hour - Price £40.00
Children’s RYA Sailing Courses & Private Sailing Lessons
One of the most enjoyable and safest ways of getting little ones into watersports – remember ‘Swallow and Amazons’! We have an Adventure Activities Licence which authorises us to teach children of all ages, and we are regularly inspected to ensure we uphold our standard of care since 1986. Click here for Kids Courses.
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Sailing Lessons at Rye Watersports Camber Sands, Rye, East Sussex
Sailing lessons on the south coast can be daunting for beginners, but our dinghy sailing school, in this idyllic spot on the Kent and Sussex coast, has the safety of a lagoon but with the smell of salt in the air! We are only one hour from South London, and an easy drive from West Sussex, Kent and Surrey. Sailing is one of the best ways to relax and unwind. There is enormous fun in getting to the stage where you can helm a boat in a brisk wind, feel it heeling and have the spray being whipped up around you. Or if you just want to sail effortlessly in a light breeze we can get you started.
Rye Watersports Sailing Centre South East England
Our centre is friendly and relaxed, and once you have learnt to helm a boat you can come back and hire, or if you buy your own dinghy you can come and day sail with us. Rye Watersports is one of the few sailing schools in Kent, Sussex, and Surrey that doesn’t require you to become a member before being able to launch your boat. If you live in London a day trip for your sailing lesson is easy, but many people prefer to stay for the week-end, and when the lesson has finished explore this beautiful area in the South East of England. All our instructors are experienced RYA qualified teachers, and dedicated to giving you the best possible introduction to this enthralling watersport.
After your dinghy sailing course our lakeside centre is perfect for the debrief, chilling out on the decking drinking a beer or enjoying a cappuccino, whilst watching the sun set over the lake, and the medieval town of Rye nestled on the edge of the Sussex coast.
Rye town, with its cobbled streets, tea shops, art galleries and antique shops, is only a ten minute walk away. A perfect place to while away a few hours, or stay overnight to make a week-end of it.
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