Sailing
‘Sailing
is a fantastic and diverse sport, with activities to suit everyone’
says David Ritchie, the RYA’s chief dinghy coach. At Cardigan Bay
Watersports you can learn the basics and/or develop your skills in wonderful
surroundings under the
guidance of our expert staff. We have a range of activities and courses
to suit a wide range of abilities as described below which allow you to
complete modules of the RYA National Sailing Scheme.
A
Taste of Sailing (1.5 Hours)
If you are not sure whether sailing is for you, this is the opportunity
to find out. Lasting for an hour and a half our taster session takes you
through a short shore based introduction followed by the opportunity to
try your hand at the basics afloat under close supervision. An ideal way
to get started. Who knows, you might get the bug!
Start
Sailing (2 Days)
A short introduction to the sport for novices, covering the minimum knowledge
required to get afloat under supervision, leading to the Level 1 Certificate
of the RYA’s National Sailing Scheme. By the end of the course,
participants will have a basic understanding of boat handling techniques
and background sailing theory providing a firm base to proceed to Level
2.
Basic
Skills (2 Days)
This course covers the RYA Level 2 syllabus and aims to make you a competent
sailor in light winds. The course uses a series of sessions afloat to
develop your practical boat handling skills, including, launching and
recovery, manoeuvring, ‘man overboard’ and capsize recovery,
coupled with on shore teaching about sailing theory, wind, tides, rules
of the road etc. On completion the successful sailor will be safety conscious,
have a sound basic knowledge and be capable of sailing without an instructor
on board.
This
course assumes that participants have mastered the skills and knowledge
required for Start Sailing-Level 1and has had some recent sailing practice.
Having mastered
the Basic skills of the Level 2 course you are now ready to develop your
sailing further. A range of sessions and courses are available to lead
you in the direction you wish to go.
‘Tailored Sessions’
If you want to brush up on any particular points of your sailing, we can structure sessions to meet your needs, either individually or in a group. Contact us to discuss your individual requirements.
Hire Sessions
If you have already acquired some sailing skills, you can hire our boats by the hour. This facility is an ideal opportunity for you to practice and consolidate your skills in preparation for moving on to more advanced courses or simply an opportunity to have some fun. Safety boat cover is provided.
(It is helpful if you could please bring your RYA logbook so that we can match your experience to the craft).
Seamanship
Skills (2 Days)
How to handle the boat in all circumstances and solve problems afloat.
As with all RYA courses a mixture of practical sessions and on shore teaching
are used to ensure that on completion the successful sailor will be capable
of manoeuvring a dinghy in a seaman-like manner and make seamanship decisions
in moderate conditions. To participate, you will need to have mastered
the skills and knowledge of Basic Skills-Level 2. Much of the work will
be done without an instructor aboard with the emphasis on increasing the
sailor’s self-reliance and decision making.
Day
Sailing (2 Days)
This RYA course is a must if you want to use your boat to undertake a
short cruise in coastal waters. It is assumed that all participants have
mastered the skills and knowledge required for Basic Skills-Level 2 as
well as being able to carry out the manoeuvres in the Seamanship part
of the National Sailing Scheme. The main thrust of the course is to provide
you with a safe approach to planning and executing a short cruise including
equipping and preparing the boat, navigation and pilotage, dealing with
adverse conditions.
Sailing
with Spinnakers (2 Days)
Many modern dinghies come equipped with asymmetric spinnakers adding a
new dimension and level of excitement to sailing. Learn how to rig and
sail with a spinnaker using crew and equipment to good advantage. You
will already have mastered the skills and knowledge required by Basic
Skills-Level 2.
Start
Racing (2 Days)
You have the basic sailing skills (Level 2) and a competitive streak!
Why not combine the two in club racing? This course is designed to give
you the confidence, skills and knowledge to participate in this exciting
branch of the sport through a range of enjoyable exercises. You will learn
about race organisation, boat preparation and tuning, starting, race strategy,
boat handling, basic rules, and, that all-important finish!
One-to-One
Sessions
If there are any parts of your sailing which you would like to brush up,
why not book a ‘One-to One’ session under the watchful eye
of one of our experienced instructors. You can decide the content of the
session and we will respond accordingly.
Own
Boat Instruction
You have you own boat but there are some features that you are not familiar
with such as the spinnaker, trapeze, etc. or you feel that you are not
getting the best out of it. Maybe it’s some time since you sailed
and feel that you need a refresher! We can help. Book a one to one session
with one of our instructors and we’ll help you get sorted. It may
even be possible for you to sail your own boat on one of our RYA courses,
- just ask.
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