RYA Adult Sailing – Level 1 (Start Sailing)
This beginner-level course provides a relaxed and practical introduction to dinghy sailing. Adults learn the fundamentals of boat handling, key sailing terminology, and how to get a dinghy moving safely and confidently on the water.
Course highlights:
• Learning the key parts of the boat
• Launching and recovering a dinghy
• Basic steering and sail control
• Sailing across the wind and simple turns
• Essential safety knowledge
By the end of the course, participants will be able to sail across the wind, steer with confidence, and understand the basic principles needed to progress to Level 2.
Expert guidance is provided by our qualified instructors, using a modern fleet of dinghies to ensure a safe, welcoming, and supportive learning environment.
Complimentary Session: Please note all participants who complete the RYA Sailing Level 1 get one free Social Sailing session. Once you’ve completed the course, please email [email protected] and we’ll get that booked in for you!
Please note: Due to increased cost pressures, we need a minimum of 2 participants for each session to go ahead.
Adverse Weather and Reserve days
All Aboard Watersports reserves the right to postpone or cancel a session in the event of adverse weather conditions or other circumstances beyond our control that may affect safety or the quality of instruction.
Our RYA Sailing and Powerboating courses are advertised as two-day courses with a reserve day built in, which will routinely be the following Saturday, unless otherwise stated. If we need to cancel a day of the advertised weekend course, the cancelled day will automatically be rescheduled for this reserve day.
Participants are expected to keep the reserve day free when booking a course. If a participant is unable to attend the rescheduled session, we will do our best to offer an alternative date, but this cannot be guaranteed.
