Sailing & Water Sports
Junior Sailing Courses
We offer a fantastic range of junior sailing courses and advanced modules at Port Edgar, from beginner level right through to the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) stage 4. It’s a great way for you to experience the great outdoors, develop your boating skills and enjoy an action packed session full of exciting adventures. All of the RYA stages and levels are supported with a logbook, so parts of the syllabus can be ticked off as you progress and record your achievement. So you’ll be sailing through the stages before you know it!
Weekend Courses (Sat–Sun) for Eight years +
RYA Stage 1
A fantastic introduction to sailing, you’ll have lots of fun while gaining confidence out on the water. By the end of the two days you’ll be able to rig and sail a boat, understand wind direction, basic boat controls and have the confidence to launch and recover a dinghy.
RYA Stage 2
An excellent course that builds upon all of the initial skills covered in Stage 1. You’ll learn more about points of sailing, rigging, launching, tacking and gybing. When you can hike out and lean back, as your boat cuts through the water, you’ll really feel the adrenaline rush of sailing.
RYA Stage 3
Following on from doing some sailing after Stage 2, this weekend course helps to develop your single handed sailing skills. Covering a variety of practical boat control skills, such as; man over board, coming along side and picking up a mooring, we’ll have you speeding along in no time! And if that wasn’t enough to get your teeth stuck into, we’ll also go over a little theory including; tidal information, weather and boat controls.
5-Day Midweek Courses (Mon–Fri) from Eight years+
RYA Stage 1 & 2
An action packed week combining both the RYA stage 1 and 2 syllabus. You’ll have a fun introduction to sailing followed by us helping to develop your rigging, launching, tacking and gybing skills. By the end of the week we hope to have you sailing independently (in gentle conditions).
RYA Stage 3
A week packed full of adventures, this course will help you to develop your single handed sailing skills while working towards your RYA Stage 3 certificate. Covering a variety of practical boat control skills, such as; man over board, coming along side and picking up a mooring, we’ll have you speeding along in no time. And if that wasn’t enough for you to get your teeth stuck into, we’ll also go over a little theory including; tidal information, weather and boat controls. By the end of the course you’ll also be able to put your new found skills to good use and come along to our Big Blue Boat Club on Thursday evenings!
RYA Stage 4
An excellent course that helps you to prepare for moving onto the RYA advanced modules, applying the skills mastered in Stage 3 to double handed dinghies. Run in our fleet of RS Fevas, they’re perfect for developing and nurturing new skills.
5-Day Midweek Courses (Mon–Fri) from Twelve years+
Youth RYA Basic Skills – Level 2
This course gives you the chance to really get to grips with the sport. Our instructors will help develop your skills so you’ll be a safe and competent sailor in no time. By the end of the course you’ll be sailing independently (in good conditions), be able to hire boats from Port Edgar, and come along to the Big Blue Boat Club on Thursday evenings!
Youth RYA Better Sailing – Level 3
The new RYA Level 3 course is now fully integrated into the National Sailing Scheme. This course is designed to give you an opportunity to practice techniques introduced at Level 2 and to develop your performance. It’s also a great way to help prepare you for moving onto the RYA advanced modules.
RYA Dinghy Seamanship and Spinnaker Skills
Combine RYA Seamanship and Sailing with Spinnakers, and it will allow you to sail faster with more control.
RYA Youth Keelboat - Level 2
Who says yachting is just for Adults?! Learning to sail in keelboats is great fun! We’ll teach you through all the basic skills to become a competent sailor (in moderate conditions).
5 Day Race Camp
This course is ideal for aspiring racers and club sailors who would like to improve their racing skills. Under the guidance of our RYA Racing Coaches you will work on all aspects of racing helping you to progress. If you have your own topper or feva, you’re welcome to bring it along too!
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