Dinghy Sailing
At Swansea Watersports we offer a wide range of sailing courses for both adults and youth sailors.
RYA Start sailing £100
This is the first step on the RYA ladder to become a competent sailor. The course is almost identical to the old RYA syllabus and doesn't require any previous experience. The course covers
- Sailing in a triangle
- Basic understanding of 5 essentials
- Rigging and Launching
- Basic sailing
- Capsize drill
The course is run on both single handed and crewed sailing dinghies maximizing your experience.
Return to top 
RYA Basic Skills £100
This course proves to be the perfect follow up to Start Sailing. This course is the next step in the RYA New Adult scheme, almost identical to the Level 2 on the old scheme. Students should have done the Academy Start course, or have similar previous experience. The course covers:
- Using the 5 essentials
- Rules of the road
- Advanced sailing theory
- Advanced Manouvres
By the end of the course our aim is to ensure that you are competent sailor
Return to top
RYA Day sailing £125
This course is for those interested in coastal sailing or those who want to day sail. The course covers:
- Rope work
- Seamanship skills
- Spinnaker techniques
- How to right and inverted dinghy
- Basic meteorology
Try your hand at coastal navigation around the spectacular Swansea Bay and South Gower peninsular. Learn how to pre-plan your route and follow it on the water!
Return to top
RYA Sailing with Spinnakers £125
The course is aimed at the competent Level 2 sailor who wants to learn how to use a modern asymmetric spinnaker and the conventional symmetric spinnaker. The 2 day course can be modified and split up either 1 day on each type of spinnaker or alternatively we can focus on one type – the choice is yours!
Return to top
RYA Seamanship skills £125
The course is aimed at the competent Level 2 sailor. This module concentrates on specific boat handling techniques and should be regarded as an introduction to new skills, some of which may require further practice to perfect. The course includes:
- Advanced seamanship skills
- Rudderless sailing
- Sailing backwards
- Sailing in tight circles
And many more.
This course is the pre-requisite standard for Dinghy Instructor Certification, so those thinking of going for this in the future should consider this course.
Return to top
RYA Start Racing £125
This is designed for the competent level 2 sailor who wishes to move on to club racing. Whether you are sailing single handers or high performance sports boats this is the course for you. The course covers:
- Starts
- finishes
- tactics
- Mark rounding
- Race rules
Ideally the student should come out of the course with a far better understanding of the rules and techniques of racing, and hopefully with an RYA Start Racing certificate.
Return to top
If you are interested in any of the courses we have on offer or if you have a query please contact us on:
07989839878 or info@swanseawatersports.com
Thanks for looking and see you soon |
