Irish National Sailing School
Lios na nOg Afterschool Sailing May/June 2025
Overview
Lios na nOg Afterschool Sailing
This four week programme provides an enjoyable and progressive way for children to learn to sail. We start at the beginning – rig the boats, learn the ropes and then get onboard. Over the four weeks children will have lots of fun learning sail techniques, rules of the road, capsize recovery and meteorology. Sailing also teaches them life skills including – Confidence, Communication, Creativity, Determination, Independence and Teamwork.
The course runs on Friday afternoons for 4 weeks after Easter on the following dates;
May – 2nd, 9th, 16th, 30th
Sailing runs from 3pm to 5.45pm
Cost for 4 sessions: €160 to include transport to and from the INSS
What to Bring
Wetsuit: Students can hire a wetsuit, or they are welcome to use their own
Footwear: Old Trainers / Wetsuit Booties / Crocs (flip flops are not suitable for the activity)
Raincoat/waterproof jacket to wear over wetsuit
Swimming Togs (to be worn under wetsuit) and Towel
Wetsuit. Please note wetsuits must be long sleeved and long legged. Shortie wetsuits are not suitable for the Irish weather!
PLEASE ENSURE ALL ITEMS ARE CLEARLY NAMED
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Amazing! Well worth it and I enjoyed every bit of it! - Firstly, Jess (our instructor) was amazing! I was a bit nervous starting this course as I didn't know what to expect but Jess made it so easy to understand everything and I absolutely, thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it! As a result, I'll be booking more courses with them soon.
I think the school is excellent, the structure of the courses are excellent and the instructors are very very good at what they do and I just want to thank Jess and everyone else involved for not only making it an excellent weekend but also giving me an interest in something that I want to stick with for the rest of my life!
If there were 100 stars to choose from instead of just 5, I'd choose 110 ;)1V426
12/09/2022 -
Competent Crew Course - Excellent Instructor - Having done a few courses with the INSS over the summer of 2023, and some sailing on the Mediterranean, doing the Competent Crew course with others who were doing the Day Skipper course at the same time was the highlight of my time learning how to sail. The reason it was the highlight was largely due to the course instructor Shona O'Dowd (I made certain to get her full name before leaving to give her the credit she deserved). Huge knowledge and experience mixed with a great attitude, with friendliness, patience and approachability making Shona stand out and make each day of the course something to look forward to regardless of weather or experience level. Shona guided practical use of all facets of sailing knowledge excellently and never micromanaged or tried to exert too much control, thereby never limiting the learning that can take place for students.
This teaching style is difficult to find, having seen a variety of instructors and their styles, in different countries and even within the INSS, and so you will be very lucky if you get Shona on your boat when it comes your turn to learn the ropes (literally). All in all, the Competent Crew course was very enjoyable, and I just wanted to give credit where it was due.Maps57686967283
20/08/2023