Irish National Sailing School
Dinghy Level 1: Start Sailing C20
Overview
This Start Sailing Course introduces you to the basics of sailing. If you’re a fan of getting wet, then dinghies are for you! Want to stay dry – try our beginner keelboat course for adults.
This course runs on the syllabus of Royal Yachting Association Level 1 and comprises of 12 hours tuition, over two days. Running from 9.30am until 5.30pm with a break for lunch.
Put simply we start at the beginning – it is assumed that all participants have no previous dinghy sailing experience but are water confident and have a can-do attitude with regard to getting to grips with life aboard a small dinghy!
The course syllabus includes:
- Learning how to rig (Assembling your boat)
- Pre-launch safety checks.
- What clothing is the right clothing to wear?
- Weather – what conditions are safe for me?
- Turning the boat around – Tacking and Gybing.
- Setting the sails according to what angle you’re sailing at to the wind.
- Capsize recovery – Getting the boat back upright!
- Learning how to determine the direction the wind is coming from.
- Ropework!
The course leads to RYA Start Sailing Certification – Dinghy Level 1.
The Boat
Your training boat is the RS Zest – a versatile dinghy designed with sailing training in mind, complete with reefable sail and plenty of cockpit space for you to get comfortable in.
What to Bring
- Swimwear
- Shower gear
- Towel
- Spare pair of clothes
- Packed lunch
We provide:
- Wetsuit
- Lifejacket / buoyancy Aid to
- Waterproof jackets
Our cancellation policy for this course can be viewed here.
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Advanced Power Boat Course - I would recommend anyone looking to improve their skills to attend this course. Excellent facilities, boats and really good instruction. Good craic with the group too. Will definitely do this again even though I got the cert. 
kierann
05/12/2022
