Irish National Sailing School
Dinghy Level 2 : Basic Skills
Build on the Level 1 skills, while gaining confidence afloat. The Royal Yachting Association Dinghy Level 2 Course will take your basic skills and teach you the next level of boat control. Courses run on Saturdays and Sundays from 9.30am-5.00pm each day.
In addition to fine honing the skills you will have acquired on the level 1, the level 2 course introduces the following manoeuvres and skills:
- Reefing – making your sail area smaller to cope with weather conditions.
- Learning how to pick up a mooring.
- Learning how to come alongside a moored boat / pontoon.
- Recovering a person fallen overboard.
- Introduction to Racing!
Successful participants will receive the RYA Level 2 Dinghy Certificate.
The Boat
The course begins in the RS Zest, as the course progresses you’ll be introduced to the more powerful RS Neo, and RS Quest double handed boats.
What to Bring
- Swimwear
- Shower gear
- Towel
- Spare pair of clothes
- Packed lunch
We provide:
- Wetsuit
- Lifejacket / buoyancy Aid
- Waterproof jackets
Our cancellation policy for this course can be viewed here.
