Irish National Sailing School
Irish Sailing Sailing Instructor (Keelboat) Conversion – March
Overview
The Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School is delighted to announce an Irish Sailing SBSS Keelboat Instructor Conversion Course
Keelboat Instructor (Conversion) Course
The course runs from 9am until at least 5pm on the following dates:
- Course 1: Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th March 2025
The course fees are €195.
Pre-requisites:
- Course participants must already hold an Irish Sailing (Dinghy) or Powerboat Instructor qualification. Successful completion of this course will revalidate all existing SBSS qualifications up to and including Senior Instructor. 
- Course participants must have completed an Irish Sailing SSBS Pre-Entry Assessments in Keelboats - please contact us if you need to complete this ahead of the course.
Additional Pre-requisites
- Minimum age 17
- Irish Sailing SBSS Pre-entry Assessment (Keelboat)
- Irish Sailing National Powerboat Certificate
- Valid Emergency Care Certificate
- Current Irish Sailing Garda Vetting Clearance
- Valid Safeguarding 1 Certificate
- Hold current valid Irish Sailing Membership. Â
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Great sailing school in the tidal waters of Dublin Bay - I have just done the RYA Competent Crew course here, five-days aboard the 36-foot Beaufort Venture under the guidance of instructor Gary Curran. The whole week surpassed my expectations, and I cannot praise Gary's teaching style highly enough. We covered the syllabus with clear, safety-focused instructions, followed by lots of hands-on practice. He was patient when things didn't always go right first time, and challenged us to step up our skills when he thought we were ready. We got lots and lots of sailing in conditions ranging from 10 to 30 knots of wind, and the Beaufort Venture is a comfortable and forgiving boat to sail. I won't name check my wonderful shipmates, but I can say that after this week of instruction and encouragement I've raised my sailing ambitions to a higher level. The INSS under Kenny Rumball are super-well organised, and supported us with all the advice, equipment, clothing and food we needed. A great week, and I strongly recommend the INSS to anyone wanting to start sailing or to build their skills.
PatrickKinsella
01/07/2017
