Irish National Sailing School
RYA Dinghy Instructor Course
Overview
The Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School is delighted to announce our upcoming instructor training courses.
RYA Dinghy Instructor Course
The course runs over a 5-day period lasting approximately 50 hours. Training in teaching techniques afloat and ashore is provided during the course. A RYA Coach/Assessor run and it is moderated on the final day by another RYA Coach/Assessor who has not been involved in the candidate's training.
Candidates will be required to demonstrate competence in course preparation, delivery and management, as well as customer liaison.
2025 Course Dates
- Monday 14th to Friday 18th April, running from 9am daily until at least 5pm each day
The course will definitely proceed as we already have sufficient bookings from our in-house trainees.
Course Prerequisites
- Be aged 16 years or older.
- Hold a valid first aid certificate – list of accepted certificates here.
- Hold an RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate.
- Hold the RYA Safe and Fun Certificate, this is a RYA interactive online course.
- Passed an RYA Dinghy Pre-entry Sailing Assessment no more than 1 year before the course.
Course Fees
The course fees are €550. Please note that this includes use of wetsuits/watersports gear as needed.
Accommodation
Please note this is a non-residential course. There is plenty of good quality accommodation available in the area. All are well connected by frequent bus or train service to our clubhouse:
There’s also a very nice B&B located about 250m from our clubhouse, Connaught House, located on Crofton Road. The family who run the B&B look after our yacht instructors and RYA examiners regularly. They can be contacted on:
- T: 00353 (0)1 280 5502
- E: info@connaughthouse.ie
Got A Question?
Please feel free to reach out to us on 00353 (0)1 284 4195 or by email to sailing@inss.ie.
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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 -
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
