You will find many of the same controls as on a dinghy, but with extra equipment you’d find on sailing yachts, such as winches. Keelboats bridge the gap between small boats and cruisers, offering the benefits of both to beginners learning to sail. Find out more about our keelboat courses below.
A course for complete beginners. Learn how to sail in all directions and awareness of launching and recovery
Build your confidence and gain the skills needed to sail and make decisions in good conditions
Improve your sailing, consolidating skills and trying new ones in a variety of conditions.
Learn how to handle a boat in all circumstances and solve problems afloat.
Master passage planning and decision making for going on a day sail in a keelboat.
Everything you need to know about sailing with conventional or asymmetric spinnakers.
Improve your boat handling and confidence in performance multihulls.
A course for new sailors, wishing to start racing. Build your confidence and general racing knowledge by learning the skills needed to enter and compete in a race.
Develop the skills needed to adapt to racing at different venues and in more challenging conditions. More information coming soon...
Develop the skills needed to adapt to racing at different venues and in more challenging conditions. More information coming soon...
The Youth Sailing scheme is perfect for getting young people started in sailing. Generally these courses are offered in dinghies, but some centres will have options for multihulls and keelboats. Find out more about further opportunities for under 16s.