RYA Kids Stage 2 Sailing
Ages 8–14 2 days
Practice sailing, make friends and enjoy the outdoors!
Stage 2 is all about refining the basics, learning new skills and
The course consists of rigging a dinghy with minimal help, understanding how to launch a boat in different wind directions, and learning standard sailing manoeuvres. The course also covers essential safety knowledge to be used when sailing.
Once RYA stage 2 has been achieved the sailor will be able to sail and make decisions on and off the water in good conditions.
Course details
What's included
Kit included:
Wetsuits, sailing spray tops and buoyancy aids.
Stage 2 Content includes:
- Basic sailing, practicing steering in all directions
- Learning parts of the boat
- Rigging boats.
- Hoisting sails, setting sails and trimming
- Introducing all points of Sail
- Tacking and Gybing
- Sailing around a course
- Ropework
- Collision avoidance and turning
What to bring
- Bring a water bottle, hot drinks provided.
- Suitable footwear- old trainers, wetsuits boots/shoes (no flipflops or crocs)
- Wetsuit and buoyancy aid if you have, or we can provide.
- Windproof jacket and trousers.(we can provide wind jackets)
- Warm base layers to change into.
Prerequisites
- Aged 8-14 (Roughly)
- Must be able to swim.
- Stage 1 sailing ability