Courses

We offer a wide variety of courses to cater for all ages and disciplines. All courses follow the RYA Syllabi for its discipline.  Below is a list of the courses available in 2012. Please see the individual course pages for more detailed information.

Oppies
Courses follow the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme. Students should be able to gain various certificates appropriate to the courses.
Sailors from age 7 and upwards.

Picos
We run both Beginners and Improvers courses in Laser Pico dinghies.
Sailors from age 11 upwards.

Doublehanded
Sailing RS Fevas and RS Visions’. These versatile modern designed boats are great for beginners and accomplished sailors alike.  Sailors from 12 upwards

Keelboat
This year in order to broaden the scope of our courses we are offering two Keelboat courses
throughout the last week of our Summer courses. Minimum age 14

If you would like to know more about the RYA Dinghy Syllabi then please refer to the following link :-

http://www.rya.org.uk/coursestraining/courses/dinghymultikeel/Pages/default.aspx

Windsurfing

Beginners, Improvers, and Intermediate courses.
Minimum age 11.

If you would like to know more about the RYA Windsurf Syllabi then please refer to the following link :-

http://www.rya.org.uk/coursestraining/courses/windsurfing/Pages/default.aspx

Other Courses

Powerboat

0930-1630
The Guernsey Sailing Trust is also a recognised powerboat school and run Powerboat
Levels 1 & 2, Intermediate, Advanced and Safetyboat Courses. These courses will generally
be run over the course of a weekend.

Level 1        Minimum age 10                                                             £110 per person

Level 2    Minimum age 14                                                                 £195 per person 

Intermediate and Safetyboat       Minimum Age 16                  £195 per person                (subject to experience)

Advanced Course           Minimum Age 17                                     £225 per person  (VHF/SRC and 1st aid Certificate is required prior to the course)

Level 2 Courses

20th & 21st August             PB1

22nd & 23rd August          PB2

To book your course telephone 01481 710877

In addition to RYA Courses we can also run ICC direct assessments which can include the CEVNI (inland waterways) endorsement needed to enter European inland waterways in you own vessel.

If you would like to know more about the RYA Powerboat Syllabus then please refer to the following link :-

http://www.rya.org.uk/coursestraining/courses/powerboat/Pages/default.aspx

Adult Dinghy

0930 – 1630
These are run over a weekend and will be run subject to interest. You will have the chance to get in on the action in any of our Picos, Fevas, Visions or Xenon.

The Beginners course is aimed at the total novice and will cover both Levels 1 and 2 of the National Sailing Scheme. The boats used will be Picos and Visions.

The Improvers course is aimed at those who have completed the beginners course and it will cover Level 3 of the National sailing scheme which is really to hone the skills learnt in Levels 1 and 2 and further your experience.                    

20th & 21st August            A1

22nd & 23rd August         A2

Cost £160 per person