Sailing Instruction
All sailing instruction can be tailored to suit your individual needs, if there is not a program or course suitable please contact us to discuss your requirements. We can offer full courses or 1 - 2 hr sessions to fit in with your holiday plans. We offer private 1:1 tuition with dedicated uninterrupted instruction to fast track you through the skill levels or our group courses are an excellent way to meet other like minded people and have a lot of fun whilst learning from each others triumphs or unexpected swims!
Accompanied Dayboat Sail
Let one of our experienced helms take you out in one of our stable dayboats for a cruise. Get stuck in and have a go yourself or sit back and let the instructor do all the work while you relax and enjoy being on the water. No experience is necessary or perhaps you are a competent sailor but a bit rusty and would like to have an instructor onboard to get your confidence back. .jpg)
Sessions are by the hour, 1/2 day or day for up to four or five people.
Private Instruction (1 or 2 hour sessions)
Ideal as a taster session for complete beginners or a refresher to build on your previous experience and improve your skills. Each session can be timetabled to fit in around your other plans and can be for up to 3-4 persons with an instructor. Please inform the instructors at the start of your sessions or when booking if you wish to follow the RYA syllabus and work towards certification.
Two-Day Course (8 Hours min)
Our two day courses consists of 2 sessions each day tailored to the specific needs of the individual or group to progress and improve your sailing ability. The nature of each session will depend on the student’s ability with maximum time afloat, shore based theory and observed practice time. The course can be run as a private session or as part of a group of students of similar ability. If doing an RYA course you may progress through more than one level during the course. Group sessions make for great fun sociable sessions and a brilliant way to learn from each other. The group courses are run on set days on St. Mary's and Tresco.
RYA Start Sailing (Level 1)
This aims to introduce you to the sport of sailing. This 2-day course (as above) covers all the basics to get afloat and have as much fun as possible and hopefully inspire you to take up sailing regularly. The course will cover the following:
- Basic Rigging and parts of the boat
- Sailing techniques & manoeuvres: upwind, downwind.
- Tacking, gybing and reaching.
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- Simple rope work & knots.
- Launching and recovery.
- Theory subjects: Meteorology, Capsize recovery, rules of road.
RYA Basic Sailing (level 2)
Build upon your previous experience and progress your sailing technique and knowledge. You will develop a wider breadth of knowledge and understanding of sailing and safety awareness. The course shall include:
- Rigging to different conditions.
- Improved sailing techniques, sail setting, balance, trim
- Capsize recovery
- Points of sail and basic sail aerodynamics.
- Awareness of hazards & dangers.
- Emergency equipment and action
RYA Intermediate (level 3), Seamanship Skills, Day sailing, Spinnaker Sailing. We are able to run each of these more advanced courses to progress your ability further, and help you become a more advanced and competent sailor.
RYA Youth Training Scheme (Stages 1-4)
The youth scheme is designed for 8-15year olds and runs in conjunction with the RYA national sailing scheme, but has been broken down into smaller more manageable sections for junior sailors. Doing these courses as part of a group is a great fun way to learn sailing whilst making friends. For children under 11 years, sessions of an hour at a time rather than a full 2day course is advisable. It is not always an equal step up between stages and often more practi
ce time and experience needs to be developed to gain the next level.
RYA Youth Stage 1
• Basic rigging.
• Launch & recovery.
• Sailing techniques, basic steering and control.
• Capsize recovery.
• Basic boat parts and theory.
• Learning about hazards.
RYA Youth Stage 2
Building on the skills learnt in stage 1 to build your confidence.
• Rope work & rigging.
• Control of boat speed.
• Principles of five essentials.
• On completion can sail a triangle course
• Rules of the Road.
• Effective crewing of a boat. 
RYA Youth Stage 3
This is the equivalent of National scheme Level 2.
• Tacking upwind
• Coming alongside
• Picking up moorings
• Basic sail aerodynamics theory
• Meteorology
• Points of sail.
RYA Youth Stage 4
At the end of this course you will have the skill required to sail a double handed boat as crew or helm and solve a variety of problems afloat. From this course you may start to progress through the advanced modules of the National Sailing Scheme. 
