Course Information

This aims to introduce you to the sport of sailing. The course 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 starts in larger dinghies with the instructor on board, as the course and your ability develops we may move into smaller single handed boats if conditions, abilities, and desire is there to do so.
The course will cover the following:
  • Basic Rigging and parts of the boat
  • Sailing techniques & manoeuvres: upwind, downwind.
  • Tacking, gybing and reaching.
  • Simple rope work & knots.
  • Launching and recovery.
  • Theory subjects: Meteorology, Capsize recovery, rules of road.
Booking at St. Mary’s
Book Endeavour Rib
Booking at Tresco

Sailing

Taster sessions & full courses, Hires

Windsurfing

Taster sessions & full courses, Hires

Powerboating

Water Taxi, Special Charters, RYA Courses.

Kayaking

Sit-on top Kayaking, Tours & Hires

Stand-Up Paddle boarding

Taster sessions & Hires

Activity Specials

Our activity specials are tried and tested fun, adventure-filled and memorable moments on the water.

New This Summer!

Honwave 4m boats for hire.

These simple and seaworthy boats are perfect for heading off to explore the islands for yourself. Powered by a 6Hp outboard, perfect to head off and picnic on another island or do a spot of fishing.