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RYA Youth Stage 1

RYA Youth Stage 1

RYA Beginner Adult and child Stage One Sailing Course 

No experience required - year 5 and above. 

Two days – 0930 to 1630  

Only £50 pp for children or families.  (£150 full price - RST paying £100!)

One to six ratio - hence higher price than taster and club sessions. 

Aimed at Year 5 and above, to develop skills to enable children to attend the clubs evening sessions, in Autumn, Spring and Summer, and join us on our club trips to racing events in the Northwest. 

RYA Youth Sailing Scheme Syllabus - Stage 1

Rigging, Launching + Recovery

  • •        Can assist with rigging a dinghy
  • •        Can launch a dinghy and get under way with instruction
  • •        Can secure boat to trolley
  • •        Can assist with recovery and stowage of dinghy and gear

Ropework

 • figure of eight + • cleat a halyard

Practical Sailing Techniques +Manoeuvres

  • •        Can be a responsive crew under instruction*
  • •        Can steer when sailing and being towed
  • •        Can steer on a reach and go about (reach to reach)
  • •        Understands the effect of basic boat controls
  • •        Understands the basic principles of stopping, controlling speed and getting out of irons
  • •        Can paddle or row round a short triangle
  • •        Can call for assistance

Clothing + Equipment

  • Can put on personal buoyancy correctly
  • Is confident in the water wearing personal buoyancy
  • Understands personal safety - and knows what to wear

Capsize

 • Understands the importance of staying with the boat

Background –

General

  • Can name basic parts of a boat
  • Understands what action to take to help those in distress
  • Understands local hazards
  • Knows how to prepare for a tow

Meteorology

 • Has knowledge of wind direction Meteorology • Understands several ways of finding wind direction

 

 

 

 

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You will be sent detailed information on booking or contact steve@waterparkadventure.co.uk for further information. 

 If you have not completed a medical consent and permissions form, please use this link to complete.  Medical Consent Form

 

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