Adult Training
Adult Beginners Courses
The Club teaches adults using the RYA Learn to sail with the National Sailing Scheme
The scheme is a series of two-day courses for adults wanting to learn in dinghies.
It has been designed to help you enjoy whichever aspect of the sport appeals to you.
The scheme is comprised of a series of two-day courses enabling you to progress quickly from beginner to experts in a controlled, safe and enjoyable environment at GMSC we teach in Kestrel dinghies.
Level 1
Introducing you sailing with all you need to know to get afloat under supervision
- The course covers how to sail in all directions, including an awareness of launching and recovering.
- The course duration is two days
Level 2
Setting out the foundations of sailing for you
- The course assumes you have sailing skills to the standard of Level 1
- The course lasts 2 days
- The course covers rigging, launching, sailing in all directions. Capsize recovery and essential safety knowledge
Level 3
Consolidating skills and trying new ones
- The course assumes you have sailing skills to the standard of Level 2
- The course lasts 2 days
- The course covers rigging, launching and recovery, sailing techniques and manoeuvres in crewed boats, recovering a man overboard