Youth Sailing Programme
Having Fun on the Water
The club has a thriving youth programme.
We run four day beginner and improver RYA sailing courses at Killington near Sedbergh and improver sessions at high tide at Arnside. We aim to make our sessions safe and fun. We used experienced instructors. They will strive to ensure that everyone has a great time whilst staying safe.
Arnside has a long tradition of sailing with Arthur Ransome's Swallow being made in the village.
Our youth programme is suitable for 8 to 15 year olds. We encourage older more advanced youth to take part in club sailing.
To be able to sail a boat is a great achievement for a young person. Sailing helps to develop independence, confidence, resilience, teamwork and communication skills.
Our paddle board and kayaking lessons are also suitable for families and children.
Booking System - We use an online booking system operated by Eola.
To claim the member's discount or cancel out the price to non members, click on Add-ons
Further Information
For further information about our youth programme chiefinstructor@arnsidesailingclub.org.uk
We reserve the right to cancel lessons if minimum numbers are not met 48 hours before and in the event of adverse weather conditions.
RYA Youth Stages 1 & 2 Beginner - 4 days
This four day RYA Youth Stages 1/2 course is suitable for children and young people aged 8 upwards starting to sail. We will cover rigging and launching the boat, steering, sail setting for different points of sailing, tacking and gybing, knot tying, basic theory, weather and recovering a boat after a capsize. By the end of the course participants should have a range of sailing skills, be well on their way to being a good small boat sailors and be able to join our high tide cadet sessions at Arnside.
For dates and to book click RYA Stages 1 & 2 Booking Form
RYA Youth Stages 3 & 4 Intermediate - 4 days
Our four day Youth Stage 3 / 4 intermediate course is aimed at children and young people who have achieved RYA Stage 2 and are on their way to becoming confident sailors. Our improvers course will further equip them with the skills and knowledge to be independent sailors. Upon successful completion of the course they will be able to rig, launch and then sail their boat in any direction. The course may include some racing. It will use both single and double handed boats. Topics covered include sailing techniques & manoeuvres, tacking, gybing, sailing a course, coming alongside, man overboard, points of sailing and the five essentials and rules of the road – eg port and starboard rule, overtaking
For dates and to book click RYA Stages 3 & 4 Booking Form
RYA Youth Stage 4 plus - 2 days
Two day course enabling advanced youth sailors to progress their skills. We aim to offer a safe and exciting environment as we progress some of the advanced sailing modules providing an opportunity to test your skills against others. Areas that may be covered in the course include use of trapezes and spinnakers, rudderless sailing and racing.
Price 2 days £85 (Children of Arnside Sailing Club members £70)
For dates and to book click RYA Stage 4 plus Booking Form
Getting to Killington Sailing Club
The Club is located just over half a hour's drive from Arnside on the other side of the lake from the motorway service station on a minor road. The club facilities include male/female changing rooms, showers, a small self catering kitchen and meeting room / eating area.
To get there from M6 Junction 34
A) Take A684 towards Sedbergh
B) Turn right after a quarter mile onto Old Scotch Road, a minor road. There is a bend / junction warning sign in advance of the junction
C) After about one mile turn right onto Reservoir Road. This junction is very easy to miss after you are travelling at more than 15 mph.
The postcode is LA8 0NW, which is the same as the motorway station on the other side of the lake.
Youth Taster Sessioms
We are running youth taster sessions at Arnside during the summer on days when high tide levels are low and the water is quite shallow. Participants will be shown how to rig and launch a boat and learn about basic controls. Out on the water they will have a chance to sail and helm the boat starting by sailing across the wind, turning round (tacking and gybing) and progressing onto sailing in different directions to the wind and maybe a capsize drill.
We use Hartley 10s small single sailed boats. For older participants there would be one person in the boat for younger two, one controlling the sail and the other steering with the rudder.
We encourage parents to get involved with the sessions. For example helping launch and retrieve boats or sailing with their children if they are very young.
To check dates and book Youth Taster Sessions at Arnside
Price £30 per session. (£10 children of Arnside members)
High Tide Advanced Youth Sessions
We run improver and advanced sessions at high tide for children and teenagers from May to October. The sessions are suitable for children and teenagers with RYA Stage 2 and above (or the equiliavent). Please check with chiefinstructor@arnsidesailingclub.org.uk to see if they are suitable for your child. The sessions are supervised by an instructor with safety boat cover.
Advanced sessions may include catamarans, spinnakers, racing, tides, seamanship skills and sailing further out into the Bay towards Holme Island and Grange
There are opportunities for parents to help with the sessions for example crewing the safety boat, helping launch and recover boats or sailing at the same time as their children.
Price - £30 per session (Children of club member £10)
To check dates, availability and to book click Arnside High Tide Cadet Booking Form
Killington Club Nights
We are run club nights at Killington on Thursdays evenings during the summer from the end of May from 1700 onwards to around one hour before dusk. There are a chance for young people to improve their skills. However whilst safety boat cover is provided they are not taught sessions. The sessions are only open to Arnside Sailing Club members and their children. Children and young people should be accompanied by adult. Young people sailing independently of their parents should be able to sail a boat competently by themselves and right it after a capsize.
Price £7 adults, £4 children Arnside Sailing Club members only.
To book https://widget.eola.co/1222/activities/club-night-at-killington
Further Information
For further information about our cadet programme arnsidescwatersports@gmail.com
Windsurfing
We can also put on RYA Start Windsurfing Courses at Killington or taster sessions at Arnside if a group of children, young people or adults want to try windsurfing depending on instructor availability. We aim to introduce participants to the basics of windsurfing including how to stand on the board, sailing across the wind, tacking and gybing.
If you are interested contact chiefinstructor@arnsidesailingclub.org.uk
Guidance price based on three people doing an one day course £85 (Children of Sailing Club members £65) per day. For less than three people the price per person would be higher. We do not offer wet suit hire.
Lessons for Schools and Youth Groups
We can put on water sports sessions for local schools and youth groups at Arnside or Killington.. We have an AALA licence (Adventure Activities Licence) and are a RYA On Board Club.
For more details contact chiefinstructor@arnsidesailingclub.org.uk
Youth boats
Our youth fleet at Arnside includes
Hartley 10 - A small stable boat with a single sail used by small children with two in the boat or single handed by older children.
Hartley 12.2 - A doubled handed boat for teenagers and adults with main sail, jib and asymmetric spinnakers.
Gaffling 4.1 - Gaff rig dinghy designed to introduce young people to sailing classic boats. Can also be rowed.
Heron - A traditional dinghy suitable for children
ICLA 4 ( formerly known as Laser 4.7) - Suitable for teenagers weighing 7.8 stones upwards. A RYA youth championship class
Topaz 12 – a twelve foot long child’s catamaran with a trapeze
Topaz 14 - a fast fourteen foot long catamaran with a trapeze for older teenagers
At Killington we use Picos for the beginners course and a mixture of more advanced boats for the improvers course
Safeguarding Policy
The club has a child safeguarding policy. We aim to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children and young people can have fun taking part in watersports, developing their skills and confidence. Click here more details
All our instructors and volunteers are DBS checked
The club’s welfare officer is Mary Adams - Email welfare@arnsidesailingclub.org.uk . If you have any concerns please raise them with her