RYA Youth Stages 1 -2 Beginner Weekend Course

This two day courses provides a shorter introduction to sailing. It is suitable for children and young people aged 8 upwards starting to sail. We will  cover topics such as rigging and launching the boat, steering, sail setting, tacking and gybing, knot tying, basic theory, weather and recovering a boat after a capsize. We will aim to spend us much time on the water as possible, though there may also be some indoor theory.

Price £82.50 (Club members' children £67.50)

Dates Sat 21 / 22 September

To check  dates and to book click RYA Youth Beginner Weekend

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

Dates Tues 28 - Fri 31 May,  Tues 13 - Fri 16 Aug

To check 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)

Dates Thur 8 - Fri 9 Aug

To check dates and to book click RYA Stage 4 plus Booking Form

Youth Improver Sessions

We are running half day improver session at Killington for children and young people on Sun 15th September in the morning. The session is suitable for anyone who has done our courses over the summer and a good chance to practise. We are running similar sessions at Arnside

Price £30 (Children of club members £10) 

To book Killington Youth Improver Session 

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.

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.

Dates Fri 2 Aug, Sat 10 Aug

To check dates and book Youth Taster Sessions at Arnside

Price  £30 per session. (£10 children of Arnside members)