Training

Littleton Sailing Club is an RYA Training Centre offering courses in dinghy sailing leading to RYA certificates. Our beginners' dinghy courses are a great way to take your first steps into the exciting sport of dinghy sailing whilst our more advanced courses lead you on to sailing with spinnakers and starting to race. Our training principal is Tim Hore – if you are interested in any course or would like more information please email him at training@littletonsc.co.uk. To take part in any course you must be a club member – see the Joining Info link in the menu bar above.

RYA sailing courses offered by the Club:

Combined RYA Level 1 and 2 Course (for those new to dinghy sailing)

This course covers the RYA Start Sailing and Basic Skills courses The course will take you from complete beginner to the stage of being able to safely rig, launch and recover your dinghy and sail in light to moderate breezes on inland waters. The course uses both double-handed dinghies (RS Visions - a modern centre main dinghy) and single-handed Laser Radials and/or Laser Picos. You will normally have the opportunity to sail both types but we will take account of individual preference where possible. The double handed RS Visions allow you to sail with an instructor whereas the single handed dinghies give you independence and more time actually helming. The course last 4 days and is aimed at adults (minimum age 14) with little or no previous experience.

RYA Level 3

The RYA Level 3 course is the next stage after completing your Level 1/2 course. It is best to have a season of sailing after gaining your Level 2 qualification.The course covers all the skills you learnt at Level 1 and 2 but at a more advanced level. It also introduces you to other skills such as seamanship, sailing with a spinnaker and starting to race. It will be given in the RS Vision training dinghies and there should also be an opportunity to try out some higher performance dinghies. The course lasts two days.

RYA Start  Racing

This course is intended for those who can sail but with little or no experience of racing. It is intended to get you to the stage of being able to take part in racing at the Club without being concerned about being around other more experienced sailors. The course will cover race organisation including: race courses and the starting sequence, essential rules, boat handling at the start and overall race strategy. There will be strong emphasis on on-water exercises. The course lasts two days and you can either use your own boat or one of the club boats.

RYA Sailing with Spinnakers

This course introduces you to sailing modern designs of dinghy with asymmetric spinnakers. It uses the Club’s RS Vision dinghies. The course covers rigging, hoisting, dropping and gybing the spinnaker. It will also deal with the specific sailing techniques required to get the best out of the spinnaker, including apparent wind sailing and gybing downwind. The course lasts 2 days.

Planned Course Dates 2012

Please note the courses are only available to members. New members are welcome and combined course and membershuip rates are very competetive with the cost of commercial courses.

Further course dates will be added once finalised. We do not plan to run a Sailing with Spinnakers course in 2012.

The contact for all Littleton training courses is Tim Hore, training@littletonsc.co.uk

Yacht training opportunities are also available to members of the CSSA. For more information go to the CSSA training page.