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RYA Youth Sailing Scheme – Stage 2

21 Aug 2025 @ 10:00 am - 22 Aug 2025 @ 4:30 pm

Course: RYA Youth Sailing Scheme, Start Sailing Stage 2
Length of course: 2 days
Timings:10:00am – 4:30pm
Location: Medway Yacht Club, Lower Upnor, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4XB

Who should do this course?

If you are a young person (8-16 years old) and interested in having skills to sail in a dinghy in a range of conditions, this course is for you.

Youth Sailing Scheme: Start Sailing Stage 2
Pre-course experience: Sailing skills to the standard of Stage 1
Assumed Knowledge: To the standard of Stage 1 Course content Improved sailing skills Tacking, gybing, ropework and collision avoidance
Course content: Launching and recovery, sailing across the wind, turning around, steering and basic parts of the boat

Ability after course Able to sail across the wind, steer and understand the basic principles of sailing
Minimum duration 2-day course
Minimum age 8 years old. (Over 16s may prefer to learn through the National Sailing Scheme). See sailing courses called ‘Levels’.

Format: Afloat predominantly practical on the water with some classroom elements.

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Details

Start:
21 Aug 2025 @ 10:00 am
End:
22 Aug 2025 @ 4:30 pm
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