Dorchester Sailing Club

Members only Youth Sunday Training Price £40

Bookings Open 9AM Saturday 22nd August

This is a 6 week course of Sunday sailing sessions for young sailors aged between 8 and 18. This course is open to young people whose families are members of Dorchester Sailing Club. If you would like to join the club see the membership section of our website. You may book a place on the course before applying for membership, but you must be a member before the course starts. 

To comply with club rules a parent or nominated adult is required to remain on-site at all times.

Booking

We will run 2 groups, both in the morning. Please select the appropriate option when booking. Places in each group are limited.

• Race - Runs from 9:00 - to 11:00 AM - suitable for children who have completed RYA youth Stage 3 or above and are able to sail on all points of sail. This group will work to develop racing skills and we hope some sailors will stay on after the session and join in the club race.
  Sailors are welcome to use their own boats, or you can use a club boat. We will use either single handers or Fevas depending on numbers and conditions.
  Please select own boat or club boat when booking.

• Intermediate - Runs from 9:00 to 11:15 AM - suitable for children who have completed some training and been awarded RYA youth stage 1 or 2 or have the equivalent skill level. They should be happy to sail in a boat on their own under supervision and at least know how to tack.
  This group will be divided by ability and will work towards RYA stage 2 or 3 as appropriate. The group will sail in club single handers and we will endeavour to allocate an appropriate boat based on height and weight.

What to bring

Please note that participants usually get wet and suitable clothing must be provided. Wetsuits are recommended. We provide buoyancy aids only. You can find our complete advice for course participants on our website

Logistics

The course runs from 13th September for 6 Sundays (13th, 20th, 27th Sep, 4th, 11th, 18th October) from 9AM to 11:15, finishing in time to join the club race at 11:30. 

For questions about this course email training@dorchestersailingclub.org.uk

The online booking system will ask for the approximate weight and height of the participant, but you can ignore these if using your own boat. It is much easier if you have that information to hand when booking. When a group is full there will be an option to join the waiting list, if you have any problems joining the waiting list then please email us.

Inclusion

Dorchester Sailing Club is committed to making our activities as inclusive as possible. If there is any other information you would like to share with us that will enable us to improve the experience, for example, special needs,  preferred pronouns, or religious observances, mention this on the booking, or drop us an email.