Sailing Courses with our partner school in Dublin (The National Sailing School). Sailing available April to October. Internationally recognised certificates, issued by the Royal Yachting Association (R.Y.A.) Choose from any of our English language courses and also take a sailing qualification in the afternoons, evenings or at the weekends.
Prices:
Each Level costs €270.00 for the full course i.e. 12 hours tuition.
The course is available at 5 levels:
Level 1: Gives an introduction to sailing, either in a day boat with one or two others (plus instructor) or by yourself in a sailing dingy with an instructor alongside. The course includes rigging the sails, wind awareness, upwind and downwind sailing, beating and triangular course. Also launch recovery and capsizing. 
Level 2: Continue your skills in a 6 metre keelboat or a topper dinghy. The instructor will start to leave the boat as you master the triangular course. The course includes coming alongside a moored boat, man overboard and picking up a mooring. The course will include points of sailing, reefing, the five essentials and racing.
Further courses can be taken after the basic levels. It is also possible to practice at the club using the club boats in the evenings / weekends.
Level 3: Seamanship & independent Sailing. Reefing afloat, anchoring, towing, sailing backwards, and more advanced skills.
Level 4: Racing. Basic Rules, starting sequence, recalls, boat tuning, boat handling and race strategy.
Level 5: Day Sailing & Cruising. Chart reading, buoyage, tides, meteorology and anchoring, plotting a course, checking tides and weather for a sail south to Dalkey or north up the river Liffey.
Course timetable: For Level 1 & 2
Evenings: Tuesday & Thursday from 18.30 to 21.30 – Each level takes two weeks to complete i.e. four evenings.
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Weekends: Saturday & Sunday from 10.00 to 13.00 & 14.00 to 17.00 – Each level takes one weekend to complete.
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Lessons can also be arranged to suit the timetable of the individual i.e. 15.00 to 18.00 hrs on Mondays & Wednesdays or at any other time subject to availability.
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