Learn to sail at Reading Sailing Club
14/01/2020
Learning how to use sailing and Power Boats with Reading Sailing Club is a fun and rewarding experience. Set in a safe and picturesque environment and led by enthusiastic volunteer instructors, our trainees gain recognised qualifications and a real sense of achievement.
| Our courses cater for beginners, intermediate and specialist racers. All training is given in our own boats by fully qualified instructors. We supply all specialist equipment including buoyancy aids, wetsuits and spray tops. If you have your own boat you can use that, subject to a safety check and suitability. The training is centred on our club house with hot showers and club facilities. |
Reading Sailing club has been an RYA approved teaching establishment since 2006. |
On successful completion, students gain an internationally recognised RYA qualification, accepted by all other RYA accredited centres and many of the worlds water sports and all-inclusive resorts.
The training is delivered by volunteers and is intended as a way of encouraging new joiners to the club and giving you a way to start sailing.
For more details of training in 2020 and how to book please e-mail us at training@readingsc.org.uk or read our Training Information Pack
SAILING
We have a range of boats available and during your course you can expect to have a go in both a single and multi handed boat:
- Topper: The ideal learning boat for juniors
- Pico: A great first boat for adults
- Sport 14: A spacious two handed sail boat taking up to three trainees and an instructor.
- Laser: A higher performance single hander for more experienced sailors
We offer:
Adult Sail TrainingRYA Levels one and two. More specialist intermediate RYA courses (e.g. Level 3 & Seamanship skills). We also run occasional Race Training on dates that are published from time to time. |
Junior Sail TrainingRYA Stages one, two and three. ‘Oppies’ a series of weekday late afternoon sessions during the summer leading to RYA stage one, two and beyond. Please note that a responsible adult must stay on site with each child during the training – |
Sailing Course dates for 2020:
These courses and dates are available for booking. Please contact the Training Team if you are interested.
| Course Code | Level | Dates |
| Course A20 | RYA Adult Start Sailing Level 1 | Friday 10th & Monday 13th April |
| Club Open Day | Come along and chat to our training team and even take to the water with one of our members | Saturday 2nd May |
| Course B20 | RYA Adult Basic Skills Level 2 | Friday 8th & Saturday 9th May |
| Course C20 | To be decided | Saturday 23rd and Monday 25th May |
| Course D20 | To be decided | Saturday 20th and Saturday 27th June |
| Course E20 | To be decided | Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July |
All courses are open to members only (see the membership page on how to join) and are priced at £100. All start at 9.00am and typical finish around 5.00pm depending on weather.
To take part on any course you must be a member of the club. We welcome new members, especially those joining us to embark on training courses.
To book a place on the training, contact the club via training@readingsc.org.uk or visit the club on a Saturday or Sunday to find out more about our training courses.