Medway Yacht Club
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RYA Stage 4 Youth Sailing Course
30 Oct @ 10:00 am - 31 Oct @ 4:00 pm
Course: RYA Youth Sailing Scheme, Start Sailing Stage 4
Length of course: 2 days
Timings: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Medway Yacht Club, Lower Upnor, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4XB
Who should do this course?
If you are a young person (10-16 years old) and interested in having skills to sail in a dinghy in a range of conditions, this course is for you.
Build your confidence and develop the skills needed to sail in different directions in moderate conditions.
| Youth Sailing Scheme, Start Sailing Stage 4 | |
| Pre-course experience | Sailing skills to the standard of Stage 3 |
| Assumed Knowledge | To the standard of Stage 3 |
| Course content |
Improved rigging, sailing theory, launching and recovery. Building confidence in a range of sailing techniques on all points of sail and capsize recovery
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| Ability after course | Able to launch and sail a dinghy on all points of sail or around a triangle in moderate conditions. |
| Minimum duration | 2-day course |
| Minimum age | 10 years old. (Over 16s may prefer to learn through the Dinghy Sailing Scheme). See sailing courses called ‘Levels’. |
Format:
Afloat predominantly practical on the water with some classroom elements.