Waldringfield Sailing Club

Sail Training WSC

WSC Sailing School exists to:

· Teach adult and junior members to sail
· Offer opportunities to increase Sailing Skills.
· Provide WSC with qualified Safety Boat drivers.
· Provide opportunities to learn Race Management
· Increase participation in the sport of sailing.

Waldringfield Sailing Club Sailing School is an RYA reconised teaching establishment run by the club as service to its members. It also contributes to the club's responsibility to increase participation in the sport of sailing to the wider public, particularly children and young people.

The school has a fleet of 5 Wayfarers in which to teach courses and is able to hire in additional boats for bigger courses.

RYA Courses - What are they?

The RYA is universally known as providing the best method for teaching sailing. The teaching method began over 40 years and has been refined constantly to keep it up to date.
The WSC Training School is recognized and certificated by the RYA to run the courses set out below and is in spected every year to ensure it maintains the approved standard of teaching.
All our instructors are fully trained and hold the proper qualifications. They are supervised by the Senior Instructor who holds a higher qualification and ensures that the teaching is properly organized.
The whole operation is led by the Principal who ensures that all the elements of teaching , administration and finance are woven together to form a well run centre.
Dinghy Courses
Adult
Level 1—learn to sail
Level 2— Competent Helm
Level 3— Skilled Helm
Advanced Modules -
‘Start to Race’
‘Sailing with spinnakers’
‘Semamship Skills’
Junior Courses
Level 1/2—Learn to Sail
Level 3/4—Competent Helm
Advanced Modules:
‘Start to Race’
‘Sailing with spinnakers’
Powerboat Courses
Powerboat level 2—basic handling
Safety Boat—
Yacht Courses
Day Skipper Shorebased Course
Yachtmaster Shorebased Course
VHF/GMDSS Radio Course
Introduction to radar course

Courses run WSCSS