RYA Sailing Courses
RYA Sailing Courses on beautiful Ullswater in the Lake District.
Because our gently curved beach forms a sheltered bay in full view of the Centre, we can provide an ideal setting and is the perfect place to learn.
We can teach everyone from complete beginners, to experienced sailors wishing to perfect their skills.
We run a wide range of courses, and have an extensive fleet of boats so there is plenty of choice for everyone. There is more information on the different options below, together with a brief synopsis of the internationally recognised RYA syllabus.
If you have any additional questions, would like to check availability or would like to book, please contact us.
(our sailing courses run from 10am – 5pm with an hours break for lunch)
2024 COURSE DATES
We run our RYA courses throughout the season, with the minimum ratio of 2:1 and the maximum ratio of 3:1.
RYA Keelboat Level 1
Sat 15th and Sun 16th June
RYA Keelboat Level 2
Sat 29th and Sun 30th June
RYA Dinghy Level 1
Sat 15th and Sun 16th June
Sat 6th and Sun 7th July
RYA Dinghy Level 2
Sat 11th and Sun 12th May
Sat 13th and Sun 14th July
RYA Traditional Boat Level 1
Sat 1st and Sun 2nd June
Sat 20th and Sun 21st July
RYA Traditional Boat Level 2
Thu 20th and Fri 21st June
RYA Traditional Boat Level 3
Thu 27th and Fri 28th June
We add new dates for all courses on a regular basis.
If you any have specific dates in mind, please do contact us as we are often able to arrange courses to suit.
Aged 16 or under? Please see our For The Kids page for RYA Youth Scheme information and course dates.
Dinghy Courses
RYA Dinghy Courses can be run using single handers, larger crewed dinghies, or a combination of the two.
All our Dinghy Courses include a capsize drill and recovery as part of Level 2 – Start Sailing.
Keelboat Courses
RYA Keelboat Courses follow a similar syllabus to the RYA Dinghy Courses, and is run in our Hawk 20 keelboat.
The capsize drill is omitted and there are extra elements on anchoring, and using an outboard engine.
Traditional Boat Courses
Glenridding Sailing Centre is proud to offer Traditional Boat Courses, in our beautiful Lune Whammel sailing boats.
The course follows the same RYA syllabus as the Dinghy Courses, and includes adaptations for the gaff rig.
The RYA Syllabus
An introduction to sailing dinghies for complete beginners, and covers everything you need to know to get afloat under supervision.
Required experience
Improve your sailing, consolidating skills and trying new ones in a variety of conditions.
Course Prices
2 Day Course £280