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RYA Sailing Courses

We are currently only running RYA courses for group bookings (minimum 4 people). Dates are flexible to suit you - please call us to discuss your requirements.

Our RYA sailing courses are taught on our Reflex 38, based in Hamble, Hampshire. During your course you will sail all around the Solent, returning to Hamble at the end of your course. The Solent is a perfect learning ground, as it has complex tides and many creeks and harbours in which to practise navigation and, boat handling, as well as pleasant places to spend the night.

Our yachts are racer-cruisers, which means they are fast, responsive and really great fun to sail. To keep them light they are simple down below, with a mainly stripped-out open-plan interior. Unlike on many yachts, you will have your own berth rather than having to possibly share a double with a stranger. There is one double cabin available.

Our instructors are highly qualified, so that you get the most from your course. We also place importance on their personal skills; we want you to enjoy yourself as well as learn!

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Beginners Courses

Start Sailing

Join us for a fun taster weekend on the Solent and begin to learn the ropes!

Start Sailing is a two-day introduction to sailing. Join us on Saturday morning and within a few short hours you will be sailing the yacht, helming, tacking, jibing and handling the sails. You'll be amazed at how much you learn in these two days, from getting the boat ready and getting going, controlling it safely and enjoyably, and bringing it back into port like a pro.

On the Saturday night we will stay on the yacht in a marina or mooring in the Solent area - often the Isle of Wight - and sail back to Hamble on Sunday afternoon.

If you enjoy this first weekend, it can count towards a Competent Crew course. This weekend is also suitable as a refresher for anyone feeling rusty on their basic skills.

Competent Crew

In five days we'll have you confidently helming, tacking, jibing, putting in reefs and doing sail changes. This beginner's course in sailing can be run from Monday to Friday, or, to save you taking unnecessary days off work, as five days from Wednesday to Sunday. It can also be done as a weekend followed by a three-day weekend. No previous experience is required.