CYE runs a wide variety of sailing courses, for all ages from 8 upwards. All our courses are run by our highly qualified and caring Instructors, and are run under the Guidelines of the Royal Yachting association.
We strive to run our sailing sessions with exceptionally high instructor ratios, typically operating with between 2 and 4 students per instructor to enhance the quality of training we provide. This, coupled with a wide selection of the best training boats available, is a perfect way to try sailing for the first time or pick up from where you left off.
Get Sailing
Get Sailing courses run within the framework of the RYA sailing schemes. You will be placed in a small group, with people of similar experience, led by one of our highly qualified instructors. Under their guidance you will progress your sailing onto the next level, whether that means giving you your first ever experience of sailing, or planning around the harbour in one of our high performance racing boats. Depending on your aspirations for the week, we can work towards that next certificate, or just have fun on the water.
Our Get sailing Courses are split by age, for kids, teenagers and adults. Our kids and teenagers courses (8-11 and 11-14) are run within the RYA Youth Scheme, and we can provide RYA Youth Stages 1-4. Using our fleets of single handed boats that kids can sail on there own, or with a friend including Oppie's and Laser Pico's, as well as larger dinghy’s that allow kids to sail with their instructor in the boat with them. Our instructors are always close to hand to provide assistance launching, tuition from powerboats as well as on-shore teaching and briefings.
Dates for 2012:
Get Sailing A Ages 11-14 Tues 5th - Fri 8th June
Get Sailing B Ages 8-14 Weds 18th - Fri 20th July
Get Sailing C Ages 8-11 Sat 11th - Tues 14th August
Get Sailing D Ages 11-14 Weds 15th - Sat 18th August
Get Sailing E Ages 8-11 Tues 28th - Fri 31st August
Price: £55 per day
Adult Get Sailing weekends run every spring and the emphasis is very much the individual and getting what you want out of the weekend. So whether its 2 days of intensive coaching, or just a sail around the harbour, we will do all we can to facilitate your needs. These weekends are for everyone, student or grandparent, novice or racer, we’d love to see you.
Dates for 2012: Sat 30th June - Sun 1st July
Price: £55 per day
Training Courses
Our RYA training courses are designed to let you experience the fun of sailing and take your sailing to the next level, but are more focused on learning specific skills than the Get sailing courses.
We offer separate RYA courses for teenagers and adults, tailoring our teaching to the needs of the individuals.
All of the RYA Dinghy Sailing modules are available, most lasting 2.5 days:
Level 1 and 2: The entry levels are usually combined to form a 5 day course taking you from your first experience of sailing, through to sailing one of our single or double handed dinghies on your own. You will get to try a variety of dinghies and learn everything from rigging and launching to dealing with a capsize and and your first solo sail.
Dates for 2012: (Ages 13-18) Mon 23rd - Fri 27th July; (Age 18+) Mon 1st - Fri 5th Oct
Price: £380
Seamanship Skills: A chance to perfect your sailing manoeuvres and learn new skills including, picking up moorings, anchoring, sailing without a rudder and picking up a 'man over board'.
Dates for 2012: (Ages 13-18) Mon 23rd - Weds 25th July; (Age 18+) Mon 1st - Weds 3rd Oct
Price: £190
Day Sailing: Go on a day trip to one of the beautiful beaches or bays within Chichester harbour and learn everything you need to safely plan and undertake trips on your own.
Dates for 2012: (Ages 13-18) Weds 25th - Fri 27th July; (Age 18+) Weds 3rd - Fri 5th Oct
Price: £190
Spinnakers: Adding a 3rd sail to the front of a dinghy (the spinnaker) transforms the speed of sailing away from the wind. You will learn how to handle and control this sail under the expert eye of one of our Advanced Instructors.
Dates for 2012: (Ages 13-18) Weds 25th - Fri 27th July; (Age 18+) Weds 3rd - Fri 5th Oct
Price: £190
Performance Sailing: Turbo charge your sailing with high quality coaching from our advanced instructors. You will be pushed to your limits to get the most out of our high performance dinghies.
Dates for 2012: (Ages 13-18) Mon 23rd - Weds 25th July; (Age 18+) Mon 1st - Weds 3rd Oct
Price: £190
Racing: Usually run on demand, the Racing module is designed to give you the basics and a head-start into club racing. You will look at start sequences, different courses and tactics as well as receiving constant coaching on your personal sailing.
To view a sample program, click here.
Instructing
Want to share your passion for sailing with others and become an instructor? We run Instructor courses and can also provide you with all the prerequisites you will require before attending a course.
Dinghy Instructor Pre-requisites:
RYA First Aid - a one day course including a module on hypothermia and drowning.
RYA powerboat Level 2 - a 2 day course covering the essential elements to basic powerboat handling and usage.
Dinghy Instructor Pre-Entry Training and Assessment – a skills based assessment with an optional day of training to maximise your
RYA Dinghy Instructor Course - A five day course designed to develop your coaching skills and knowledge of an effective teaching progression. This is an intensive course requiring good personal preparation in advance. Full details of content can be found in the RYA coaching handbook G14.
Minimum age for dinghy instructor training is 16.
