Whether you are looking for your first taste of this fantastic sport, or looking to improve your seamanship skills, we have something for you at Onboard. Draycote is a perfect location for all levels of ability and are fleet is specially chosen to get you enjoying your time on the water.
Our courses are run over weekends, Saturdays only or during the week, so there's something to suit everyone's schedule! Alternatively if you can't make a course, we can arrange one-to-one tuition at a time to suit you.
Choose a course below, or call us on 01788 814418 and we will help you find the way forward.
Beginners sailing course (RYA level 1 and 2). This course provides a comprehensive introduction to dinghy sailing, covering a wide variety of skills to enable you to sail confidently in moderate conditions.
Beginners sailing course (RYA level 1 and 2) over two consecutive weekends. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to dinghy sailing, covering a wide variety of skills to enable you to sail confidently in moderate conditions.
Beginners sailing course (RYA level 1 and 2) run midweek. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to dinghy sailing, covering a wide variety of skills to enable you to sail confidently in moderate conditions.
RYA level 1 and 2 course run on catamarans. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to cat sailing, covering a wide variety of skills to enable you to sail confidently in moderate conditions.
This course is run over 6 weeks on Wednesday evenings from 6pm giving you the basics of sailing we will be working towards our RYA level 1 and 2 qualifications
RYA Better Sailing (RYA level 3). This 2-day intermediate course focuses on improving your sailing technique and boat handling skills as both helm and crew. Designed to help build confidence, it enables you to develop the skills you learnt on level 1/2.
A 1-day RYA advanced sailing module. This course teaches you to make seamanship decisions and solve problems afloat. You will cover reefing afloat, sailing backwards, recovering a person overboard, anchoring and sailing without a rudder/centreboard.
A 1-day RYA advanced sailing module. This course covers everything you need to know about sailing a modern 3-sail boat: rigging a spinnaker, gybing, recovering the spinnaker and how to sail the best possible course downwind.
1:1 or 1:2 dinghy sailing tuition with an RYA instructor
All dinghy sailing courses can be run as private tuition. Private tuition provides great flexibility and can be used to hone in on specific skills and areas of your sailing that you want to improve on. Up to £30 an hour per person.
Please call us on 01788 814418 to discuss your requirements and arrange a date to suit you.