Banbury Sailing Club 

RYA Start Dinghy Sailing
This leads to RYA Level 1 or Level 2 depending on ability.
Level 1 Start Sailing - intro to the sport of sailing.
Level 2 Basic Skills - sets out the foundations of sailing.
Frequency: normally 2 per year. The Club owns a number of boats which 'new' sailors are encouraged to use.
Details                             

RYA Advanced Modules
Frequency: at least one course per year. Depending on demand and Instructor availability similar non-RYA 'Improvers' courses may be held which will cover the key aspects of the advanced modules.

Seamanship Skills
How to handle a boat in all circumstances and solve problems afloat.

Sailing with Spinnakers
Understand how to sail a dinghy rigged with a symmetric or asymmetric spinnaker.

Start Racing
To build the confidence, skills & knowledge to take part in club racing in good conditions.

Improvers (the 5 essentials)
Frequency: at least one course per year. Intended to help those who have recently completed the Start Sailing course to reinforce (and remind themselves of) the skills they learned.

RYA Power Boat (Adults, Level 1&2)
Learn the basic skills required to use the Club safety boats.
Frequency: 2 or more per year, depending on demand. Details

RYA Power Boat (Juniors, Level 1)
Specifically for age 8+, to learn the very basic skills required to use a power boat safely. .

RYA Safety Boat
Techniques for rescue and boat recovery.
Frequency: at least 1 per year, more on demand. Details.

RYA First Aid
What to do if someone has an accident on or off the water. Instructors must have a valid certificate. The course is run each year to ensure all have the opportunity of keeping up to date. Details.

Assistant Instructor
Training to take you to a level where you can assist instuctors with teaching sailing up to RYA Level 2 and also the first three stages of the Youth Sailing Scheme (i.e. Junior Sailing). Details

Pre-entry assessment
Before you can undertake an Instructor course you must demonstrate your skills in this assessment. Some of the day is spent being coached in areas of weakness, and any that 'fail' will be given a positive debrief to let them know the areas they have to concentrate on. Details. The assessment is valid for 12 months.

Club Principal Race Officer briefing
How to organise and run club races. Every Club member does one 'duty' a year and many go on to take charge as the Principal Duty Officer. The course is intended for those who want to become a PDO, have had PDO-hood thrust upon them, and existing PDOs who want a refresher. It will de-mystify the art of setting courses, the start, using the timer, flags, and making tea. And identify the right flags to fly from the flag-pole.

Improvers courses
A chance to revise and practise your skills. Depending on the participants needs and wishes, and the Instructors available, this course may be indistinguishable from an Advanced Module.

Club Racing Coach
This course aims to train accomplished sailors to safely deliver fun, quality race training to adults or children within clubs, classes or squads.

RYA Yachmaster and Coastal Skipper
We aim to cover the shore-based component of the RYA's popular course on navigation, safety and seamanship. Details will be added when more information is available.

Powerboat Instructor
We hope to be able to run a course to train a number of Powerboat Instructors who will complement our existing team and permit us to continue delivering the RYA Powerboat and Safety Boat courses. Under new RYA regulations participants must have satisfactorily completed a pre-entry assessment. Details will be added when more information is available.

Much informal training goes on at other times - the newcomer to sailing will find many members willing to assist and advise.

For more information please email.