Sailing
"The location really is excellent, you wouldn't beat it anywhere"
Mal Jones, Welsh National Sailing Coach
Our RYA qualified instructors have lots of experience in teaching dinghy and catamaran sailing. They are well practised in local weather conditions; they are friendly, enthusiastic and committed to making your learning easy and enjoyable.
Learn to Sail - The Traditional Way
Start off on a Wayfarer, the classic sea going dinghy with two or three others and your instructor. Learn how to rig the boat, set the sails and sail around the protected flat water at Dale. Theory covers safety, wind, weather and tides.
- Begin to sail around under the guidance of your instructor
- In 2 Days; RYA Level 1 - Learn all the basics and sail the boat competently with your instructor supervising
- In a Week; RYA Levels 1 and 2 - You'll feel at home sailing around the bay in a variety of weather conditions in crewed and single handed dinghies
1/2 Day £65
Day £85
2 Days £165
5 Days £320
Level 2 Courses
For those with a very basic level of experience but not the knowledge or confidence to take charge of a dinghy themselves in light winds, this is the next step. Several days are really needed to achieve this and a weekend or long weekend will take you towards this level of competence.
In a week you will probably become proficient at basic level. If you do already have some skills, an option here is to join a week long beginners course on the third day.
Weekend / 2 Day £165
3 Days £220
Seamanship Skills
Learn and consolidate a comprehensive range of practical skills including sail setting; sailing in stronger winds; improved tacking; gybing; mooring; coming alongside and heaps more. Theory includes wind and weather; tides and sailing technique.
£165
Day Sailing
The perfect opportunity for getting a coastal endorsement to an existing RYA certificate, this course is ideal for sailors at around RYA Level 2 Standard or above.
Learn passage planning and decision making for coastal and estuary trips in smaller boats, all about tides; coastal navigation and chart work. Improve your boat handling skills as you explore the National Park coastline with it's seabirds, seals and dolphins and experience the thrill of arriving at other bays and beaches by sea.
£165
Sailing with Spinnakers
Two days concentration on the basics of using both symmetric and asymmetric spinnakers. You'll undoubtedly improve your general boat handling skills.
£165
Start Racing
This covers the minimum skills to get you around the club race course without drama. Boat preperation, boat handling skills including improving speed and efficiency, markrounding and tactics for various type of course, the start, upwind and offwind legs.
£165
Improver Course
A very interesting and varied week this is made up from the content of the above shorter courses. For example a normal week long improver course would probably cover seamanship skills (Mon/Tues), an introduction (only) to spinnakers (Wed) and day sailing (Thurs/Fri).
This course programme may vary according to weather conditions.
£320
Performance Sailing
This is offered either as a two day course taught with a very low instructor / pupil ratio to maximise coaching.
£165
For Children
RYA Junior Dinghy Scheme (Mid July to End August)
Sailing Laser Pico's, Toppers and Wayfarer's - an ideal introduction to sailing for under 14's.
2 x 1/2 Days £85
5 x 1/2 Days £210
info@surfdale.co.uk
01646 636642