Adult Sailing Courses 2024

NYC Adult Sailing Courses

We believe sailing is a wonderful gift in life. If you wish for it to be a part of yours or to improve your existing skills to enjoy it more or to learn so as to enjoy the sport with your Junior Sailor(s) – NYC Adult Sail Training can provide the opportunity.

We are running Adult Sailing courses for members and non-members alike to cover the basics, more complex stuff and racing roles.

Benefits of Sailing:

An outdoor, healthy activity – powered by the wind.

A sport for life – for young and old alike, for you or the whole family.

A multi-faceted activity – cruising, day trips, racing, ocean travel.

A great getaway from the office or busy life – even for a few hours.

Levels:

Start Sailing – all the basics you need to be comfortable on a boat (no experience required).

Improve Sailing/Seamanship – the skills you need to be part of a team in medium conditions.

Dates:

Courses will be run over 4 half days on Sundays (choice of either 10am-1pm or 2pm-5pm). Sailing is weather dependent – so sessions may need to be cancelled, in which case theory in a classroom or on deck will take place. Should a second session be cancelled, a ‘catch up’ outing the following Wednesday evening (6pm to 9pm) will be scheduled.

Boats:

Courses will be run in J80s, a small, stable, fast and responsive, keelboat – best for the all round experience and a pathway to all yachts.

Instructors:

Instructors will be experienced members or coaches. NYC is an approved Irish Sailing Training Centre.

Accreditation:

Courses can be accredited to the Irish Sailing Small Boat programme and used in conjunction with the Irish Sailing Passport. www.sailing.ie

Cost:

€120 Euro for members.

€250 for non-members providing temporary membership of the club and tuition for the duration of the course.

Cost of the course will be discounted against new annual membership fees.

Structure:

Boats will be organised for any group of 4 adults with similar goals and abilities.

Enjoying the social element at the club before and afterwards will be encouraged.

A Whatsapp group will facilitate coordination, further learning, sailing and social opportunities within the club.

Gear:

Waterproof jacket & salopettes, Life jacket, Warm Layers, Hat, Non-marking runners or sailing boots, Gloves, a few thin cotton layers below a fleece and a smile.

How to sign up:

We plan to run courses in June (9th,16th,23rd,30th), July (7th,14th,21st,28th) and September (1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd)

Please note our refund policy is as follows:
– Cancellations within 3 weeks of the course start: 100% refund minus €15 admin fee
– Cancellations within 2 weeks of the course start: 50% refund minus €15 admin fee
– Cancellations with less than 2 weeks notice: no refund

Contact:

Please contact sailing@nyc.ie if you have any query