Peterhead Sailing Club

Junior and Youth Courses (Age 8-16) 2008

Booking Conditions and application forms

This course will teach you the very basics.   What kit to wear for sailing, how to rig up your boat, how to launch and how to sail across the wind.   We will also try to squeeze in as many games and as much fun as we possibly can.

Cost   £65 members    £80 non-members    (10am-4pm)

This course will increase your skills, more independence, more points of sail, and of course more fun and games.

Cost   £65 members    £80 non-members    (10am-4pm)   

This course will combine the stage 1 and 2 courses over 5 days midweek.   There should be plenty of time for learning new things and playing sailing games.

Cost   £162.50 members   £177.50 non-members   (10am-4pm)  

You will try to cover all the points of sail, five essentials, man overboard, racing and lots more new stuff.

Cost   £65 members   £80 non-members   (10am-4pm)   

Stage 4 introduces two man boats.   We will aim to refresh all the things you learned in stage 3 but practice them in doublehanders.   It is a step up from stage 3, and manoeuvres such as man overboard need to be even better than they would be for stage 3 to complete stage 4.

Cost   £65 members   £80 non-members   (10am-4pm)

This week will combine the stage 3 and 4 courses over 5 days midweek.

Cost   £162.50 members   £177.50 non-members   (10am-4pm)

This course will introduce racing using topper sailing dinghies, and give lots of opportunities to practice and improve boathandling and racing skills.   We will include practice of starts, racing rules, boat set up and sail tuning.   Lots of things to make you go faster!   It follows the RYA Start Racing syllabus from the National Sailing Scheme.   Sailors should be at stage 3 or 4 standard before coming on this course.

Cost    £162.50 members   £177.50 non-members   (10am-4pm)

Peterhead Sailing club will be running taster sessions for youngsters aged 8-14 during Scottish week.   Details of sessions are as follows:

Mon 21st July, 10am- 12pm    &    2pm-4pm

Tues 22nd July, 10am- 12pm    &    2pm-4pm

Each session costs £10 and needs to be booked in advance.

For an application form, click here.

Booking Conditions

A course will not run if there are not enough applicants on it to make it financially viable.   We aim to give as much warning as possible in these circumstances.   We reserve the right to cancel a course due to lack of bookings or other circumstances.   In this instance, a full refund will be given.   No refunds will be given for an individual failing to complete a course.   In the event of you requiring a cancellation, we will do our utmost to sell your place again and if successful, a full refund will be given.   Otherwise, a 50% refund will be given for cancellations with more than 21 days notice from the start date of the course.   If less than 21 days from the start date, no refund will be given.   

To check availability of places on a course prior to booking, please call Angie, 07812 380 834.

Click here for an application form for a course.

Click here for an application form to join the club.