Youth Sailing
Come and learn to sail from age 8, and windsurf from age 10. It always amazes us how quickly children learn, have fun and make new friends.
Start off with a Thursday evening Taster and contact us with any questions! Sailing is a brilliant sport for children and teenagers, starting with fun, developing skills and with no limits for ambitious young sailors. Why not aim for the Team GBR Olympics Squad or become an Instructor and sailing leader.
Our mot
to: "be safe, have fun, make friends, learn!".
We welcome young members from age 8. All our youth sailing activities - Tasters training,
courses, sailing for fun are run to the international standards and guidelines of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and under the watchful eye of an RYA qualified Senior Instructor. Welsh Harp Sailing Club is an RYA Recognised Training Centre.
Dinghy Sailing
With a focus on building confidence and learning skills in a fun and sociable environment, we offer both regular weekly training sessions as well as RYA courses during the school holidays.
All sessions are run by RYA qualified instructors and overseen by a Senior Instructor with RYA qualified safety boat cover. The club has a great range of youth boats to try out - Oppies, Teras, Toppers, Picos and Fevas - and your instructor will suggest a suitable boat and help you rig it at the start of sessions. Regular attendance can be signed off by the instructors for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
New: Follow our CADET RACING FLEET page.
the Cadet is the worlds’ most successful two person training dinghy, specifically tailored towards children and young people
Follow: Junior Weekly Dinghy Training for full details
Windsurfing
The Windsurfing Training and Taster sessions are open to Juniors aged from 16 years who can windsurf with a parent/guardian.
As a Club run by volunteers we are, unfortunately, unable to meet the high ratio of instructors needed to teach Windsurfing to Juniors under the age of 16 years. However, attendance of Juniors under 16 years with windsurfing experience will be considered at the discretion of a Senior Instructor and they must have a Windsurfing parent or guardian with them at all times and themselves be able to windsurf already. To discuss this further please email windsurfing@welshharpsailingclub.org
Our friends at Phoenix Canoe and Outdoor Centre further along the Welsh Harp offer excellent introductions to sailing and water sports. Then you can then come and join the club and take part in our windsurfing programme.