{"id":91,"date":"2023-04-11T11:14:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2026-03-14T21:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:42:39","slug":"rya-youth-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/rya-youth-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"RYA Youth Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--  Stage start --><\/p>\n<div class=\"border border-secondary p-3 my-4\">\n<div class=\"row g-xxl-5 fs-18 gy-4\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 wow fadeInLeft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/rya1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 wow fadeInRight align-self-center\">\n<h4 class=\"text-secondary fw-bold\">Stage 1<\/h4>\n<p>The RYA Stage 1 Start Sailing guides you from never having sailed to understanding the basics of how a boat sails (and what the parts are called) whilst practicing sailing, steering and stopping your own boat.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2018RYA Start Sailing\u2019 book and RYA Youth Logbook are included in the course price and successful candidates are awarded an RYA Stage 1 Certificate.<\/p>\n<p>Students generally have a boat each and should be confident in the water.<\/p>\n<p>Sailing can be quite physical and our recommend minimum age is 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Students who complete the syllabus successfully can go on to consolidate their skills in a Stage 2 course<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course duration:<\/strong> 2 days. When booking please book the start date<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date available: 18\/19th April , 25\/26th April\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-secondary fw-bold mb-3\">Price from \u00a390 Per Person<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/rya-youth-courses-stage-12\/\">Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border border-secondary p-3 my-4\">\n<div class=\"row g-xxl-5 fs-18 gy-4\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 wow fadeInRight align-self-center\">\n<h4 class=\"text-secondary fw-bold\">STAGE 2<\/h4>\n<p><b>Pre requisites:<\/b> Students should understand the basics of sailing and will generally have sailed a boat on their own. Students should bring their Stage 1 certificate and logbook.<\/p>\n<p>This course will consolidate the skills learned in Stage 1 and develop new skills.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the course students should understand how to rig, capsize, right and sail a boat on their own.<\/p>\n<p>Successful candidates will be awarded a RYA Stage 2 Certificate. After Stage 2 young people may practice their sailing at our Tuesday Club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course duration: <\/strong>2 days. When booking please book the start date<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates available: 16\/ 17th May. Email if interested in more dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-secondary fw-bold mb-3\"><strong>Price from \u00a390 Per Person<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/rya-youth-courses-stage-12\/\">Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 wow fadeInLeft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/stage2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border border-secondary p-3 my-4\">\n<div class=\"row g-xxl-5 fs-18 gy-4\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 wow fadeInLeft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/stage3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 wow fadeInRight align-self-center\">\n<h4 class=\"text-secondary fw-bold\">STAGE 3<\/h4>\n<p><b>Pre requisites:<\/b> Students should be able to rig and sail a short course on their own. Students should bring their Stage 2 certificate and logbook.<\/p>\n<p>New skills and refinements to the basic skills are taught<\/p>\n<p>On completion students should be able to rig and sail on their own, on all points of sail, in a gentle breeze.<\/p>\n<p>Successful candidates will be awarded a RYA Stage 3 Certificate and may continue their sailing at our Club<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course duration: <\/strong>2 days. When booking please book the start date<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates available: 16\/17th May. Email if interested in more dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-secondary fw-bold mb-3\">Price from \u00a390 Per Person<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/youth-courses-stage-34\/\">Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border border-secondary p-3 my-4\">\n<div class=\"row g-xxl-5 fs-18 gy-4\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 wow fadeInRight align-self-center\">\n<h4 class=\"text-secondary fw-bold\">STAGE 4<\/h4>\n<p><b>Pre requisites:<\/b> It is expected that students will have a Stage 3 certificate which they should bring with their Logbook.<\/p>\n<p>Students will use RS Fevas and Zests for this 2-person boat course<\/p>\n<p>On completion students will be able to helm and crew efficiently and solve a variety of problems afloat.<\/p>\n<p>Successful candidates will be awarded a RYA Stage 4 Certificate and may continue their sailing at our Club<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course duration: 2 days. <\/strong>When booking please book the start date<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates available: Email if interested in dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-secondary fw-bold mb-3\"><strong>Price from \u00a390 Per Person<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/youth-courses-stage-34\/\">Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 wow fadeInLeft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/stage4.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border border-secondary p-3 my-4\">\n<div class=\"row g-xxl-5 fs-18 gy-4\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 wow fadeInLeft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/stg5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"277\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 wow fadeInRight align-self-center\">\n<h4 class=\"text-secondary fw-bold\">START RACING<\/h4>\n<p>Pre requisites: It is expected that students will have a year\u2019s sailing experience and a Stage 3 certificate which they should bring with their Logbook.<\/p>\n<p>This course may use RS Fevas and Zests and Toppers and on completion students will understand the basic skills and knowledge required for racing.<\/p>\n<p>Successful candidates will be awarded a RYA Start Racing Certificate and may continue their sailing at our Club<br \/>\n<strong>Course duration: 2 days. <\/strong>When booking please book the start date<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-lg-8 wow fadeInRight align-self-center\"><strong>Dates available: Email if interested in dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-secondary fw-bold mb-3\"><strong>Price from \u00a390 Per Person<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asgwa.co.uk\/sailing\/youth-courses-stage-34\/\">Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stage 1 The RYA Stage 1 Start Sailing guides you from never having sailed to understanding the basics of how&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-91","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>RYA Youth Courses - Avon Scout County Sailing Section<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We offer fun water-based activities in the sheltered waters of the Bristol docks, for everyone to enjoy. 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