These weekends are held at Cobnor Activity Centre (CACT) at Chidham situated in beautiful Chichester Harbour. We sleep in a log cabin and use CACTs Wayfarer dinghies, which accommodate an instructor and two or three students. We may take along our own dinghies (usually RS Quests), which have spinnakers and trapezes fitted. We have comprehensive safety boat support with two RIBs, these are helmed by club members, who have safety-boat endorsements. We may need parents and instructors to tow boats, please volunteer if you have a towbar,

Aimed at young people between 13 and 19, this event improves their confidence and gives them experience of tidal sailing. Younger confident sailors (10 to 12) may join us if this is agreed to by the Event Coordinator. Adults are also welcome - why shouldn’t they have some fun as well, but priority will be given to our youths. If you have not experienced a ‘Cobnor Weekend’ do give it a go. We have space for up to eighteen sailors (depending on gender ratios for the accommodation).

Arrival is Friday after 17.00, we have a meal and settle in and then try to get a good night’s sleep! Saturday we sail from 10.00 to 16.00 with lunch break and a wholesome evening meal followed by some games. Sunday we are up early again and sail until 13.30, have a late lunch, after which we clear up and clean the centre before going home at 16.00. Essentials for sailing: long wetsuit and spray top and wet weather trousers or drysuit; suntan lotion, fleece hat and gloves, we will send a comprehensive list when booking is confirmed. We may be able to help people out with suitable wet weather gear if they do not have everything, just let us know. We all have to assist in duty rotas for cleaning/washing-up (not too onerous for a superb weekends sailing). We do ask each of you to bring your favourite cake to share with everyone when we come in from sailing.

We do rely on enough of our wonderful Instructors and power boat drivers to volunteer to help run the weekends. GALLEY CREW: The food on these weekends is as much a highlight as the sailing and it is essential we have one person to manage the catering, they will be assisted by other attendees and also have the option to sail.

Never sailed before or only just joined, no problem, an instructor is allocated to each boat so you can enjoy learning how to sail in this beautiful conservation area surrounded by land! There is bound to be someone else on their first visit and those who have been before will be quick to show you the ropes. It is also a good opportunity practice skills that will be required to attain Stage 3 and Stage 4.