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Practice and Development Sailing 2026
Although aimed primarily at Cadets and Novices, these sessions provide an opportunity for anyone that fancies going for a gentle sail with patrol boat and tractor cover plus, perhaps, the assistance of an Instructor.
Practice Sailing sessions are available from 18:30 every Tuesday evening between 16 June and the end of the school summer holiday.
Development Sailing will take place from 11:00 on most Saturday mornings between 20 June and the end of the school holiday. These sessions are similar to the now traditional Practice Sailing with the difference that, hopefully, an RYA Dinghy Instructor or Assistant Dinghy Instructor will be available.
Practice/Development Sailing is a "self-help" activity; those who make use of it will, naturally, want to help run it occasionally. Volunteers are required to act as coordinators, patrol boat drivers and crew, tractor drivers, and beach crew. To volunteer, go to the Duty Roster, scroll to the appropriate day and click on the appropriate Volunteer button.
Each session will be subject to a minimum of three dinghies, a wind strength of F4 or below and sufficient volunteers to run it. For more detail read the Practice Sailing section of the SOP or go to the website Practice/Development Sailing page.
Precise dates and times are published in the Practice/Development Sailing Programme.
Reservation is not mandatory but it will help. There is no charge and there is no limit to the number of boats taking part. You can attend if you have not booked, but we would to encourage you to book here. Booking information will help avoid mismatches such as 6 volunteers and 1 sailor, or 20 sailors and 2 volunteers.
The Club Boats page may also be relevant. To book a Club Boat, go to WebCollect.