Training

As an RYA Recognized Training Establishment, Halifax Sailing and Watersports Club runs weekend training courses for

  • Dinghy Sailing – RYA Basic Sailing Level 1
  • Windsurfing – RYA Start Windsurfing

For non-members, courses cost the equivalent of an annual subscription, £185 for a dinghy course and £155 for a windsurfing course and include membership of the club for the remainder of the year in which the course takes place. Anyone who commences a course after 1st August will be entitled to a 50% discount on the following years membership..

For club members who have paid a non-discounted subscription for the year in which the course takes place, the course fee is £25.

2026 Membership Form (if joining for training course)

2025 Training Q&A

2025 Consent Form

Dinghy Sailing Courses 2026

RYA Basic Sailing Level 1

  • May 9th & 10th
  • June 20th & 21st
  • July 25th & 26th
  • August 22nd & 23rd
  • September 19th & 20th

Windsurfing Courses 2026

RYA Start Windsurfing

  • May 23rd & 24th
  • June 20th & 21st
  • August 15th & 16th
  • September 12th & 13th

On completing the course for either RYA Basic Sailing Level 1 or RYA Start Windsurfing,  trainees will, as club members, be encouraged to join the improvers groups and will be able to borrow the club’s training dinghies and windsurfers, subject to availability.

For more details,  Contact Us .

Training Videos