Learn To Sail Course 2012 Perth Sailing Club

Perth Sailing Club aims to get learners competently sailing by themselves by the end of the week long course.

Each training session begins with a short class room lesson with most of the training being done on the water and is very much practical and hands on.

Sailing starts on Dry Land

One of the Senior Instructors is showing a training the art of rigging a mirror dingy.

Perfect Conditions on River Tay

We use a wide variety of dingies during the course to give the Trainees a broad experience of the different handling characteristics.

Time to Set Sail

Sailing with Due Care

The Learn To Sail Course also covers the basiscs of the Rules Of The Road.

Perth Sailing Club sails on the River Tay, just south of Perth which has one of the busiest inland harbours in Scotland.

Note that all the  trainees are safely ashore!

Trainees are also taught to crew so that they understand the importance of team work, communication and tactics.

Crewing is a vital skill

As soon as the Instructor thinks that the student is ready, the student is taught how to helm

A Student helming with confidence

A big thanks to John Ferguson for the images and to all the Instructors and other members of Perth Sailing Club for their time to make this course possible.

If you are interested in sailing why not come along and give it a try?

More information can be found on the Perth Sailing Club website