Start windsurfing instructor training 

RYA Start Windsurfing instructors are qualified to teach the Start Windsurfing course and Stages 1 and 2 of the Youth Windsurfing Scheme under the supervision of a senior instructor.

Eligibility

• Minimum age 16
• Intermediate non-planing certificate with beach starting and non-planing gybe clinics
• RYA Powerboat level 2 certificate
• Valid first aid qualification*

Please note that if you wish to attend a tidal instructor training course, the Powerboat Level 2 should be completed at a coastal location.

Course duration

The course will be run over five days.

* All candidates are required to hold a first aid certificate.  Acceptable certificates include the RYA’s First Aid Certificate, First Aid at Sea, or any other certificate issued on completion of a course which is a minimum of one day’s duration, recognised by the Health and Safety Executive and includes the treatment of hypothermia, cold shock and drowning.