Venue:

Southport Sailing Club

Date:

01/02 - 08/09 November 2025    

Cost

£300.00

Description:

This is the course to take to develop your skills from an RYA Dinghy Instructor to RYA Senior Instructor.  
 
The 4-day course will cover the role of a Senior Instructor, preparation and delivery of sessions, course and centre management, powerboat handling in a teaching environment and the RYA Sailing Schemes. You will be assessed on a continual basis including running water-based simulated group management sessions. 

Candidates must first be an RYA Dinghy Instructor and must fulfil the following criteria prior to the course:  

• Minimum age of 18 
• Valid First Aid certificate 
• RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate 
• Dinghy Instructor certificate, with at least two years intermittent or one year's full time instructing experience since qualifying 
• Safety boat certificate 
• RYA Safe and Fun safeguarding certificate 
• Recommendation from the RYA Chief Instructor, or principal, RYA Regional Development Officer/Regional Trainer, or RYA appointed Trainer. 
• Completed Senior Instructor workbook 
• Sailing ability to at least RYA pre-entry standard