We at Celtic Sea Watersports are passionate about the tuition we offer – whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to build on your skills, we have something suited to your abilities. All our sailing and powerboat courses offer RYA recognised qualifications, and we offer introductory courses in a range of towed watersports as well as snorkelling.
Please see below for the full course list.
Sailing Courses
RYA Level 1 – 3 (Adult Courses)
RYA Start, Intermediate and Advanced Racing
RYA Seamanship Skills, Day Sailing, Sailing with Spinnakers and Performance Sailing.
RYA Multihull Start, Intermediate and Advanced Racing
RYA Multihull Seamanship Skills, Day Sailing, Sailing with Spinnakers and Performance Sailing
Powerboat Courses
Shore based courses
A course for anyone who owns a fixed or handheld marine VHF radio. A radio is an important piece of safety equipment on board and it is vital to understand the correct procedures. The Short Range Certificate is the minimum qualification required by law to control the operation of VHF and VHF Digital Selective Calling (DSC) equipment on any British flagged vessel voluntarily fitted with a radio either fixed or hand held.
SRC exams consist of a written theory exam and assessment in the practical use of marine VHF radios The exam fee is payable to the RYA.
Candidates are required to complete an RYA SRC course prior to taking the exam,
Safe and Fun Safeguarding Course
An online course aimed at Dinghy and Windsurfing Instructors and Seniors, and anyone else involved in working with children and/org vulnerable adults at an RYA club or training centre. Newly qualfiying Dinghy/Windsurfing Instructors and Senior Instructors are required to complete this course prior to their instructor course.
Additional Courses
Introduction to Snorkelling – BSAC approved
For further information and booking of courses email info@celticseawatersports.com
or call 01646 636642 Mon – Sun, 9:00-5:00
Sailing Courses
£50 per person (2 or more people needed)
Youth Sailing Scheme
An introduction to the parts of the boat and the basic principles of how to get a boat sailing.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Develop the sailing skills needed to sail around a course tacking, gybing and controlling boat speed.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Build your confidence and develop the skills needed to sail in different directions in moderate conditions.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Learn how to sail a double-handed boat as crew or helm and solve a variety of problems afloat.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
National Sailing Scheme
Stage 1 National Sailing Scheme
A course for complete beginners. Learn how to sail in all directions and awareness of launching and recovery.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Stage 2 National Sailing Scheme
Build your confidence and gain the skills needed to sail and make decisions in good conditions.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Stage 3 National Sailing Scheme
Improve your sailing, consolidating skills and trying new ones in a variety of conditions.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
RYA Racing Scheme
Having learnt to sail you may wish to start racing and join a club. This course takes you through the fundamentals of getting off the start line and round the course, introducing the basic skills needed to enter your first race or have fun with friends
£140 per person (2 or more people needed)
Improve you racing technique and knowledge for racing at club level, building on boat handling and speed, as well as starting to build the knowledge required to develop a strategy based on the conditions.
£140 per person (2 or more people needed)
Developing skills and providing the knowledge required to enable adaptability in changing and challenging conditions and different venues
£140 per person (2 or more people needed)
Advanced Sailing Modules
Improve your boat handling and manouevering ability in a range of different circumstances and develop the seamanship skills needed to solve problems afloat.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Master passage planning and decision making for going on a day sail in a dinghy.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Everything you need to know about sailing with conventional or asymmetric spinnakers.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Improve your boat handling and confidence in performance dinghies.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Multihull Sailing
Multihull Level 1 – Start Sailing
A course for complete beginners specific to sailing a multihull, teaching you how to safely launch and recovery, sail in all directions, tack and gybe.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Multihull Level 2 – Basic Skills
Fine tune the basics, learning more about rigging, launching, capsize recovery and essential safety knowledge. Build your confidence and gain the skills needed to sail and make decisions in good conditions.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Multihull Level 3 – Better Sailing
Improve your multihull sailing, consolidating skills and trying new ones in a variety of conditions, before progressing onto the advance modules.
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Multihull Racing
Having learnt to sail you may wish to start racing and join a club. This course takes you through the fundamentals of getting off the start line and round the course, introducing the basic skills needed to enter your first race or have fun with friends
£140 per person (2 or more people needed)
Improve you racing technique and knowledge for racing at club level, building on boat handling and speed, as well as starting to build the knowledge required to develop a strategy based on the conditions.
£140 per person (2 or more people needed)
Developing skills and providing the knowledge required to enable adaptability in changing and challenging conditions and different venues
£140 per person (2 or more people needed)
Multihull Advanced Sailing Modules
Improve your multihull handling and manoeuvring skills using a range of seamanship skills in all circumstances, helping you solve problems afloat
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Master passage planning and decision making for a day trip or short journey on a multihull
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Multihull Sailing With Spinnakers
Everything you need to know to sail a multihull confidently with a spinnaker, including rigging, hosting, gybe and drop
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
Improve your boat handling and confidence in performance multihulls
£250 per person (2 or more people needed)
RYA Powerboat Scheme
£50 per person (2 or more people needed)
Provides a practical introduction to boat handling and safety in powerboats. It covers boating techniques for launching and recovering a boat from a road trailer, everyday boat handling and the use of safety equipment. The course may be conducted in a variety of boat types, both planing and displacement, and the certificate issued will be endorsed to show the type of boat in which the training took place. A one day introduction to Powerboating with no previous experience required.
£210 per person (2 or more people needed)
Provides the skills and background knowledge needed by the competent powerboat driver and is the basis of the International Certificate of Competence. It aims to teach boat handling and seamanship in powerboats. It focuses on low speed close quarters handling, man overboard recovery, an introduction to driving at planing speed, and collision regulations. The course can be taken at an inland or coastal location. It may be conducted in a variety of boat types, both planing and displacement. The certificate issued will be endorsed to show the type of boat in which the training took place.
£275 per person (2 or more people needed)
This two-day course provides the skills required when acting as an escort craft, safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies, windsurfers or canoes, or for racing or training activities. It includes rescue techniques and elements of race management and mark laying. It is strongly recommended that a member of the rescue crew should hold a first aid certificate (or should have experience of first aid).
£295 per person (2 or more people needed)
Power Boat 1 to 1 and Power Boat 2 assessment available.
Enquire for price at info@celticseawatersports.com
RYA Shore based course
Safe and Fun Safeguarding Course
For further information and booking of courses email info@celticseawatersports.com
or call 01646 636642 Mon – Sun, 9:00-5:00