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Sailing Boats

We have more than 20 sailing boats available for RYA Courses, which have been selected to provide ideal boats for each course and to give all participants a wide range of sailing experience.

These include:

· Topper – a basic single hander suitable for all ages

· Laser Pico – a slightly larger single hander which can be rigged with two sails can be used as double handers for smaller people

· Gull – a great double hander for smaller people

· Lark – a good double hander for larger people

· Enterprise - a good double hander for larger people

· Wayfarer - a good large stable double hander ideal for teaching adults

· Wanderer - a smaller version of the Wayfarer

· International 420 – a performance dinghy with traditional spinnaker and trapeze

· Topper Buzz – a performance dinghy with asymmetric spinnaker and trapeze

Power Boats

We have up to 6 powerboats available, which are mainly used to provide safety cover for sailing courses and to instruct sailing, though periodically we also run Powerboat Courses for our trainee instructors and others.

The powerboats include:

· 2 Valiant RIBS

· 1 Orkney Dory

· 3 Secu 12 Dories