DINGHY SAILING
CONNINGBROOK LAKES SAILING, Ashford
MARTELLO LAKES SAILNG, Hythe
CINQUE PORTS SAILING, Dover
RYA Recognised Training Centres

Children/youth

Take the beginner's RYA Stage 1 course aged 8+

Join in with weekly club sailing to build up sailing experience - we also run several after school clubs - contact us for more details. 
Conningbrook Lakes Sailing at Ashford, Martello Lakes Sailing at Hythe and Cinque Ports Sailing at Dover are recognised RYA OnBoard Centres for their regular kids/youth activities.

Club boats can be hired on a pay and sail basis and we encourage regular sailing to build up skills. Minimum RYA Stage 3 for youth or RYA Level 1 for adults is required for recreational sailing hire of boats.

Increase skills with Stages 2-4 and club sailing / after school clubs under supervision.

Once Stage 4 is completed, take the advanced RYA Seamanship course after which you may be eligible to join the assistant instructor programme to gain experience, helping alongside a qualified RYA Dinghy Instructor. Aged 16+ it could then be possible to take the RYA Dinghy Instructor course and become part of the Instructor team.

Sailing Fun Days and Regattas are also offered from time to time

We encourage everyone to have their own wetsuit, but if needed, those attending a beginner course can borrow a club wetsuit free of charge.
We expect non-beginners to have their own wetsuit and non-beginners will be charged a £5 per session wetsuit hire charge if you need to borrow a wetsuit. 
Buoyancy Aids are loaned free of charge. Those who sail regularly are expected to consider buying their own personal buoyancy aid - make sure it has the CE safety mark on it and has the correct Newtons buoyancy for your size and weight.

adults

Take the beginner's RYA Level 1 course

Join in with regular club sailing under supervision

Increase skills with Levels 2-3, and then the RYA Seamanship Course.
Recreational Sailing is encouraged once you have passed the Adult RYA Level 1 or RYA Youth Stage 3 for youth.

Join in with recreational sailing or racing at the Martello Lakes, Hythe on Sunday mornings in collaboration with experienced racing sailors from Redoubt Sailing Club. Boat hire is available via Cinque Ports Sailing Club. We also offer sailing tasters and sailing under supervision of a dinghy instructor at Martello Lakes, Hythe as well as RYA courses via the RYA training centre Martello Lakes Sailing.

At Dover Harbour, there are RYA sailing and powerboat courses available via the Cinque Ports Sailing RYA recognised training centre with club sessions and also for adults, youth and kids

Once the Seamanship course has been achieved, it's possible for both youth and adults to become part of the Assistant Instructor training programme at Conningbrook Lakes and Martello Lakes and become part of the team, and then later become a qualified dinghy instructor (min.age 16) if wished.

We welcome enquiries from already qualified instructors about becoming part of the  Instructor team at all sites as well as from suitably qualified volunteers to help on the safety boat or shore team.

Own boat tuition available

Women On Water (WOW) sessions for Women and Girls only sailing - please enquire

We are also RYA Sailability/Powerability recognised at Conningbrook Lakes for the inclusive opportunities available for both sailing and powerboating on an individual basis

At Conningbrook Lakes and Dover Harbour, we have Swim Safe recognition (a collaboration between the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and Swim England in conjunction with the RYA OnBoard recognition for the youth sailing programmes we offer.

 How to book dinghy sailing

1) Enrol the participant via  membermojo.co.uk/cinqueportssailing 

where once paid, you will be emailed a membership card.


2) After enrolment, click on the Calendar and Online Booking button below to view and book the training course or session you would like.


3) We will get in touch with you if there are any particular queries or issues with the dates/times you have booked.


4) If you've taken a course or attended a watersports session already, you can book another one via the webcollect booking account by clicking the Calendar and Online Booking button below.

All participants must be enrolled. 


Any queries or for help booking just contact us!