Dinghy Instructor Course
Overview
The Dinghy Instructor Course will teach you all you need to know to become a competent RYA Dinghy Instructor and will prepare you for work as a professional or club Dinghy Instructor.
The Dinghy Instructor Course
Designed for sailors who have not spent time on the water but have a passion for the outdoors and who want to become Dinghy Instructors. An able Instructor will have a good grasp of the fundamentals of sailing. For the first two weeks our programme focuses on just that, the basics. We will teach or refresh the key elements of sailing, seamanship, spinnakers and theory, and before you know it you will be flying a spinnaker, surfing downwind.
The course covers all the RYA Dinghy Sailing modules, from RYA Day Sailing to the performance sailing module, so if you are new to sailing or have been sailing for a while and would like to refresh your skills ,then this course is for you.
Training in Greece
Our schedule has you training 6 days a week between 10 am and 5 pm. There will be 3 hours of tuition before lunch then the same in the afternoon rounding up with a debrief at 5pm. The equipment is available to use after sessions and in your own time. You will have Saturdays off to enjoy Vassiliki and the stunning Island of Lefkada.
Inclusions
- RYA Dinghy Instructor Course
- RYA Level 1,2 and 3
- RYA Seamanship Skills
- RYA Sailing with Spinnakers
- RYA Day Sailing
- RYA Level 2 Multihull
- RYA Powerboat Level 2 plus Rescue Training
- RYA First Aid Course with scenarios
- RYA Safe and Fun Course
* Subject to personal ability
Dates & pricing
| Starts | Ends | Location(s) | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/05/2023 | 02/07/2023 | Vassiliki, Greece | Waitlisted | |
| 02/07/2023 | 13/08/2023 | Vassiliki, Greece | Waitlisted | |
| 20/08/2023 | 01/10/2023 | Vassiliki, Greece | Waitlisted | |
Pre-requisite experience and qualifications
There are no formal pre-course requirements, just a desire to be on the water!
- You need to be 18 years of age or older
- Travel insurance is compulsory for all customers booked on our programmes in Greece
- Before the final week of your course you will need to join the RYA
Full itinerary
Dinghy Instructor Course schedule:
Weeks 1 and 2: Learning the Basics
- RYA Level 1, 2 and 3 Sailing Skills
- Theory, weather, tides, rules of sailing, equipment
- 5 essentials of sailing
- Seamanship Skills
- Day Sailing
- RYA Sailing with Spinnakers
- High performance dinghy sailing
- Rigging and de-rigging and that all important boat maintenance
By the end of the two weeks, you will be at RYA Level 3 standard.
Weeks 3 and 4: Instructor Skills Development
- RYA Powerboat level 2 and Rescue Training
- RYA First Aid course with scenario
- Personal sailing tuition working towards the advanced modules
- Sail away trips
- Video Coaching
- High Wind sailing
Week 5: Instructor Preparation Week
- RYA Safe and Fun Course
- Learning styles and teaching skills
- Instructor demo skills
- Practice presentations, questionnaires and feedback
- Close-quarters sailing and boat handling
- Pre-entry sailing assessment
Week 6: Instructor Week
During this week, an RYA-appointed Dinghy Coach/Assessor will develop your on water teaching ability and evaluate your skills and teaching techniques. All students will be given the opportunity to deliver presentations and practical sessions with feedback. After this week, students will be competent in delivering all components of the RYA Dinghy syllabus.
Related courses
If you are confident sailing a dinghy to RYA Level 3 standard, have experience with skippers and good seamanship skills then you may like to consider our 4-week Dinghy Instructor Fast-Track Course.
We also offer a combined Dinghy and Windsurf Instructor Course which develops your skills as both a sailor and a windsurfer. At our base in Vassiliki, Flying Fish will take you from beginner or early intermediate to dual-qualified Windsurf and Dinghy Instructor in just 12 weeks.