Junior Sailing

Group Information

The full programme runs from April to September each year. Juniors are given the opportunity to develop from beginners in RYA Stage 1 through to competent sailors in Stage 4 and can then progress further onto our own Stage 5 when the older students are put into sports boats and trained to develop their sailing skills often in the larger sailing area of Start Bay. From this group participants can go on to qualify as Assistant Instructors and Dinghy Instructors if they want to.

During the Summer school holidays the JS team puts on a mini racing points series on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. RDYC Junior Sailing Week takes place at the end of July - a fun and action-packed time for all ability levels. Junior dinghy racing as part of the Dartmouth Royal Regatta takes place over 4 days just before the main yacht racing at the end of August. The season finale is the Falling Leaves mini regatta in September.

The Royal Dart Youth Sailing Trust was formed in 2016 to enable children to who would not otherwise have the opportunity to get on the water to do so. Last year over 60 local children experienced a day on the water. These days are led by members of the RDYC JS team and the funding for them has been made possible only through the generosity of many Club Members and local businesses.

For photos of all the junior events this year see Mike Green's photos.