CHILDREN AND YOUTH SAILING COURSES
If you’ve never sailed before or want to improve your skills, CSBC would love to help you.
You can learn to sail at any age – we take new sailors from the age of 8 to over 80, learning to sail in some of the safest and best sailing waters in Ireland and the UK. We are a Recognised Training Centre and run a wide range of RYA courses.
CSBC is a members club but visitors are always very welcome and we are always looking for new members. We have a long pedigree in teaching sailing and hosting sailing events.
Sailing Courses in 2026
Use the links below to access the booking form for the appropriate date
July
- Begin Sailing Course Stage 1, 2 & Improvers – Half Day Morning 9.30 to 12.30 – 6th to 10th of July
- Begin Sailing Course Stage 1 & 2 – Half Day Afternoon 1 pm to 4 pm – 6th to 10th of July
- Begin Sailing Course Stage 1, 2 & 3 – Full day 9.30 am to 4 pm – 6th to 10th of July
- Begin Sailing Course Stage 1 & 2 – Half Day Morning 9.30 to 12.30 – 13th to 17th of July
- Begin Sailing Course Stage 1 & 2 – Half Day Afternoon 1 pm to 4 pm – 13th to 17th of July
- Begin Sailing Course Stage 1, 2 & 3 – Full day 9.30 am to 4 pm – 20th to 24th of July
- Start Racing – Full day 9.30 am to 4 pm – 27th to 31st of July
August
- Begin Sailing Course Stage 1 & 2 – Half Day Morning 9.30 to 12.30 – 3rd to 7th of August
- Begin Sailing Course Stage 1 & 2 – Half Day Afternoon 1 pm to 4 pm – 3rd to 7th of August
- Begin Sailing Course Stage 1, 2 & 3 – Full and half-day options – 10th to 14th of August
Begin sailing courses half day
These courses are for sailors to gain stage 1 & 2 and the course will be run across five half days. No prior experience required
- Minimum Age: 8
- Content of the course
- Launching and recovery, steering, parts of the boat, basic sailing.
- Ability after the course
- Able to steer and understand basic principles
Begin sailing courses full day
These courses are for sailors to gain stage 1,2,4 & 5 and the course will be run across five full days.
- Full day course from 9.00 – 16.00
- No prior experience required
- Minimum Age: 8
- Content of the course
- Launching and recovery, steering, parts of the boat, basic sailing.
- Ability after the course
- Able to steer and understand basic principles. The activities and exercises will be tailored to the individual’s RYA level and ability.
Start racing sailing courses full day
- Stage 3 + – Monday to Friday 9.00 – 4.00
- This course will be run across five days
- Students should have obtained a Level 3 prior to this course
- Minimum Age: 8
- Content of the course
- Unassisted rigging, launching and recovery, wind and tide theory, advanced sailing techniques.
- Ability after the course – self sufficient sailing, use a dinghy in club events
YOUTH COURSES and TRAINING – What to bring:
- Please note that we can supply buoyancy aids, some wetsuits and spray jackets
- warm clothing (lots of woollen layers) for the upper body and some spares for after lunch and more spares for the end of the day (surprising how much cooler it is on the sea even on a good day)
- a hat / cap
- gloves (3mm neoprene ones are a good idea) – not necessary for summer sailing
- neoprene booties (with hot socks if you have them) or in summer old trainers you don’t mind getting wet are fine
- change of clothes
- towel
- plastic bin bag for wet clothes (plastic bags on the feet are useful for getting wetsuits on too!)
- long hair must be tied back and is best covered with a hat
- minimal jewellery
- A bottle for water to stop dehydration
- MEDICATION (inhalers etc.)
If you have any concerns or a complaint regarding Training at Cushendall Sailing & Boating Club and you wish to talk to someone other than the Principal or the Chief Instructor, please contact us on: sailingschool@csbc.co.uk