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Windsurf RYA Intermediate – Course 1

Windsurf RYA Intermediate – Course 1

This session is designed for sailors who are confident with the basics and ready to build stronger, more efficient windsurfing skills. Course 1 focuses on improving stance, sail control, and board balance in moderate winds, helping you sail with more confidence and less effort.

You’ll develop reliable launching and landing skills, sail comfortably on all points of sail, and be introduced to using a harness to reduce fatigue and improve control. The session also covers faster tacks and consistent non-planing gybes, giving you smoother, more fluid manoeuvres on the water.

By the end of the course, you’ll feel more relaxed, balanced, and in control, even as conditions become more challenging, forming a solid foundation for further intermediate progression within the Royal Yachting Association National Windsurfing Scheme.

 

What’s Included

✔ All necessary gear, including board, helmet, impact vest and wetsuit

✔ Full coaching from trained instructors

✔ Access to our clubhouse with changing rooms, hot showers and café

 

Focus: Control, efficiency, and transitioning

Aims

  • Move sailors comfortably beyond beginner level

  • Improve sail control, stance, and board trim

  • Introduce harness use and faster manoeuvres

Content Breakdown

1. Rigging & Equipment Set-Up

  • Correct rig size selection for conditions

  • Downhaul / outhaul basics and tuning effect

  • Harness line positioning

2. Launching & Sailing Skills

  • Confident launching and landing

  • Sailing on all points of sail

  • Improved stance and sail balance

3. Harness Introduction

  • Harness theory and safety

  • Hooking in / out smoothly

  • Sailing upwind and downwind using harness

4. Fast Tacks

  • Step-by-step fast tack technique

  • Maintaining flow and balance

  • Common errors and fixes

5. Non-Planing Gybes

  • Rig flip timing

  • Board control through the turn

  • Exit control and recovery

 

Session Details

Duration: 4 hours with up to 6 students.

Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in water and able to swim and have completed

Age Requirement: 14 years old and above (younger participants can book private lessons or kids courses)

 

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