Windermere School RYA Sailing Courses on Lake Windermere
Create a free account to applyLearn to sail on Lake Windermere with RYA-qualified instructors, progressing through levels 1-4 in small groups of no more than six pupils per instructor. Build confidence through practical sessions, games and challenges, and track your progress in a personal RYA logbook.
Windermere Schools RYA Sailing Courses offer a weeklong, RYA-accredited sailing programme for young people aged 8 17 at Hodge Howe, the school's private watersports centre on Lake Windermere. Courses cover RYA Youth Sailing Scheme levels 1 4 and are suitable for complete beginners through to more experienced children wanting to progress.
Participants receive structured coaching from RYA-qualified instructors with a maximum ratio of six pupils per instructor, hands-on practical sessions, games and confidence-building challenges. Each pupil maintains a personal logbook to record progress through the RYA syllabus.
Daily sessions run with drop-off/registration at 09:00 and collection at 16:30; a light hot lunch and free-flowing hot/cold beverages are provided and the week concludes with a Friday afternoon BBQ at 15:00. Courses run during school holiday periods (Easter, May half-term, summer holiday weeks and October half-term) with limited places each week to maximise learning and safety.
Progression through the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme (RYA Stages/Levels 1 64) with personal logbook recording progress
26 October 2026 – 30 October 2026
October Half Term 2026
Location
- Aged 8-17
- Suitable for beginners and for those progressing through the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme (RYA Stages/Levels 1-4)
Weeklong courses start from £400 per child. Light hot lunch and hot/cold beverages included. Friday afternoon BBQ at conclusion of course. Limited availability per week. Bookings via the TryBooking links on the course page or email holidaysailing@windermereschool.co.uk. See FAQs for more details.
Checked 28 September 2026
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