Draycote Water Sailing Club

Focus on Fun! Is your junior not quite ready for a sailing course, but still wants to have a go? Try our 2 day 'extended taster session' to do just that!

Spend 2 days getting a hands on experience of sailing and discovering sailing. The instructor will be in the boat with up to 3 juniors, teaching them basic rigging and details, and the teaching aspect is incorporated into games, quizes and activities.

Juniors feeling more confident can have a go at crewing the boat under instructor direction, and there's potential for some fun-boat sailing should they feel ready for it, where the instructor will be right alongside in a powerboat.

Even though this isn't a formal course, it will be run by the same qualified instructors and the children will be given a participation certificate.

This activity should be followed by a stage 1 or stage 1 & 2 course where sailing experience can be enhanced to a level where the juniors can attend sail independently, then join in youth club and hire our boats.

This is our first year running these sessions and they've been popular, there's only 2 places left!! Quick! Book online: https://webcollect.org.uk/mydwsc/event/rya-youth-summer-sailing-courses

Banish the screens and save yourself from the work/family juggle! Get your children on to our summer sailing activities so they're outdoors, learning new skills, and making new friends!

Available for children with no experience before, we start from the very basics:
⛵ 3 days Stage 1
⛵ 5 days Stage 1 and 2

Key Info:
✅ 9.30am to 4.00pm each day
✅ Club membership is NOT required, courses are open to everyone
✅ We provide wetsuits, buoyancy aids and helmets
✅ Small group sizes and instructor ratios
✅ Swimming skills not needed, but should be water confident

Plus, we also have:
⛵ Sailing taster sessions - 2 hour mini-sessions to have a go at sailing
⛵ Sailing fun days - 2 days of fun on the water to have an extended go and learning the very basics of sailing

View all the info and book online: https://draycotewater.co.uk/courses-activities/junior-sailing-courses/

See you soon! 😎

Well done to Phil Henry, Draycote Water Sailing Club member, for winning 1st place in the Moth Lowrider National Championships at Rutland Sailing Club 🥇

Phil Henry wins (in a Prowler) the International Moth Lowrider UK National Championships at Rutland. [Photo (c) Adam Pettit] https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/297534/?source=facebook

A fantastic morning running a sailing session for students of Princethorpe College today. The sun was shining with the perfect amount of wind making the conditions ideal for a taster sailing morning.

Entry is open for the ITCA (GBR)Topper Midlands Champs at Draycote Water Sailing Club on 4th & 5th July 2026.

Find online entry details, NOR, and event informatin via this link: https://draycotewater.co.uk/events/topper-midlands-champs-2026/

You can learn to windsurf in just 2 days!

Even if you've never stepped on a board before, our instructor will teach you all the basics of balance, control and manoeuvring to get you windsurfing across the water.

We'll provide the board, wetsuits and buoyancy aids, and the course is suitable for ages 14+.

Limited dates available, book online here: https://webcollect.org.uk/mydwsc/event/start-windsurfing

Entry is open for the 2026 ISA Schools Regatta on 1st October.

Head to the event noticeboard where you'll find the event entry, NOR & charter boat bookings:

https://draycotewater.co.uk/events/isa-regatta-2026/

Build your sailing skills, confidence and experience with the RYA Level 3 course

It's also an opportunity to try some of the advanced modules such as racing or sailing with spinnakers.

The sessions aim to run in a mixture of single and double handers depending on the weather.

Only 3 spaces left, book online via the link in the comments.

We're nearly half way through the Wednesday night fleet racing series. Last night was an evening of mostly light wind wind for the 40 boats racing, followed by delicious chicken burgers and a stunning sunset.

Entry is now open and the NOR available for the ILCA Open GP Midlands on Saturday 27th June at sponsored by

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