Carlingford Lough Yacht Club - Sailing Courses

CLYC runs the RYA Youth Sailing Programme for children aged 8-18 by qualified RYA Instructors.

***** Please note we shall be publishing our Adult Sailing and Adult Race Ready Courses in May 2026 *****

The programme consists of four stages, each stage builds upon knowledge and ability to produce an individual that will be able to sail a dinghy by themselves confidently in moderate conditions. The Club provides weekly training courses for children and adults alike during the months of July and August, ranging from complete beginners right up to advanced seamanship level.

These week long courses are run throughout the summer period , . The course runs from Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00 each day.

To ensure you child is safe and comfortable on the course, we recommend you ensure that they have the advised clothing. This includes, wetsuit, wetsuit boots/trainers (they will get wet!), waterproof jacket and a buoyancy aid. We can provide these during each course.

Please note, children’s ability will be assessed by the Senior Instructor during the course, progression to the next stage of the programme will be given once they are happy with the competence and ability of the sailor. Due to this, it is important to recognise that this means it can take more than one week before progressing.

For more information please email the Sailing School: training@clyc.info