DINGHY SAILING
The sheltered waters of the Menai Strait provide ideal sailing waters for all levels of ability.
Whether you are taking your first steps afloat, want to develop your skills or become an instructor, we have a dedicated team of instructors and coaches to look after you and the most comprehensive range of small boat sailing courses available anywhere in Europe, there really is nowhere better to develop your dinghy sailing than at Plas Menai. All our courses are run to the guidelines and recommendations of the Royal Yachting Association, the National Governing Body for sailing in Britain.
We have a superb range of boats for you to sail including the Optimist, Topper, Pico, Laser, Laser Stratos, Laser Vago, RS Vareo, RS Feva, RS 800, RS 500, RS 400, RS 200, Laser 2000, Dart 16, Twincat and J80 Keelboats.
- Beginner
- Improver
Learn to Sail Week
- Perfect introduction to dinghy sailing
- Level 1 & Level 2 sailing skills
- Learn to sail single and double handers
- No experience required
Learn to Sail (Crewed Dinghies) Weekend
- Fun weekend introductory course
- Instructor onboard with you
- Gain RYA Start Sailing certificate
- No experience required
Learn to Sail (Single Handed) Weekend
- Enjoyable introduction to sailing
- Learn to sail a boat in a weekend
- Gain RYA Start Sailing
- No experience required
Catamaran Sailing Weekend
- Exciting weekend introduction to Catamarans
- Learn to tack, gybe, helm and crew
- Sail Dart 16s and theTwincat
- No experience required
Keelboat Sailing Weekend
- Ideal introduction to keelboat sailing
- Sail one of our four J80 keelboats
- Learn practical sailing skills
- No experience required
RYA Basic Skills Weekend
- Develop your sailing
- RYA Basic Sailing (L2)
- Gain confidence
- Build on current skills
Improving Techniques Week
- Improve and develop your sailing skills
- Increase your confidence in stronger winds and tides
- Opportunity to sail higher performance boats
Improving Techniques Weekend
- RYA Better Sailing (L3)
- Improve your tacking and gybing
- Introduction to higher performance dinghies
Single Handed Improver Weekend
- Develop your practical boat handling skills
- Introduction to club racing skills
- Bring your own boat if you wish
