CAPPANALEA Outdoor Education Centre

Sailing

 To Learn To Sail or Just Sharpen Your Sailing Skills
If you have already dipped your toe in the water and would like to improve your skills or you are a complete beginner Cappanalea OEC is the place for you.

We provide courses during June, July and August for adults and youths. Sailing courses are run on weekday evenings or weekends for adults and on Mondays to Fridays for youths. If these months or times are not suitable, other courses can be arranged for groups of six or more people.

Age Group / Abilities
Sailing is suitable for children aged 10 years right up to grandparents. We welcome groups of all kinds, schools, couples, individuals, families, people with disabilities.

Location & Boats
The Cappanalea sailing is primarily based on Caragh Lake although we can travel to suitable community groups and run courses locally for them.  All our courses offer friendly instruction and the range of dinghies (Topaz and GP14s) provide the ideal environment for learning to sail.


 
Courses
Our sailing courses are closely modelled on the Irish Sailing Associations new small boat sailing scheme.  Improve your skills in a fun and safe environment. We run many courses designed to suit all levels.

Taste Of Sailing
Learning to sail for the first time is great fun and on this course you will learn the basic skills to control your boat and enjoy your first sailing experience

If you have a query regarding sailing in Kerry, contact us Cappanalea OEC by emailing us at info@cappanalea.ie
 

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Start Sailing (Level 1)
On this introductory course over 10 sessions you will learn the skills to sail around on your own or with a partner, how to rig and launch a dinghy, how to steer the boat, tacking and gybing.
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Basic Skills (Level 2)
This course enables you to take command of your boat and apply the five essential rules of sailing, which helps you sail better and faster. You will learn new techniques picking up a man overboard, coming alongside a pontoon just to name a few.
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Improving Skills (Level 3)
Sharpen your skills and improve your performance. Learn to sail your boat backwards and without a rudder, develop your skills and confidence and become an independent and safe sailor.

Download our summer sailing programme or email us at info@cappanalea.ie