Course content includes:

• Basic sailing with some experience of steering and handling the boat
• Launching and recovery
• Parts of the boat
• Basic sailing

We provide :

• Full tuition from RYA qualified and DBS checked instructors
• All equipment including wetsuits
• Perfect environment of Hove Lagoon

This course usually runs on a Monday and Tuesday. You can extend the course to include Wednesday, Thursday and Friday by adding the Kids Dinghy Stage 2 course. Add 3 extra days for £171.00, usual price £234.00, save £63.00.

Course objective:

At the end of the course you will have a basic understanding of how a boat sails.

Prerequisite:

Water confident. No previous experience required.

Where:

Hove Lagoon, BN3 4LX

Suitable for:

Age 8+  or kids under 8 that have done a course with us before are welcome to join this course.

Availability:

Courses are run at May half term and in the main school holidays in July and August.

This course usually runs on a Monday and Tuesday. You can extend the course to include Wednesday, Thursday and Friday by adding the Kids Dinghy Stage 2 course. Add 3 extra days for £160.00, usual price £215.00, save £55.00.

Booking:

Book online from the dates below or call 01273 42 48 42 option 2 or email us.

If you cannot find a date please contact us.

Booking terms and conditions apply and rebooking fees are charged for cancellations made with less than 4 weeks notice.

What to bring

Swimwear: To wear under the wetsuit and buoyancy which are provided.

Towel: We have hot showers so they will need a towel to dry yourself off at the end of the session.

Plastic Bag: To put wet things in.

Other stuff: Sunscreen, layers in case the wind gets up, anorak or waterproof jacket.

What not to bring

Valuables: We have lockers in the changing rooms but better safe than sorry.

Wetsuit, buoyancy aid and equipment hire is included.

The water quality in Hove Lagoon is independently tested regularly during the summer season as part of the Brighton and Hove City Councils seafront beach water quality testing. Lagoon Watersports opened in 1994, since that date the water in Hove Lagoon has passed every test.

Independent water quality test results from 2017  testing

Total Colibacteria

Faecal Colibacteria

Faecal Enterococci

• Natural algae growth occurs in the Lagoon. This algae can look unpleasant particularly when it blows to one corner of the Lagoon. It is harmless. It is NOT blue/green algae that fresh water lakes can suffer from.
• Sometimes there is a smell. This smell is caused by the natural process of the algae.
• Brighton and Hove City Council treat the water with an organic substance to help suppress the algae growth.
• The water in the Lagoon is sea water rather than fresh water which prevents some common water quality issues that lakes suffer from.
• The Lagoon is topped up with fresh seawater every few days.
• The Lagoon is very shallow so the sun can penetrate to the bottom.
• There is a high level of evaporation and leakage in the Lagoon.
• The sea water that goes into the Lagoon meets all bathing test requirements.

Changing Bookings

When you make a booking with us we assign staff and equipment to deliver the booking. That means we are unable to offer that space to anyone else.

If you cancel that space we are likely to incur a loss.  We will have already made commitments to staff and we may have turned away other bookings. We are unable to get insurance that covers us for this loss.

We therefore do not offer refunds for cancellations. If we did not do this we would have to put up our prices for everyone.

Our cancellation policy applies in all circumstances including no shows, illness, relocation, transport failure and bereavement.

Course Cancellation Insurance
You can take out insurance to cover the cost of your course against cancellation through CancelSure. Guide cost is £12 for the first £100 of cover and then £6 per additional £100 of cover.

Our Advice

• If you pay by credit card your cancellation may be covered by your credit card provider.
• Consider taking out course cancellation insurance.
• Your holiday insurance may cover you for course where you stay on our boats.

Please see our full Booking Terms and Conditions

Cancellation charges
You may cancel your course/event at any time. Written notification from the Lead Name in your group is required. Cancellation will only be accepted on payment of the cancellation charges as set out below. The following cancellation fees apply :

• More than 8 weeks before course/event – loss of deposit
• Less than 8 weeks before course/event – 100% of price of course/event

At our discretion, we may allow a forfeited deposit to be used towards an alternative course/event run by us or the same course on an alternative date. In each case, such a booking will be at the price prevailing at the time of re-booking and subject to an admin charge of £25 for courses over £150 and £10 for courses under £150. In these circumstances we offer significant discounts on rebooking within 12 months.

The discount is based on how much notice was given for the booking cancellation and non discounted course rates:

• More than 4 weeks before course/event  –  90% discount on full brochure rates
• 2- 4 weeks before course/event – 75% discount on full brochure rates
• 13 days  – 72 hours before course/event –  50% discount on full brochure rates
• 72 hours or less  –  25% discount on full brochure rates

For example if you book a course worth £200 and need to change the date of that course:

4 weeks notice this will cost you an additional £20
2 weeks notice this will cost you an additional £50
3 days notice this will cost you an additional £100
24 hours notice this will cost you an additional £150

Postponement by us due to bad weather
On some occasions courses may need to be postponed due to bad weather. In these circumstances we will offer you alternative dates, no refund will be available.

On some occasions group events may need to be postponed due to bad weather. In these circumstances we will offer you alternative dates.
If you are unable or unwilling to accept these new dates then we will refund you the full cost of the course less 15%.