Kids can learn to sail at Hove Lagoon from the age of 8 with the RYA Learn to Sail Stage 1 and Stage 2 courses. Kids under 8 that have completed the Taster Course with us are welcome to join this course.
Kids age 12+ may wish to consider our Youth Coastal Sailing course on the sea from Brighton Marina.
The RYA Youth Sailing Stage 1 course will introduce a basic understanding of how a boat sails.
Kids will :
Learn to sail
Have fun
Make new friends
Have an adventure
We provide :
Full tuition from RYA qualified and DBS checked instructors
Basic sailing with some experience of steering and handling the boat
Launching and recovery
Parts of the boat
Basic sailing
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.
This place is a real gem. I was given a voucher and booked it here as a present. It's such a friendly place. Everything is provided. Instructors are supportive, admin staff are super organised and they have a cafe with cake for when it's all over!! I'll definitely be back.
Croziec
I just wanted to say how impressed with the RYA 1 and RYA 2 course our son completed a couple of weeks ago. My husband is a sailor and knows his stuff and he thought the course was excellent. We particularly wanted to single out one of your staff members – Tom - who was amazing
Mrs Perry
Very good facilities and a very professional team that has a strong passion for watersports. Great fun and ideal conditions to learn watersports.
pedro g
I am writing on behalf of the parents whose children attended a first time sailing session on Friday at 'The Lagoon' . They all had such an excellent experience that we wanted to write to congratulate you on the service we all had. The children had a 2 hour session with Ben and Isaac, and as well as giving the children a fantastic lesson, in pretty windy conditions, Ben and Issac provided an informative and fun time, as well as promoting confidence.
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.
Please aim to arrive at the centre 20 minutes before your session starts.
We have two centres in Brighton please make sure you head to the correct one. This activity takes place at Hove Lagoon, Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex BN3 4LX. You may find the Journey Planning web site useful.
Cycling : We have a cycle parking area, don’t forget your lock
Car Parking : We do not have our own car park. There is parking within 150m of Hove Lagoon on Wharf Road opposite Hove Lagoon. There is metered parking on the southside of the A259 Kingsway.
There are residential roads opposite the lagoon which have small residential parking restrictions on them, please check at time of parking.
This service travels along Church Road which is about 3 mins walk north of the seafront. Get off at the Wish Road or Brittany Court stops. This service runs from Brighton Station. If you arrive at Hove Station you need to walk directly south to Church Road where you can meet this service.
We recommend travelling to Portslade station (1 mile from us ) or Hove station (2 miles from us) Brighton station is 3 miles from us.
Coach
National Express run many routes to Brighton. Brighton coach station in near the pier which is about 3 miles from us.
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.
Our Advice
If you pay by credit card your cancellation may be covered by your credit card provider.
Your holiday insurance may cover you for course where you stay on our boats.
You may be able to take out insurance to course cancellation from World First by calling 0345 90 80161
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%.
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This course usually runs Monday and Tuesday. You can extend it to run to Friday by adding the stage two course from the tab on the right.
Add the RYA Stage 2 on Wednesday – Friday and save £68 with the discount code “KIDS2”.
Typical Price: £166
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Add the RYA Stage 2 on Wednesday – Friday and save £68 with the discount code “KIDS2”.
Kids will :
Improve technique and skills
Have fun
Make new friends
Have an adventure
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All gift vouchers are valid for 24 months.
Gift vouchers can be purchased for any amount.
Gift vouchers are valid for all the activities that we offer.
Gift vouchers can either be emailed to you or directly to the recipient.
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Kids Sailing at Hove Lagoon
Run by highly experienced and friendly RYA instructors
Instructors are DBS checked
All specialised equipment is provided, including wetsuits
Suitable for complete beginners or those with a little experience
Group sizes are kept small
Perfect learning location of Hove Lagoon combining shallow and flat water right next to the sea to make the most of the sea breezes.
Kids practice clubs and memberships for post course fun on the water.
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 £165, usual price £223 saving £68.
