RYA Dinghy Instructor - Pre-assessment Course

This Course is run by the RYA and located at Largs Sailing Club. The RYA will run a Pre Assessment course for those eligible for their DI qualification. The candidates should be:

1. Minimum age

• 16 years old on the day of the assessment

2. RYA Stage 3 Youth or Level 2 Adult Dinghy Sailing

• Or equivalent experience accepted by the Training Centre
• You must be able to:
  • Rig and de-rig correctly
  • Sail confidently upwind, downwind, and on all points of sail
  • Demonstrate good boat handling and control

3. RYA Safe & Fun Safeguarding

• Online course
• Must be in date (valid for 3 years)

4. RYA First Aid

• Minimum 1-day course
• Must include:
  • CPR
  • Hypothermia treatment
• Must be in date (valid for 3 years)

Powerboat Level 2

• Strongly recommended before PEA(Pre-entry assesment)
• Mandatory before the full Instructor course, but not always required just to do the PEA
• Many centres expect you to have it already worth checking locally

What you are assessed on (not qualifications, but important)

During the course you'll be expected to show:

• Confident boat handling in moderate conditions
• Efficient tacking, gybing, stopping, and starting
• Capsize recovery (single-handed and crewed boats)
• Good sailing awareness and safety
• Basic theory knowledge (rules of the road, weather, tides)

Largs Sailing Club are providing three Feva/Vision for the house, price included in booking fee.

Last updated 9:27pm on 4 February 2026