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The Club has been a recognised RYA teaching establishment for over twenty years and has a senior instructor ( a RYA Class Racing Coach ) as training principal, several dinghy instructors, powerboat instructors and a coach assessor - all volunteers. Each year we try to run an adult beginners course, and a junior training course along with various improvers courses and informal sessions on Thursday evenings. Some of the children have gone on to become top class sailors. A number have made it into Scottish Training Squads and the Club is a centre for the RYA North of Scotland Sailing Squad. These training courses are fully resourced by the Club, with the rescue boats and most of the dinghies and kit provided by the Club, and instructors, who give their time free. In addition the Club has seven Toppers for the free use of junior trainees, and two Wayfarer, a Kestrel and a Laser Fun dinghies available for the free use of adult beginners. If you'd like to take part in our RYA approved 2008 Learn to Sail Courses then com[plete an Application Form Lochaber College sometimes offers courses as well. Eg Day Skipper The club has, as required by the RYA, a Health and Safety Policy and a Child Protection Policy (these can be seen in the members section). The Lochaber Challenger Association which runs sailing for the disabled has a standing invitation to attend, and is appropriately organised, with training sessions and a race event. Community Amateur Sports Club Reg. No. 0064 Once people have completed the sailing course many go on to develop their sailing skills and one of the ways to do this is through the North of Scotland Sailing Squad - NoSSS. NoSSS is run by RYA Scotland. It allows people who aren’t in national squads to have access to some top coaching during the winter. For more information about weekends go to the RYA Scotland website.
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