This course has been re-scheduled for Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 February, starting at 6pm on each evening.
The Galley microwave will be available for use by participants coming straight from work.

There will be a one-day RYA First Aid course at SYC on Saturday 24 January, leading to a certificate valid for three years, at a cost of £40 to SYC members.
Administering first aid at sea or even just afloat is very different from doing so on land. Because of this, the RYA's First Aid course has been specifically developed for water users.
The total number of spaces on this course is limited by RYA rules - please act fast to be sure of a place.

Further details from / applications to SYC Training Officer John Allen MBE

Lympstone Sailing Club is organising a face-to-face RYA Day Skipper Theory course, led by instructor Jim Carter from SYC, to be held at LSC over three weekends this January, February and March, and leading to an exam. There are two spaces only remaining, cost £400. Contact John Allen, who will connect you with Lympstone SC who are managing the course.

An RYA VHF Short Range Course will be held on Saturday 21 February. The cost will be £50, plus exam fees of £76 payable directly to the RYA. 
If you have a VHF radio onboard your boat, or even carry a handheld VHF whilst kayaking or paddle-boarding, you are legally required to hold the operator’s licence to which this qualification leads.

Further details from / applications to SYC Training Officer John Allen MBE John Allen

If you missed or were unable to make SYC's 24 January RYA First Aid course (re-scheduled to February) but need to obtain the qualification (or update your certificate), you have the opportunity to enrol instead on the First Aid course being run by SFCC in Starcross village on 14 March. As of 8 February, there are still places available, open to SYC members.

SFCC's other 2026 courses are now full.

Course runs from Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 June 2026

Instructor Duncan West

Cost to SYC members £150

This course leads to the RYA Level 1 Certificate

Further details from / applications to SYC Training Officer John Allen MBE

Course runs from Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 June 2026

Instructor Duncan West

Cost to SYC members £150

Further details from / applications to SYC Training Officer John Allen MBE

The Dinghy Instructor course is mainly aimed at Juniors moving on to the next stage of their sailing journey

Course runs from Monday 6 to Friday 10 July 2026

Instructor Duncan West

Cost to SYC members £250

Additional requirements for all DI Candidates seeking the DI qualification

• You must pass a sailing preassessment prior to the DI Course in order to proceed to the DI Course itself
• You must hold Powerboat Level 2 before attending the course
• You must hold a current First Aid Certificate before the DI can be awarded

Further details from / applications to SYC Training Officer John Allen MBE

Course runs on Friday 4 September 2026

Instructor Duncan West

Cost to SYC members £50

Further details from / applications to SYC Training Officer John Allen MBE