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Instructor Courses

HISC holds RYA Dinghy & Windsurf Instructor Courses throughout the year. 

The RYA Instructor course is a professional qualification allowing you teach others in the sport you love. As an instructor you will need to be a competent, experienced sailor who can communicate with a diverse range of people
Course Pre-requisites:
  • Aged 16 years of older.
  • Hold a valid First Aid Certificate - click here for a list of acceptable first aid certificates.
  • Hold a PB2 certificate. 
  • Hold the RYA Safe and Fun Certificate - this is an online course which will need to be completed at another Training Centre
  • Complete a pre-entry sailing assessment within 1 year prior to the instructor course. HISC can help provide a pre assessment for your course. 
  • It is recommended to complete the RYA Advanced Sailing Courses including RYA Seamanship Skills & RYA Sailing Spinnakers. Skills from these courses will be tested at the pre assessment. 
  • To pass the course 100% attendance on the Instructor course is required.
Ratios
  • RYA Instructor Courses are always completed on a ratio of 6 students to 1 coach.
  • The course is 5 days. 
  • Pre-Assessment is a half day.
Prices 

Instructor Course - £380

Pre-Assessment - £65

More details on the RYA Dinghy Instructor Courses can be found on the RYA website by clicking here.