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YOTAS 1 of 10 week course 19 May - 21 July 2026

Tue 19th May, 18:30—20:30

An Exciting Opportunity for Children to Learn to Sail at Slaughden Sailing Club this Summer

Slaughden Sailing Club is delighted to be able to offer young people the opportunity to learn to sail this summer. This is a great chance for children to develop new skills and have fun on the water.

We expect demand to be high for this course. There are only 6 places available so the course is offered on a first come first served basis. We are offering the course exclusively to children of club members until 29th April 2026 from when any remaining places will also be advertised externally.

Course details are as follows:

Dates: Every Tuesday evening from 19th May to 21st July 2026 inclusive

Time: 1800-2030 hours (6:30-8:30pm)

Location: Slaughden Sailing Club

Cost: £25.00 per child

Tuition: Children successfully completing YOTAS will be issued with an RYA Stage 1 Youth Scheme certificate.

Eligibility: Participating children must be between 10 and 14 years of age on the date of the start of the course (19th May 2026)

Swimming Ability: Children must be certified as able to swim a minimum of 25 metres to participate.

Parental Attendance: A minimum of one parent/guardian per child is expected to attend the club whilst the course takes place.

To book: Full course details and terms are included in the attached Application Form. Members should reserve space(s) for their Children by booking and making payment via the Club website in the usual way. Please note that both the attached Application Form (one per child) and online booking/payment process must be completed in full before a booking can be confirmed. Completed application forms should be sent to yotas@slaughdensailingclub.co.uk.

For help with making a booking please email clubcoordinator@slaughdensailingclub.co.uk. For course-specific enquiries please email yotas@slaughdensailingclub.co.uk.