Courses for children
Children learn to sail in one of our Optimists – the perfect dinghy to start at a young age. It is an internationally recognized boat class and is even sailed at the Olympic Games. We offer 4 types of courses, ranging from beginners to advanced and can be booked as complete courses with several lessons or as individual private lessons. All courses include a life jacket. Additional equipment such as wetsuits and shoes can be rented.
Beginners course
Get to know the fascination of catamaran sailing
The course is the introduction to sailing for our youngest students. Throughout the course, the children have an experienced VDWS sailing instructor right by their side. Good swimming skills are a prerequisite. At the end of the course, the children can decide for themselves whether they want to take the exam for the International Youth Sailing License of the VDWS, the largest water sports association in the world.
You will learn the basics of sailing and acquire dinghy-specific skills:
Courses to the wind
Speed control
Boat knowledge
jibes
Turning / parking
Nautical knots
Capsizing and righting
Navigation rules
Security
Advanced course
Expand your sailing skills and refine your technique
This course is the perfect complement to the VDWS Junior Basic Course. Depending on the level of knowledge, the course content is determined individually and thus builds on the current level of knowledge of the junior.
Possible contents of the advanced course:
Maneuver training
Course training
Weight trim
Sail trim
Helmsman training
Regatta tactics
Private lessons
Individual sailing lessons
In private lessons, the child is alone with the teacher. The instructor is always close by in the motorboat and can therefore respond individually to the student. A more intensive way of learning is hardly possible. The children love to achieve the goals they have set. Especially if the destination is the end of a dream bay and the way back. Afterwards, your offspring will proudly show your parents how he sails up and down the bay.
Taster course
First steps on the sailing boat
If you’ve always wanted your child to try sailing, then you’ve come to the right place. Book a non-binding lesson with one of our teachers.
If you would like a little more, we recommend our optimist taster course. The course content is a slightly slimmed-down version of the Optimist beginner course. It includes 6 hours of training with an instructor and covers some basic theory, with a clear emphasis on practice. After completing the course, you can extend the course and obtain a junior basic license.
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Phone
+00351 9103 93700
Address
Meia Praia Beach UB7/8, Lagos-Algarve, Portugal
