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Wingsurfing Instructors
This section is for people wanting to teach the RYA Wingsurfing Scheme.
Qualification summary:
Assistant Instructor
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Experience |
Competent wingsurfer or wingfoiler |
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Pre-entry assessment |
Candidates must have the recommendation of their centre's Principal |
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Training course |
Courses are conducted by the Principal or Chief Instructor of the training centre. The course may be approximately 20 hours covering RYA teaching for beginners. Candidates will be assessed on their teaching ability with beginners. The AI's training is limited to assisting qualified instructors and does not include first aid or powerboat handling. |
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Qualified to teach |
On completion of this course, you will be able to:
AIs must never be allowed to work without direct supervision. |
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Validity |
This is a centre-specific certificate, awarded by the training centre and valid for five years. |
Additional important information:
RYA Wingsurfing Scheme Improve your Wingsurfing or above certificate.
Wingsurfing Instructor
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Minimum age |
16 |
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Experience |
Competent wingsurfer or wingfoiler |
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Training course |
Two-day course |
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Qualified to teach |
Able to teach:
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Validity |
Five years from the date of issue, provided that a valid first aid certificate is maintained. |
Additional important information:
- RYA Wingsurfing Scheme, Improve your Wingsurfing or above.
- First aid certificate
- RYA Powerboat Level 2
- RYA Safe and Fun certificate and pre-course work
RYA membership is required for your RYA instructor qualification
Wingfoiling Instructor
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Minimum age |
16 |
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Experience |
Personal wing ability to RYA Wingsurfing Sustained Flights |
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Pre-entry assessment |
RYA Wingsurfing Instructor or attendance on the four-day course, with personal foiling experience to the level of RYA Wingfoiling Sustained Flights |
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Training course |
Two-to-four-day course. You will be assessed continuously throughout the course. |
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Qualified to teach |
RYA Wingfoiling First Flights or higher (Personal foiling level dependent) |
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Validity |
Five years from the date of issue, provided that a valid first aid certificate is maintained. |
Additional Important Information:
- RYA Wingsurfing Instructor (or attendance on the four-day course covering Wingsurfing and foiling)
- Personal level to the competency of RYA Wingsurfing Sustained Flights Certificate
- First aid certificate
- RYA Powerboat Level 2
- RYA Safe and Fun certificate and pre-course work
RYA membership is required for your RYA instructor qualification
Wingsurfing Trainer
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Minimum age |
18 |
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Experience |
Competent level of personal Wingsurfing ability, good teaching and coaching skills, motivational and leadership skills, a positive and enthusiastic approach and good communication skills. |
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Appointment by |
Nominated and appointed by RYA Training |
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Qualified to teach |
Will be appointed as an RYA Wingsurfing Trainer. |
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Validity |
Appointed annually. After five years a practical revalidation is required. |
Additional important information:
- RYA Wingfoiling Instructor
- First aid certificate
- RYA Powerboat Level 2
- RYA Safety Boat certificate
- RYA Safe and Fun certificate and pre-course work
RYA membership is required for your RYA instructor qualification
Self-declaration
You will be asked to sign a declaration:
In your capacity as an instructor, you must be able to effectively deliver the relevant syllabus and to look after the safety of your students. Accordingly, you confirm that at all times you can:
- Communicate effectively with students, other water users and the centre.
- Recover other craft.
- Recover a person from the water without assistance.
- Keep an effective lookout by sight and sound and monitor the safety the vessel and crew.
If for any reason, health or otherwise, you may require support to fulfil the requirements above you will be asked to provide further details. This information will be used by the RYA to consider what reasonable adjustments may be needed for me to instruct. Recognise also that adjustments identified on the training course may be taken into account.
Windsurfing courses
Great fun and rewarding to learn, there's nothing like blasting across the water.
Anyone can experience the thrill and exhilaration of windsurfing. Whether you want to crack the carve gybe, speed off the start line, experience the thrill of foiling or sail with the family, there's a course for you.
With the right equipment and high-quality RYA instruction, you should pick it up in no time. Browse our courses and find your level below.
Adult courses
The courses in the National Windsurfing scheme cover everything from the basics of beach starting and tacking, right through to honing your water starts and perfecting the carve gybe. You'll quickly grasp new skills and take your windsurfing to another plane with our unique coaching method.
Start Windsurfing
A course for complete beginners. Take the first step and discover the exhilaration of windsurfing.
Intermediate (non-planing)
Progress your skills and make your windsurfing faster and more fluid.
Intermediate (planing)
As you build your skills, learning how to use the foot straps and get the board planing.
Advanced
Master dynamic transitions, advanced planing techniques, the waterstart and infamous planing gybe
Youth courses
Our Youth Windsurfing scheme is an easy and accessible way to get started and progress in this exciting sport. Designed to get kids up and windsurfing over a number of short sessions or two full days, they'll be hooked from their first taster and will be blasting across the water in no time.
Stage 1
An introduction to the basics of getting on the water and sailing across the wind through fun games and exercises.
Stage 2
Develop the windsurfing skills needed to sail around a course tacking and gybing.
Stage 3
Enhance your stance and confidence windsurfing on all points of sail, whilst learning the skills to use the harness.
Stage 4
Increase your confidence blasting around in your harness, tacking, gybing and getting in the footstraps.
Learn to foil.
Our courses will enable you to progress from your first foiling take off, to sustaining flights and entering the world of foiling transitions. To feel the amazing feeling of flight, you'll need to be able to sail confidently in the harness and footstraps.
First Flights
An introduction to the concept of foiling, the equipment and all the knowledge you need to 'take off' for the first time.
Sustained Flights
Gain the skills and confidence to sustain foiling, feel comfortable steering and maintain a good stance and ride height.
Performance Flights
Control the foil with confidence in a wider range of conditions and unlock the knowledge and skills needed to sustain flight into tacks and foiling gybes.
Learn to race.
Progressing through the RYA racing courses will take you from complete beginner to experienced competitor. From mastering the skills needed to cross the start line with confidence, basic tactics and race strategy, to honing your skills and using the rules to your advantage, get ahead with RYA training.
Start Racing
A course for complete beginners, wishing to start racing. Build your confidence and general racing knowledge by gaining the skills needed to race around a course in a small fleet.
Club Racing
Perfect for racing at club level. Build on your board handling, speed and develop strategic plans based on the conditions.
Regional Racing
Develop the skills needed to adapt to racing at different venues and in more challenging conditions.
Championship Racing
This training is tailored to the needs of the sailors and is quite likely the end result of a full training programme.