Junior Performance Pathway Training
This winter we will be delivering 5 days of development training for our keen junior sailors under the RYA Performance Pathway Initiative. The Pathway Club programme aims to make racing fun, develop strong sailing fundamentals, and foster a lifelong love of the sport. It’s a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying and developing clubs across the UK to become centres of excellence for junior racing, offering affordable, high-quality sailing and coaching close to home for junior racers. So that is what we are doing!
Just £20 per day for our junior members to receive high quality coaching and support. Participants can also use a club boat for £7.50 per session. We encourage all our young sailors who have completed RYA Stage 3 & 4 or equivalent and are keen to get into or improve their racing to come along. It will be chilly so good quality kit will be essential and preferably a drysuit.
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DATES for Winter 2026/2027
- Sat 21 Nov
- Sat 12 Dec
- Sat 23 Jan
- Sat 20 Feb
- Sat 13 March
We will be changing the booking system over the winter, so any bookings made before Sat 14 Nov 26 will be on the old system. They will remain valid but will not be accessible on the new system after that date.
Junior Pathway Summer Race Development Course
We are excited to be able to offer a three day intensive but fun Race Development course for youngsters aged 10-17 who are on, or aspire to be on the RYA Performance Pathway Programme. The course will be led by YDSC Pathway Coach John Pilgrim and guest RYA Level 3 Coach, David Clarke.
Course Date: Mon – Wed 10th – 12th August 2026
Number of places: 12
Cost: Just £75
Participants are welcome to camp overnight at the club during the course but must be accompanied by a parent, or adult acting in loco parentis. Priority will be given to those YDSC junior members already involved in the club’s Pathway training programme.
Participants must hold at least RYA Stage 3, be able to sail all points of sailing confidently and either have done a bit of racing or feel ready to move into racing.
For further information and to apply to book this course please email the Training Principal, Erica Caswell at