Kipper Sailing - RYA Sail Training School

Kipper Sailing is a one-man-one-boat, RYA Registered Sail Cruising School, teaching beginners and those who aspire to skipper a yacht, everything they need to know via the RYA Competent Crew, Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper courses including Fastrack Novice to Day Skipper over 14 days and our 9 day, combined theory & practical Day Skipper course. Kipper Sailing is based in Lymington, 90 miles, 2 hours by train or car, SW of London, in the beautiful western end of The Solent on the south coast of England. Our sailing area extends from Weymouth in the west, through The Solent to Chichester Harbour in the east and occasionally across The Channel to France and The Channel Islands. Our training yacht "Kipper" is a beautiful, exceptionally well equipped, classic Victoria 34 Cutter. Your instructor will be John Corden, a highly experienced, life-long sailor and Yachtmaster Instructor.

Beginners For complete beginners, Kipper Sailing offers either: the 5 Day RYA Competent Crew Course or our 14 Day Fastrack, Novice to Day Skipper Course, which combines a 5 day RYA Competent Crew Course with a 9 day, combined RYA Theory and RYA Practical Day Skipper Course. More.	Day Skipper For those with some previous sailing experience, Kipper Sailing offers either the RYA 5 Day Practical Day Skipper Course or our 9 Day Combined RYA Theory & RYA Practical Day Skipper Course, which enables you to attain the certificate by taking only 5 days leave. More.	Coastal Skipper For those with some "real world" skippering experience, who want to step up a gear to longer and overnight coastal passages, Kipper Sailing offers our 9 Day Combined RYA Theory & RYA Practical Coastal Skipper Course, which enables you to attain the certificate by taking only 5 days leave. More.

Cruising Kipper Sailing offers adventurous but safe cruising for all levels. Our next cruise is for 9 days, commencing August 7th and aims to reach Brittany via The Channel Islands. More.	Our Yacht Our classic Victoria Cutter "Kipper" is very different to the ubiquitous production line boats used by most sailing schools. She draws admiring glances from experienced yachtsmen and women wherever she goes. Not only does she sail beautifully in all wind conditions but she is extraordinarily well equipped for a school yacht. More.	Your Instructor All our courses are taught by Kipper Sailing's Principal - John Corden, a highly-experienced, life-long sailor, Yachtmaster Instructor, Short-range Radio Certificate Assessor and Radar Instructor. More.

Sailing Area Our sailing area extends from Weymouth in the west, through The Solent to Chichester Harbour in the east and occasionally across The Channel to France and The Channel Islands. More.	Life Onboard We aim to be showered and breakfasted by 0900, when we'll commence a short briefing on the day's exercises before setting sail at around 1000. More.	Testimonials "A very rewarding course delivered by an instructor with vast practical experience and sound theoretical knowledge of sailing. John's passion for sailing and desire to teach, coupled with entertaining and salutary anecdotes, made this an immensely enjoyable course which I would happily recommend." PW, Winchester. More.