SheSails
BLAIRGOWRIE YACHT SQUADRON
SHESAILS
Open, inclusive and very much focused on women
SheSails is a national initiative that’s all about encouraging more and more women to explore and enjoy their own sailing adventure in a fun, friendly and gender safe environment. But it’s more than that. It recognises all of the amazing female contributors to our sport. Whether you’re sailing for the first time, returning to the sport or are an active sailor there are a variety of social SheSails activities both on and off the water for you to get involved in.
At BYS our SheSails sailing program caters for all skill levels. To give it some structure and help you progress from novice to experienced sailor our SheSails Pathway program looks like this.
FIND THE RIGHT COURSE FOR YOU
The SheSails Experience
Provides a hands-on experience of sailing on one of our club boats with an experienced instructor and female crew.
A Discover Sailing experience is a three hour sailing experience at an accredited Discover Sailing Centre, without the technical detail of a course, for families, friends or work colleagues. Having a chance to use the club’s social facilities is as much a part of the experience as is getting out on the water. This is the perfect taster for anyone who wants to discover sailing for the first time. It is an ideal way for you to begin your sailing journey, without having to commit to a full training course.
SheSails Start Crewing (Keelboats)
Introduces the basics of sailing on a small keelboat, including boat handling, safety and sailing theory and terminology, rules, basic knots, tacking and gybing as well as woman overboard recovery.
The SheSails – Start Crewing course is the first step on the sailing pathway, introducing you to the basics of sailing on a small keelboat, and includes boat handling, safety and sailing theory. You will learn basic sailing terminology and rules, basic knots, tacking and gybing as well as (wo)man overboard recovery.
Once you have completed SheSails Start Crewing, next on your sailing pathway is SheSails – Start Skippering.
SheSails – Start Helming (Keelboats)
Develops theory and practical skills to confidently take control of the helm. You will learn preparation of the boat, helm and trim on all points of sail as well as recovery of woman overboard, whilst at the helm.
SheSails – Start Helming 3 day course is the next step in your sailing pathway and develops your theory and practical skills to confidently take control of the helm. You will learn the preparation of the boat, helm and trim on all points of sail as well as recovery of (wo)man overboard whilst at the helm.
SheSails Start Sailing Level 1 (Dinghy)
In your SheSails Learn to Sail – Dinghy Course, you will learn the fundamental skills of sailing and are introduced to the fun of dinghy sailing in a safe and supportive environment while covering the basic equipment, sailing terminology, boat launching and recovery, and capsizing recovery in shallow & deep water, basic sailing rules and theory.
SheSails Start Sailing Level 2 (Dinghy)
In Level 2 of your start sailing journey participants are equipped with boat rigging knowledge and sailing skills to sail a dinghy on their own. Designed for participants who have completed Start Sailing 1 and are wanting to learn and continue to develop their fundamental sailing skills.
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UPCOMING COURSES
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