RYA Instructor Training

Dinghy Instructor

Wing Instructor

Windsurf Instructor

As a multi-disciplined RYA Trainer, Simon has travelled widely across the UK and overseas to deliver instructor training. Anything can be arranged for individuals or teams to include instructor courses, endorsements, moderations, revalidations, pre-course training, refresher training, skills development and centre management training.

We run RYA Wingsurf and Wingfoil instructor courses from our RYA Training Centre in Surrey.

The next courses are:

RYA Wingsurf Instructor: 22-23 May 2024
RYA Wingsurf Instructor: 10-11 July 2024

Simon is qualified to deliver all the following RYA Instructor courses and pre-requisities.

RYA Windsurfing

Start Instructor
Senior Instructor
Intermediate Instructor (Planing & Non-planing)
Advanced Instructor (Advanced & Advanced-plus)

RYA Wingsurf/foil

Wingsurf Instructor
Wingfoil Instructor

RYA Dinghy Schemes

Dinghy Instructor
Senior Instructor
Advanced Instructor
Multihull Instructor
Keelboat Instructor
Racing Instructor

RYA Instructor course pre-requisites

First Aid
Powerboat Level 2
Safety Boat
Dinghy Pre-entry Assessment

Simon's style is to work with instructor candidates in a friendly, realistic and fully-supportive way, understanding the range of expectations and emotions that can exist during seminal times in people’s lives when they are undertaking RYA instructor training and assessments. His courses are informative, enjoyable and, through his supportive approach, will inspire candidates of all ages. Please contact us to discuss your requirements and to see how Simon can help you or your team.

RYA Wingsurf and Wingfoil Instructor

We run RYA Wingsurf and Wingfoil Instructor courses at our fully-equipped wing school in Surrey at Queen Mary Sailing Club. The next courses are:

RYA Wingsurf Instructor - 22-24 May 2024
RYA Wingsurf Instructor - 1-3 June 2024

Wingsurf Instructor

A 3-day moderated course to enable suitably experienced candidates to introduce people to winging on a non-foiling board (such as a windsurf board with a daggerboard or a SUP with a centre fin or drift-stoppers) and to develop their wingsurfing skills.

Wingfoil Instructor

A 2-day un-moderated course to enable existing RYA Wingsurf Instructors to upgrade. This qualification is to introduce people to winging on a foiling board and to develop their wingfoiling skills.

Combined Wingsurf and Wingfoil Instructor

A 5-day course (moderated on Day 3 of the Wingsurf section) to enable suitably experienced candidates to introduce people to winging on non-foiling and foiling boards and to develop their wingsurfing and wingfoiling skills.