Training

2025 courses are now LIVE!

Whitstable Yacht Club is an RYA Recognised Training Centre and offers first class tuition through a wide range of training courses, a great fleet of boats and excellent support facilities. Members receive substantial discounts on the cost of our courses and we also welcome members of other RYA affiliated sailing clubs to our courses at WYC member rates.

Non-members are given temporary club membership during their course and can use the club’s facilities.

Follow the links to find out more about the training that WYC can offer and to book a course.

To find out more

Should you have any questions on the content of our courses, or how to book, or if you’d like to talk about how to take your sailing further, please contact our training team:

Chief Instructor, Training Administrator, RYA Onboard Officer and Bosun

Ruth Oliver  training@wyc.org.uk

WYC Training Principal

Jo Wyles  principal@wyc.org.uk

Booking Information

Please use the links on this page to check schedule, availability and book courses online

Meet the training team

Ruth

Chief Instructor

Ruth has been sailing for 20 years. She is one of our senior sailing instructors and is also our resident powerboat instructor. Her favourite boat to sail is an RS 200. Ruth's fun fact is that she is the first female helm of Whitstable Lifeboat.

Harry

Senior instructor

Harry has been sailing for 8 years. He is another one of our senior sailing instructors. His favourite boat to sail is a 12ft skiff, closely followed by an RS 500 that he sails with fellow SI Angelyna. Harry's fun fact is that he has sailed with a 2 time Olympian.

Edie

Dinghy Instructor

Edie has been sailing for 9 years. She is one of our dinghy sailing instructors. Her favourite boat to sail is an Argo. Edie's fun fact is that she competed in the U18 girls national water polo final, and her favourite ice cream is mint chocolate chip!