Best Sailing Courses Leicester Near Me

4worldlovers: Wanlip Sailing Club is a Friendly Leicestershire organisation open to all levels of Sailing and Stand Up Paddle Boarding.

We are an inclusive family-oriented club directing our activities to both experienced users and those wishing to learn.

There are a range of dinghies for members to hire while they are training and deciding what class of boat they want.

4worldlovers:
Since its formation the Narrowboat Skills Centre has built a great reputation for delivering high quality narrowboating and helmsman courses.


Our friendly, approachable and experienced team, partnered with the ideal location and great facilities make us one of the premier inland waterways training centres in the UK.

At our 2017 review the RYA inspector described the Narrowboat Skills Centre (NBSC) as: “A first class training centre with an excellent training vessel”

At the Narrowboat Skills Centre our typical customers come in a number of guises. No matter what level you are at, we have a course to suit your requirements.

As well as great advice and guidance on how to aquire the best boat for your needs, at the Narrowboat Skills Centre we offer experience days aboard our dedicated training vessel, Gwendoline May, in order for you to get off to the best possible start when you either buy or hire your own narrowboat.

You've hired a boat or bought your own and want to use it safely:

Whether you are worried you may have fallen into bad habits or if being properly qualified is your goal, then our RYA recognised courses should fit the bill.

Choose from a two day Inland Waterways Helmsman course or, for more experienced boaters, a one day Assessment course, both held aboard our dedicated training vessel, Gwendoline May or, by request, aboard your own boat.

We are a great choice of training provider because we offer so much all in one easy to reach location. Close to the M1 and easy to reach from all parts of the country, NBSC is fortunate in being able to offer one of the widest ranges of narrowboating experiences to be found in the UK.

Our helmsman courses typically take in swing bridges, road bridges, an aqueduct, wide locks, a tunnel, winding holes and occasionally the renowned Foxton staircase of narrow locks – just 20 minutes from our home mooring. Few, if any, other training centres can offer such variety in order for you to learn or enhance your boating skills.

As well as on-the-water training, Narrowboat Skills Centre offer especially great shore-based courses in our own dedicated classroom. Our instructors come from a wide range of backgrounds and have all been selected for their in-depth subject knowledge. Starting with an expanded RYA recognised Diesel Engine & Boat Maintenance course, we also offer courses on First Aid, Boat Electrical Systems, Boat Plumbing and Heating and our increasingly popular Boat Fitting 1 and Boat Fitting 2 courses.

We’ve made it as easy as possible to book all our courses directly from our web site and in almost all cases this would be the preferred route. However, if you are unable to find the course you are looking for, or a day to suit your needs, please do ring us on 0116 442 2326 and we will do all we can to accommodate your requirements. Be patient when ringing though, as we don’t have a manned switchboard and calls are put through to a hunting group to be answered by the first available instructor. Don’t hang up – your call will be answered eventually!

4worldlovers:
Our school offers the best possible training and instruction. The professional staff, trained by the Royal Yachting Association offer everything from introductory sessions, to personal tuition sessions in your own boat.


We use a variety or boats - whatever your ability we have something for you.


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