Welcome to Training at Cardiff Bay Yacht Club
We are a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) recognised training centre, offering a wide range of courses. As both an RYA Sailability and Sport Wales InSport Ribbon club, we proudly provide inclusive sailing opportunities with a fleet of adaptive boats suitable for all abilities. Additionally, we are an RYA Pathway Club for junior racing, supporting the development of young sailors.
We offer the following:
- Powerboat Level 1&2
- RYA Safety Boat
- RYA First Aid
- Youth Sailing Camps for beginners, improvers and advanced sailors
- Youth Evening Sailing & Racing
- Weekly junior Sailing Club
- Adult Dinghy Levels 1-3
- Fortnightly Adult Sailing Club
- Keelboat Levels 1-3
- RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship
- RYA Marine Radio Course
- RYA Safe & Fun
What we offer
Our History
It was in the early 1990s that the first club Training centre was formed by members, specifically for the children of club members to learn to sail.
Due to a lack of appropriate equipment and funding, the Training School had a challenging start. However, this was soon turned around in the late 1990s following successful funding from the Welsh Government and the Cardiff Bay Corporation, gaining Royal Yachting Association (RYA) recognition in 2000. Today the training centre operates as a non-profit facility, funded wholly by the Club. It offers a range of accredited course and has developed an independent programme to partner with local schools to deliver ‘taster sessions’ for children aged 8-12 which grows year-on-year.
The Training Centre has also gained a dedicated, fully functioning Training Room within the Clubhouse, providing a spacious environment for pre-sailing briefings, onshore courses and theory workshop elements.
