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Adventure Week 4
  • Week 1 - Adventure Racing
  • Week 2 - Serious Surfing
  • Week 3 - Orienteering
  • Week 4 - Sailing
  • Week 5 - Dixons Hollow Sklls Course
  • Week 6 - Traditional Climbing
  • Week 7 - How Stern Gorge
  • Week 8 - Power Kiting
  • Week 9 - Swale Charity Paddle
  • Week 10 - Walk the Cleveland Way National Trail
  • Week 11 - Try Gliding at Sutton Bank
  • Week 12 - Try Windsurfing
  • Week 13 - 5 Day Tou of the Dales
  • Week 14 - Go Geocaching
  • Week 15 - Scotton 100 Cycle Event
  • Week 16 - Sea Kayaking
  • Week 17 - Three Peaks Fell Race
  • Week 18 - Fishing
  • Week 19 - Trekking Centre
  • Week 20 - Etape du Dale Cyclospotive
  • Week 21 - Gaping Gill - Open week
  • Week 22 - Settle Loop
  • Week 23 - Go Ape at Dalby Forest
  • Week 24 - Ballooning
  • Week 25 - Dalby Forest Walk and Play
  • Week 26 - York to Selby Cycle Route
  • Week 27 - Try Paragliding
  • Week 28 - Thixendale Round
  • Week 29 - Ryedale Rumble Cyclosportive
  • Week 30 - Go down a showcave
  • Week 31 - Lancaster to York Cycle Ride
  • Week 32 - Wasburn Paddle
  • Week 33 - Guided Caving Trip
  • Week 34 - Malham Trailquest
  • Week 35 - Cotter Force
  • Week 36 - Moors to Sea Cycle Tour
  • Week 37 - Boots and Beer Walking Fesival
  • Week 38 - Climbing the Big Three
  • Week 39 - 3 Peaks Cyclocross
  • Week 40 - Husky Trekking
  • Week 41 - Saltergate Fell Run
  • Week 42 - Multi day horse ride at the North York Moors National Park
  • Week 43 - Whitby to Scarborough Cycle Route
  • Week 44 - Caving
  • Week 45 - Bike Trials
  • Week 46 - Tramper Route to Old Gang
  • Week 47 - Guided Walks
  • Week 48 - Mountain Biking at Dalby Forest
  • Week 49 - Open Access Walk
  • Week 50 - Bouldering
  • Week 51 - Try Surfing
  • Week 52 - Ingleton Climbing Wall
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Sailing

Sailing

Escape to local lakes for some water activity

Week 4 - Water Sports

SailingLevel of Fitness
You don't need to be fantastically fit, but dinghy sailing is physical particularly if you get into racing.

The Experience
The quickest and easiest way to learn to sail. Dinghies are small, easy to handle and generally light to launch and transport. Learn to sail on your own in a single handed dinghy or with a crew.

You can potter about exploring your local stretch of water, join a sailing club full of like-minded people, or learn to race. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, expect to get wet!

Dinghy sailing is a year round activity although clearly you need some wind to make it happen.  Many people learn to sail through the summer months when the winds tend to be less and the water a bit warmer, but then often move on to sail in the stronger winds found at other times of year.

Have a go
If you want to try windsurfing for the first time you should contact one of the clubs below and arrange some instruction.  All instructors should be RYA qualified.
Windsurfing can be done at any time of year - all you need is enough wind to get you going.  Obviously the best time to learn is spring through to autumn, so now is a good time to book that course.

Find out more

To try your hand at dinghy sailing you will need to contact one of the clubs and go along to one of their try out sessions.  There are many venues throughout North Yorkshire which include:

Ripon sailing club based near Knaresborough
01423 865 467  http://www.ripon-sc.org.uk/

Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club based at Grimwith reservoir near Grassington
01943 873 470
http://www.yorkshiredales.sc/

Filey Sailing Club
01723 513537  http://www.fileysc.org.uk/

Thornton Steward Sailing Club near Bedale
01325 356 673  http://www.thornton-steward-sc.co.uk/

Craven Sailing Club based at Embsay reservoir
http://www.cravensailingclub.org.uk/
01756 793649

More information on sailing and windsurfing can be found on http://www.rya.org.uk/ which includes training courses and clubs.