Mckenna's Seabreeze Water Skills

RYA Training at Lee on Solent Sailing Club

Official RYA Training Provider

Lee on Solent Sailing Club is proud to work in partnership with McKenna's Seabreeze Water Skills, our official provider for all RYA training delivered at the club.

McKenna's Seabreeze Water Skills is an RYA accredited training centre with extensive experience in delivering high quality sailing, powerboat, and shore-based training for both adults and young people. All RYA courses are run by their qualified and experienced instructors, in line with current RYA standards, syllabi, and safeguarding requirements.

This partnership ensures that members and visitors receive consistently high quality instruction, clear progression routes, and safe, well run courses, using the clubs excellent facilities and outstanding sailing area.

Courses Offerings

A wide range of RYA courses are delivered throughout the season, subject to demand and instructor availability. These typically include:

Dinghy Sailing

• RYA Dinghy Sailing Level 1 - Start Sailing
• RYA Dinghy Sailing Level 2 - Basic Skills
• RYA Dinghy Sailing Level 3 - Better Sailing
• RYA Seamanship Skills
• RYA Sailing with Spinnakers
• RYA Day Sailing 
• RYA Start Racing

Youth Sailing

• RYA Youth Sailing Stages (Stages 1-4)
• Youth Clubs, holiday courses and development sessions (Age ranges and availability vary by course)

Powerboating

• RYA Powerboat Level 2
• RYA Safety Boat

Instructor & Specialist Training

• RYA Instructor Courses
• RYA First Aid
• RYA SRC Marine Radio (VHF)

Courses are suitable for complete beginners through to those wishing to develop advanced skills or gain instructor qualifications.

Facilities & Training Environment

Training courses operate from Lee on Solent Sailing Club, making full use of:

• The clubs modern shore facilities
• Launching access to the Solent
• Safe, varied training waters ideal for both dinghy sailing and power-boating

This combination offers an excellent learning environment for all ability levels.

Booking a Course

All course bookings are managed directly by McKenna's Seabreeze Water Skills.
View available courses and book online:

https://www.seabreezeskills.com

Each course page includes full details on:

• Course content and prerequisites
• Dates and times
• Pricing
• Age requirements (where applicable)

For enquiries about upcoming courses at Lee on Solent Sailing Club, you can also contact Seabreeze Water Skills via their website.

Last updated 14:51 on 13 April 2026