When you we having fun and loving our time on the water, everything else will follow – How far could sailing at Windermere School take you?

At Windermere School, we take immense pride in our comprehensive sailing program, which nurtures our pupils, from Year 3 to Year 13, through every stage of their sailing journey. Our race team is a vibrant community training regularly on weeknight evenings (Easter – October half term), and on Saturdays, where experienced sailors can also share their knowledge and skills with younger pupils, creating a supportive environment for growth and development.

As pupils’ progress through our pathways, they not only refine their sailing abilities but also contribute to the learning of those who follow in their wake. We are committed to facilitating our top sailors in achieving their Dinghy Instructor qualifications, empowering them to lead and inspire the next generation of sailors. This mentorship fosters a sense of camaraderie and teamwork, ensuring that our younger sailors are well-prepared for their own sailing adventures.

Join us at Windermere School, where we cultivate not just skilled sailors but also confident leaders ready to take on new challenges.

We have a number of boats used for sail training to suit experience and size, while our mixed team of boys and girls race in Tera and Feva dinghies. We sail against other schools in local races with the Royal Windermere Yacht Club Denis Hopper Series and at RYA North West Traveler races. We also compete at Grand Prix series around the country, at the National Championships, and at the World Championships. We believe we are uniquely positioned to take children of all abilities, and our highly qualified coaching and sailing staff seek to provide as wide a range of sailing opportunities as possible.

Pupils may join us as experienced sailors with aspirations to achieve highly or arrive as novices, and will recieve equally dedicated support to allow them to reach their potential. We encourage our pupils to join early on in their Windermere School journey, as many of our highest achieving sailors joined us at the beginning of their school life, an achievment we are very proud of.

Transferable Skills

Sailing develops many skills that are transferable to the outside world:

• Social and communication skills; confidence in groups, presentation skills, communication and ability to interact with others.
• Team work; working as part of a team and the development of reflective skills.
• Organisation skills; planning, prioritising, goal setting and monitoring, target setting and evaluating.
• Decision making; decision making is central to sailing, sailors develop the robust skills of problem solving under pressure, creative thinking and information processing.
• Psychological skills; improved confidence, commitment, an awareness and ability of managing emotions and stress, improved task focus, dealing with pressure and adversity, coping with setbacks and target setting.

Sailing as an After-School Activity

After-school sailing activities include:

• Racing against Windermere Royal Yacht Club
• Recreational sailing
• Junior Campus race training
• Senior School race training
• Windermere School’s “Frostbite” winter racing series.

Join us for a Sailing Lesson