Note: Mentoring is not allowed for our Laser sailboat and for Beginner Windsurfing.

The mentoring program is a way for members to get certified on our fleets via the guidance and instruction of other members. This is an opportunity for experienced ones to share their skills with new-to-a-craft ones looking to get certified on that fleet. Mentoring covers the same skills as lessons, and successful completion gives members access to the fleet they were mentored on.

This alternative to taking lessons:

• is free of charge (although your mentor might appreciate a beverage or burger at The Galley, or another small token of appreciation...)
• requires flexibility to schedule times when mentor, mentee, craft and suitable conditions are available
• provides an individual learning experience through one-on-one skillsharing
• allows the mentee to allocate up a fixed number of work hours to reward their mentors
• follows a checklist specific to the craft, to ensure that all members are certified with a similar standard of safety and skill 

Our most advanced sailboats, the RS800 skiff and F18 Infusion catamaran, are only accessible through mentoring.

We have mentorship checklists for most of our crafts including beginner and C1 Sailing,  beginner and intermediate kayaking and intermediate and high wind windsurfing. We aim to have the following sailing checklists done by the end of June:

• C2 (Nacra F18)
• C3 (Nacra F18 Infusion)
• A1 (RS500, no spinnaker)
• A2 (RS500 with spinnaker)
• A3 (RS800)

However, you can already mentor or be mentored on these crafts before then, since any member can take a guest on the crafts they are certified on (with a few exceptions), and guide them through safe use of that craft.

To find a mentor or a mentee, our members are encouraged to use our Forum.