2025 courses are now LIVE!
Whitstable Yacht Club is an RYA Recognised Training Centre and offers first class tuition through a wide range of training courses, a great fleet of boats and excellent support facilities. Members receive substantial discounts on the cost of our courses and we also welcome members of other RYA affiliated sailing clubs to our courses at WYC member rates.
Non-members are given temporary club membership during their course and can use the club’s facilities.
Follow the links to find out more about the training that WYC can offer and to book a course.
To find out more
Should you have any questions on the content of our courses, or how to book, or if you’d like to talk about how to take your sailing further, please contact our training team:
 | Chief Instructor, Training Administrator, RYA Onboard Officer and Bosun Ruth Oliver training@wyc.org.uk |
 | WYC Training Principal Jo Wyles principal@wyc.org.uk |
Booking Information
Please use the links on this page to check schedule, availability and book courses online
Meet the training team
Ruth
Chief Instructor
Ruth has been sailing for 20 years. She is our Chief instructor for sailing, Race coach and is also our resident powerboat instructor. Her favourite boat to sail is an RS 200. Ruth's fun fact is that she is the first female helm of Whitstable Lifeboat.
Katie
Senior Instructor
Katie has been sailing for 11 years. She is one of our senior instructors. Her favourite boat to sail is an Argo, but secretly loves a Topaz too. Katie's fun fact is that she plays rugby for Thanet Wanderers and her favourite ice cream is mint choc chip!
Charlie
Senior Instructor
Charlie has been sailing for 17 years. He is part of our senior sailing instructor team, and he is also a race coach. His favourite boat to sail is a Fireball. Charlie's fun fact is that he is a science teacher and runs a scout group in his spare time.
Harry
Senior Instructor
Harry has been sailing for 8 years. He is another one of our senior sailing instructors. His favourite boat to sail is a 12ft skiff, closely followed by an RS 500 that he sails with fellow SI Angelyna. Harry's fun fact is that he has sailed with a 2 time Olympian.
Fletcher
Dinghy Instructor
Fletcher has been sailing for 7 years. He forms part of our dinghy instructor team. His favourite boat to sail is an Argo. Fletcher's fun fact is that he plays in the U18 basketball premier league. Fletcher also has a dog called Lola.
Edie
Dinghy Instructor
Edie has been sailing for 9 years. She is one of our dinghy sailing instructors. Her favourite boat to sail is an Argo. Edie's fun fact is that she competed in the U18 girls national water polo final, and her favourite ice cream is mint chocolate chip!
Jack
Dinghy Instructor
Jack has been sailing for 9 years. He is part of our dinghy instructor team. His favourite boat to sail is a Laser. Jack's fun fact is that he is currently raising money to sail to the Arctic with the scouts in 2026. How cool is that!
George
Assistant Instructor
George has been sailing for 8 years. He is an Assiant instructor, but hopes to be a dinghy instuctor soon. His favourite boat to sail is a Laser. George's fun fact is that he is scared of angry looking fish and stingrays, but sharks are ok though!
