Learn to Sail with TRIYA

If you are a Year 9-13 student in Wellington, this is your opportunity to start learning to sail. Sessions are offered on weekdays from 4.00pm to 7.00pm every week during school Terms 1 and 4. The TRIYA boatshed is behind the yacht-club building at 447 Evans Bay Parade. 

​​​​​​​This is our foundation course.

Course Outline

  • Safety in and around boats and the sea

  • Personal safety

  • Finding the wind direction

  • What to wear

  • Safety gear in a boat

  • Names of the parts on the yacht

  • Yacht rigging

  • Some knots

  • Capsize and recover

  • Launching and retrieval

  • Teamwork

  • Steering a yacht

  • Points of sailing

  • Boat handling

  • Rules of sailing

  • Sail adjustments

  • Weather and tides


The program is based on the Yachting New Zealand (YNZ) Level I and Level II LTS and is taught by YNZ qualified instructors.

Learn to Sail Timetable

The Learn to Sail (LTS) programme operates after school, during the summer terms (1 and 4).  Please note that in the case of bad weather, some theory and other sailing related activity is planned.

 Day GROUP
MONDAY

Learn to Sail - Open To All 

TUESDAY

Learn to Sail – Girls Night

WEDNESDAY

Teams Racing (No Learn to Sail)

THURSDAY

Fleet Racing (No Learn to Sail)

FRIDAY

Learn to Sail – Scots College 









* Please note, all programmes are dependent on numbers.

Cost and payment

The cost for a Learn to Sail programme is $200 per term payable before the second day of the course. No refunds will be given unless the course doesn’t go ahead.

What do you need?

All participants must be able to swim 50m confidently, Enrolments must be made and fees paid before the first day of the course. 

Gear List

For sailing in

  • Warm layers (more than one) wool or poly-prop under togs or wet suit.

  • A wet suit would be great, but not essential.

  • DO NOT WEAR COTTON

  • Old sneakers or wet suit booties.

  • Sun hat or warm hat depending on weather (tied on is good)

  • We provide a windbreaker and a buoyancy aid.

After Sailing

  • Towel

  • Change of  warm dry clothes, including a jacket.  It gets cold in the late afternoon!

  • A drink bottle

  • Food for before and after sailing.

Safety

We have 2 coaching safety boats for our coaches that keep a watchful eye on you while you’re on the water. Buoyancy aids must be worn by everyone at all times, TRIYA supplies these if you don’t have one. 20 knots is the cut off for cancellation of LTS as judged by our experienced coaches.


Risk Management

Please click below to view the TRIYA Risk Management Plan.

What Next?

You may wish to advance to the Teams Racing programme if you gain confidence in your ability to sail.  

Teams racing: Is a highlight of 420 Inter-secondary Schools Sailing and is a main focus of TRIYA. This option is available very soon after LTS with an experienced skipper. Teams racing training happens on Wednesdays after school and local regattas with college teams are held annually before a National Championship near the end of April.

Fleet Racing: Competent sailors can join a fleet racing programme that runs through the winter. The aim is to ready the sailors for competition in a National level.

However, once you have done LTS you can go sail at any club around the area. Ask a coach about what club you can join and how.

EOTC in school time, Wind-Water experience Sailing

TRIYA runs EOTC Sailing Experience opportunities for a number of colleges. If your school wishes to have a school sailing programme with TRIYA please contact the manager@triya.co.nz for more info.

We’re always interested to know if we need to arrange more courses so please email us at manager@triya.co.nz if you would be interested in future courses outside those already scheduled.