Instructor Training

The course will cover the use a simulator, on water demonstrations and group teaching techniques and control and you will spend the majority of the week on beginner equipment. The five-day course is taught by a RYA Windsurf Trainer and is moderated on the final day by a second RYA Windsurf Trainer.

This course has been created to prepare new and experienced instructors to introduce the new and exciting world of winging to a larger audience in a safe and progressive manner.

This is a great way to take your windsurfing instructing to the next level and start to coach the higher-level schemes, introducing students to more dynamic techniques with the thrills and spills of the sport, and getting them into the harness and footstraps.

We train you in teaching techniques at the top of the sport, with the emphasis on personal coaching and elite performance. Achieving the RYA’s Advanced Instructors qualification is as high as you can go before becoming a Windsurfing Trainer. The qualification means you teach advanced skills at any high-performance windsurfing centres running RYA courses.

Candidates must endeavour to attend their instructor training course within 12 months of passing the powerboat skills assessment. Our globally recognised instruction and location provide the added edge, if you can do it at Plas Menai you can do it anywhere, so book your RYA Powerboat Instructor training with us.

This three-day course is taught by a RYA Powerboat Trainer and is moderated on the final day by a second RYA Powerboat Trainer.

The endorsement is delivered through a mixture of workshops and practical sessions which will be largely led by the instructor candidates themselves with input from the trainer.