SAILING - KEELBOAT

DRY SAILING

LEARN TO SAIL SOMETHING NEW

SAILING WITHOUT THE FEAR OF CAPSIZING

Keelboats give everyone the opportunity to enjoy sailing as a larger group, learning the fundamentals of sailing.

Our keelboats are incredibly stable and accessible for all. This is an excellent choice for the winter months. 

This is a dry activity and often split with powerboating

group saluting to camera like sailors

EXPLORE OUR BEAUTIFUL RESERVOIR

keel boat in distance
our beautiful keel boat Zara
keel boat in distance

HOW DOES THIS ACTIVITY LINK TO OUR CURRICULUM

During our sessions we highlight key areas of National Curriculum. This benefits students as they can relate skills to real life.

What skills do we teach in Sailing that link to core skills?

MATHS

  • Learn about points of sail through use of angles
  • Tension on sail
  • Weights (Boat balance)
  • Distances travelled
  • Position to sit in the boat, further forwards, backwards

SCIENCE

  • Pulleys and the way they work to help reduce the load on the ropes - which part of main sheet do you pull
  • Water resistance
  • Basic understanding of how buoyancy aids work
  • Different hardness of materials, dragging sailing boats will scratch but grass won't etc - microplastics

ENGLISH AND PE

  • New vocabulary learnt including part of boat
  • Ask questions to develop their knowledge
  • Take part in outdoor adventure activities in a team or individually.
  • Swimming and water safety performing safe self rescues in different water based situations
  • Develop balance, agility and coordination and apply in a range of activities

HOW TO BOOK

Get in touch to find out how Grafham Water Centre can help you plan your next adventure.