Youth & Junior
Ripon Sailing Club provides a range of activities for children and young people, often delivered as part of our ROTTERS with Lasers program. The objectives of this program are to help our young sailors to develop a love of sailing, build their confidence and improve their skills within a fun and supportive environment. Sessions run monthly on Saturdays throughout the year, but are divided into a Winter program and a Main Season program. The 2026 main season program is available at the bottom of this page. Additional sessions may run over the summer and are usually advertised via the club social media channels.
Our ROTTERS awards program allows us to recognise the achievements of all our young sailors, from first efforts to attending national level competitions and beyond. The program runs in parallel with the RYA training syllabus and the ROTTERS session leaders work closely with members of the RSC training team to provide a structured progression path for our sailors, including supporting our youth sailors to gain their RYA Dinghy Instructor qualifications.
Our young sailors fall into three broad groups, with some overlaps in ages. For more information on opportunities for each age group please follow the links below, or check out the list of FAQs.
Last updated 20:07 on 8 March 2026