Under 16s courses
We offer a range of exciting watersports and outdoor activity courses for the under 16s during the school holidays. You can take part in an aqua activity course where participants will try a different watersports each day. Alternatively we offer sport specific courses where you do the same sport for the whole duration of the course and work towards a national governing body (NGB) award. These courses also provide the ideal opportunity to gain relevant experience prior to joining one of our clubs.
We are offer supervised lunch breaks during the summer holidays at a cost of £25 for the week. This is ideal for those who would like their children to stay all day on morning and afternoon courses. Food is not provided, you will need to provide a packed lunch. Please enquire when booking onto a course.
Please note that if you intend for your child to stay at the centre all day by taking part in two separate morning and afternoon courses, then they must either be supervised by a parent/guardian at lunch time, or booked onto the supervised lunch session.
Age ranges are guidelines, it is up to parents to decide if a course is suitable for their child.
To book onto any of these courses simply print off a copy of the course booking form from our downloads page and return by post with full payment for your course. Cheques should be made payable to 'Salford Community Leisure Ltd'. You can also phone the centre and book and pay over the phone.
A printable list of our course dates can be downloaded from the table at the bottom of this page.
Dinghy sailing
Salford Quays is an ideal location for fun and adventure during the school holidays. Our fleet of Optimists, Tazs and Picos, together with first class tuition provide the very best learning platform to progress in the sport of sailing. On our courses you will work through the various stages of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Youth Sailing Scheme.
Sailing - RYA Stage 1: 10 to 16 years - price £65
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| JS11 | Monday 2 to Friday 5 June (£60) | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| JS12 | Monday 23 to Friday 27 July | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| JS13 | Monday 30 July to Friday 3 August | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| JS14 | Monday 6 to Friday 10 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| JS15 | Monday 13 to Friday 17 August | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| JS16 | Monday 20 to Friday 24 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| JS17 | Tuesday 28 to Friday 31 August (£60) | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| JS18 | Monday 29 October to Friday 2 November | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
Throughout the course, our coaches will lead you through the structured syllabus of the RYA Stage One as well as offering plenty of opportunity for fun and games. By the end of the course you will have had a basic introduction to dinghy sailing and hopefully the desire to continue and learn more about the sport. Once you have completed this course, why not join our junior sailing club which meets on a weekly basis?
Sailing - RYA Stage 2: 10 to 16 years - price £65
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| JS21 | Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 April (£60) | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| JS22 | Monday 23 to Friday 27 July | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| JS23 | Monday 6 to Friday 10 August | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| JS24 | Monday 20 to Friday 24 August | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
This course builds on skills acquired during stage one. Learn more about dinghies and how to deal with a challenging variety of sailing conditions. You will also experience the thrills and spills of capsizing and an insight to racing.
Sailing - RYA Stage 3: 10 to 16 years - price £65
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| JS31 | Monday 30 July to Friday 3 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| JS32 | Monday 13 to Friday 17 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| JS33 | Monday 20 to Friday 24 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
Advance your skills even further with this challenging course. By the end of this course, you should be able to call yourself a competent sailor, rather than a beginner. It is a prerequisite that candidates must have completed a stage two course.
Sailing - RYA Stage 4: 10 to 16 years - price £65
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
JS41 |
Monday 6 to Friday 10 August | 1.30pm - 4.00pm |
The course gives sailors who already hold their RYA stage 3 certificate the chance to learn even more skills, but this time using double handed dinghies. Boats used on this course could include RS Fevas, RS Visions and Laser Stratos.
Powerboating
Powerboat - RYA Powerboat Level 1 - price £75
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| JPB1 | Monday 23 to Friday 27 July | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| JPB2 | Monday 13 to Friday 17 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
This fast and exciting course gives youngsters the chance to learn how to drive our powerboats. The course is run under close supervision of an instructor providing a safe and fun introduction to powerboating. Minimum age is 12.
Windsurfing
RYA - Stage 1: 10 to 16 years - price £65
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| JW11 | Monday 23 to Friday 27 July | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| JW12 | Monday 6 to Friday 10 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| JW13 | Tuesday 28 July to Friday 31 August (£60) | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
At the quays we can offer you an ideal learning environment with the highest safety standards. Once completed you can join our very successful junior windsurfing club.
RYA - Stage 2: 10 to 16 years - price £65
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| JW21 | Monday 13 to Friday 17 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
Kayaking
The British Canoe Union (BCU) Paddle Power scheme is ideal for those youngsters keen to get out on the water paddling. Candidates will be given a Paddle Power logbook to have the various sections ticked off. On the course you will work through the various levels of each award. If by the end of the course you don’t manage to complete all the levels to gain the award, you can join Salford Canoe Club. Here you will get the chance to put your new skills into practice and complete any outstanding sections.
BCU Paddle Power Passport - price £65
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| PPS1 | Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 April (£60) | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| PPS2 | Monday 28 May to Friday 1 June | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| PPS3 | Monday 30 July to Friday 3 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| PPS4 | Monday 13 to Friday 17 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| PPS5 | Tuesday 28 to Friday 31 August (£60) | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| PPS6 | Monday 29 October to Friday 2 November | 1.30am to 4.00pm |
The sheltered waters of Salford Quays provide youngsters with the perfect spot to get out on the water in a kayak. The Paddle Power Passport course covers levels 2 to 5 of the scheme. Once this certificate is gained, participants may then join our canoe club.
BCU Paddle Power Discover - price £65
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| PPD1 | Monday 6 to Friday 10 August | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| PPD2 | Monday 20 to Friday 24 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
This course builds upon and polishes off the skills learnt on the Paddle Power Passport course as well as introducing new techniques and ideas. The Paddle Power Discover award covers levels 6 to 9 of the scheme.
Aqua activity
Aqua activity: 8 to 12 years - price £60
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| AA11 | Monday 2 to Thursday 5 April (£48) | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| AA12 | Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 April (£48) | 9.30am - 12.00pm |
| AA21 | Monday 28 May to Friday 1 June | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| AA31 | Monday 23 to Friday 27 July | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| AA32 | Monday 23 to Friday 27 July | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| AA33 | Monday 30 July to Friday 3 August | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| AA34 | Monday 30 July to Friday 3 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| AA35 | Monday 6 to Friday 10 August | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| AA36 | Monday 6 to Friday 10 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| AA37 | Monday 13 to Friday 17 August | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| AA38 | Monday 13 to Friday 17 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| AA39 | Monday 20 to Friday 24 August | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| AA40 | Monday 20 to Friday 24 August | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| AA41 | Tuesday 28 to Friday 31 August (£48) | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
| AA42 | Tuesday 28 to Friday 31 August (£48) | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| AA51 | Monday 29 October to Friday 2 November | 9.30am to 12.00pm |
These courses are all about fun, ideal if you are not sure what sport to try. You can expect a taste of kayaking, canoeing, sailing, windsurfing, and raft building. These have proved very popular in previous years so to avoid disappointment book early.
Rock climbing
National Indoor Climbing Achievement Scheme (NICAS): price £60
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| JRC1 | Monday 2 to Thursday 5 April | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
The NICAS is a fun introduction to foundation skills in climbing movement and belaying techniques. This course covers levels 1 and 2 of the scheme. The course is based on Salford Watersports Centre’s indoor climbing wall.
Introduction to outdoor rock climbing days (age 12 upwards) - price £50
This one day course is open to both adults and children. It is ideal for either complete beginners, or those with a little experience to bridge from climbing wall to real rock. The course will cover the very basics of what you need to know to be able to work safely on real rock and give you an idea of the sport in its truest form.
| Course reference | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| IOC1 | Sunday 6 May | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
| IOC2 | Sunday 17 June | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
| IOC3 | Sunday 12 August | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
| IOC4 | Sunday 16 September | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
Course is weather-dependent and alternative indoor venues will be used if necessary. Transport will be provided.
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This page was last updated on 21 December 2011
