May Half Term Kids Club 2025

5 day Kids Outdoor club for the May half term.

 A holiday activity club for kids aged 8-16yrs (flexible). Based just outside Brighton on our own private lake. This is the ideal kids activity club for the school holidays.

The week is designed to balance fun and learning new skills.

The week attracts a wide range of skills, abilities, goals and ages (8-16). Your child will be put in a suitable group for maximum benefit. If your child has already achieved RYA certificates, we can put them in a group to improve. 

Activities we aim to provide: 

• Learn to Sail (RYA youth stages 1-4)
• Learn to Wind surf (Taster)
• Paddle boarding
• Jumbo paddle boarding
• kayaking
• Water obstacle course
• Land games and activities

(Sometimes Weather dictates what we can do on what day)

What the kids will do:

• Gain RYA certificates
• Have lots of Fun
• Make loads of new friends
• Try lots of activities
• Learn lots of new skills
• Be tired at the end of each day!

About Our facilities.

Piddinghoe lake is a private, gated lake with showers, changing rooms, kitchen and class rooms. The Private car park is free, and right next to the reception area. Because of its location, even in very strong winds we can usually operate most activities. 

Date: Monday 26th May - Friday 30th May 2025

Age: 8-16 yrs (we can be flexible with ages)

Time: 9:30am-3:30pm

Location: Piddinghoe Lake, Cedar Lane BN9 9AF. (see map below). We are 15 mins walk from Newhaven Town bus and train station.

Price : £399 (£150 deposit)

What we provide: 

• Wetsuits and cags
• Buoyancy aids. 

You are welcome to bring your own kit

What you need: 

• Warm clothing.
• Old shoes or wet shoes, 
• Lunch, 
• Water vessel, 
• Shower kit. 

All kids must have entry level swim ability

  Please email any questions to : info@thebrightonwatersports.co.uk

• To be accepted in the stage 3 and 4, kids would need to have done stage 1 and 2.
• Parents do not need to be present for this activity. (Click here for our Child Welfare policy.)  
• All our instructors are child welfare trained. (Click here for our Parental consent form.)
• The days will be divided into morning and afternoon activities - what we do will depend a little on the weather each day.

More Details of activities

RYA Youth Start Sailing Stage 1 course content: 

• Launching and Recovery of a small sail boat 
• Sailing across the wind, 
• Turning control 
• Steering and rudder controls 
• Learning parts of the boat. 

RYA Youth Start Sailing stage 2 course content: 

• Improving points of sail skills 
• Tacking 
• Gybing 
• Learning different knots 
• Collision avoidance. 

RYA Youth Start Sailing Stage 3 Content: 

• Improved rigging 
• Learning the sailing theory, 
• Improving launch and recovery. 
• Building confidence 
• Learning different Points of sail 
• recovering of capsized boat 

RYA Youth Start Sailing stage 4 course content: 

• Improving pre-learnt skills, 
• techniques and manoeuvres to sail crewed boats, 
• Improved rigging skills 
• Improved launching techniques 
• Man overboard recovery and techniques 

Windsurf Taster

• Land simulator training,
  
• Learn parts of the windsurf,
  
• Learn to rig,
  
• Standing, sailing learning to tack,

Paddle sports: 

• Parts of the kayak/canoe/paddle board, 
• Learning to paddle, 
• Improved paddle stroke, 
• Balance, 
• Self-rescue, 
• Capsize recovery, 
• Towing. 

Land based activities: 

• Rope work, 
• Sailing theory, 
• Water safety, 
• Weather watch.