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The LDSA  – The Lincoln and District Sailing Association, a recognised RYA Training Establishment - is an association of Lincolnshire schools which exists to promote the sport to students in the county. Manned entirely by volunteers, many of them teachers, and funded mainly by our students and their schools, the association has its own boats at Apex Lake in North Hykeham and shares the facilities of the Hykeham Sailing Club there. Schools sail in the evenings from April to October and provide their own fully qualified Senior Instructors, Dinghy Instructors and rescue boat handlers. Any schools are welcome to sail with us as long as they, or schools already involved, can provide trained staff. We teach sailing up to Instructor level and many of our sixth formers gain this qualification before going on to sail at university and to earn money teaching during their vacations.  We are keen to expand and offer free training to any teacher who wishes to bring pupils sailing.

          To help fund our sailing we also run a few courses each year for adults who wish to learn to sail, to handle a power boat or to improve their sailing. These courses are always very popular and early booking is recommended. You will find details elsewhere on this website.

          Thank you for visiting our web site. We hope you will find the opportunity to sail with us some time.

          Jo Woodhouse