The Club arranges courses according to demand. Enrolment is by invitation to qualified instructors. The seven-hour course covers resuscitation, control of bleeding, and treatment of unconscious casualty, recognition and treatment of hypothermia. The Club sponsors members who are RYA Instructors and who want to become sailing managers on external RYA Senior Instructor courses. The next available course is at Calshott from 9 th to 13 th October.
Accommodation is provided on-site.
The course is a combination of teaching and work experience and covers aspects such as fleet management, organising instructors and practical problem solving. Levels of experience and pre-requisites are described in the RYA Dinghy Coaching Handbook. PSC will sponsor club members able to pass on their racing skills to others on an external 2 day RYA Club Racing Coach course. Papercourt Optimists operate Saturday morning training from May to October. The helms are divided into four groups depending upon ability, which ranges from beginners to regulars on the open circuit.