Freelance RYA Instructors – Sailing, Powerboating & Wingfoiling

We’re looking for Freelance RYA Instructors in sailing, powerboating, and wingfoiling to join our team across London and Surrey. This flexible role offers regular opportunities to deliver courses, youth sessions, and group activities, with work to suit your availability.

Information

Location:

London and Surrey (Hampton, North London, Surbiton, Wraysbury, Guildford)

Type:

Freelance / Casual

Salary:

Competitive day rates, based on qualifications and experience

Closing Date:

Start Date::

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Skills:

Strong instructional skills in your discipline(s)
Friendly, professional, and customer-focused
Able to adapt sessions to different ages and abilities
Reliable, flexible, and proactive

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Responsibilities:

Deliver RYA courses in sailing, powerboating, or wingfoiling (depending on qualifications)
Support group sessions, schools, and corporate events as required
Represent Keep Sailing positively with customers and partners

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Experience:

Previous experience teaching in RYA centres or equivalent environments
Comfortable delivering sessions for adults, youth, and groups
Experience working as part of a team of instructors
New instructors will be supported to develop

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Qualifications

Essential (at least one of the following):

RYA Dinghy Instructor or Senior Instructor
RYA Powerboat Instructor
RYA WingSurfing / WingFoiling Instructor

Desirable

RYA Racing Instructor
RYA Keelboat Endorsement
SUP Instructor

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Description

We are always looking for freelance instructors to join our team across our West London centres. Whether your passion is sailing, powerboating, or wingfoiling, we have regular opportunities to deliver RYA courses, youth sessions, and group activities.

This is a flexible freelance role where you can pick up work to suit your availability. You’ll be part of a supportive team in a growing organisation, with opportunities to get involved in exciting new projects and events.

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About Keep Sailing

Keep Sailing is a fast-growing, not-for-profit watersports organisation with centres in Hampton, North London, Surbiton, and Wraysbury. We deliver a wide range of RYA courses in dinghy sailing, powerboating, wing sports, and paddleboarding, alongside youth programmes, group activities with schools, corporate events, and instructor training.

Our mission is simple: to make watersports accessible, safe, and enjoyable for everyone.

As we expand rapidly, we’re investing in new projects & partnerships that open up even more opportunities on and off the water. We’re building something exciting — and we’re looking for people who want to be part of that journey.

Joining Keep Sailing means more than just a job: it’s a chance to shape the future of watersports, take on new challenges, and help grow a community that inspires the next generation of sailors and watersports enthusiasts.

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