October 20th, 2011
Sailing isn’t always about tallyhos and cruising gentle waves with the sunshine on your back, it’s a watersport with its own risks and safety measures. One of Cobnor’s safety measures is the use of a powerboat fleet of Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) to act as safety boats.
We’re a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) accredited sailing school and we use safety boats when providing sailing lessons as standard. Obviously, our professional…
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Tags: Bosham, bosun, Cobnor Activities Centre, Cobnor safety boats, Cobstock, RIB, Rigid Inflatable Boats, Royal Yachting Association, RYA, RYA Powerboat Instructor Courses, RYA Powerboat Level 2 courses, RYA Safety Boat Courses, safety boat courses, safety boat instructors, safety boats, sailing dinghy, sailing instruction, sailing instructors, sailing lessons, sailing school |
September 19th, 2011
We are pleased to announce that a ‘Big Society Fund’, set-up by West Sussex County Council, will be backing four projects designed to support local communities, including our very own Cobnor Activities Centre.
The fund, worth £240,000 in the current financial year, allows County Council members to apply for money to support initiatives in their electoral division that meet at least one of the objectives of the national…
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Tags: Big Society Fund, bosun training dinghies, Cobnor Activities Centre, launch trolleys, local sporting organisations, sailing lessons, sailing novices, West Sussex, West Sussex County Council, young people with disabilities |
March 30th, 2010
This past weekend saw us leap towards British Summer Time with the clocks going forward. Spring and summer are always an important time for Cobnor Activities Centre with the year’s outdoor education courses starting again and after training hard through the gloomy winter months the staff are now ready to spring back into action…
Spring has most definitely sprung down at Cobnor with the birth of beautiful black lambs on…
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Tags: British Summer Time, canoeing, Cobnor Activities Centre, Expedition Camps, kayaking, Multi-activity Weeks, outdoor education, power boating, Residential Sailing Weeks, RYA Youth Sailing Scheme, Sailing Camps, sailing lessons, sailing skills, Spring |
March 26th, 2010
As well as all the water-based activities, such as sailing, kayaking and powerboating, Cobnor Activities Centre offers excellent land-based activities, such as orienteering and mountain biking, and we’re chuffed to bits that one of our favourite local spots is to become a National Park this summer.
It’s been decided that the South Downs will gain National Park status, which is great news seeing as it’s such a beautiful place to…
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Tags: Chichester, Cobnor Activities Centre, kayaking, land-based activities, mountain biking, orienteering, outdoor education, powerboating, sailing, sailing lessons, South Coast, South Downs National Park, Summer Camps, Sussex Wildlife Trust youth Council, water-based activities |