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Please note - A MAXIMUM OF 4
STUDENTS PER INSTRUCTOR on RYA COURSES.
Customised Courses - Let us work out a course
/ sail plan that will fit into your busy life schedule and help you reach
your required goal
RYA Coastal Skipper Practical
(7 day or 3 w/e Practical)
Aim: you will b taught to a standard
where you will be competent to skipper a yacht safely on coastal and offshore
passages by day and night. The course assumes a knowledge of all subjects
covered in the shore based courses.
Subjects include: Passage planning, preparation for sea,
yacht handling under power and sail, pilotage,
passage making and improving skipper ability, adverse weather conditions and
emergency situations.
Certification: Successful candidates are awarded an RYA
Coastal Practical Course Completion Certificate.
Optional Certification: If required we can also include:
ICC certificate (required for European waters) and the GMDSS SRC certificate.
Yachtmaster and Coastal Skipper Prep (RYA
DoT Exam Preparation 5/7 day including exam time)
Aim: To assess the students ability and
prepare for the final examination held at the end of the course aboard the school
yacht.
Prerequisites: Candidates should have VHF and first aid
certificates plus the required miles as stated in the RYA log book.
Certification: Following assessment by a RYA/DoT examiner,
successful candidates will obtain qualification of RYA/DoT Yachtmaster Offshore or Coastal Skipper.
Introduction to Sailing from
£130pp
Weekends designed for you to gain a
basic yacht cruising knowledge, some practical experience and have fun. It
will give you a measure of self confidence and allow you to assess how you
will enjoy the sport.
Or, use these weekends towards obtaining your RYA
Competent Crew Certificate.
Boat Handling & ICC
Training from £65pp
A day or weekend course aimed at those
who wish to improve their boat handling skills, obtain the International
Certificate of Competence or bring themselves up to speed after a break from
sailing rather than take a certificated course.
RYA Competent Crew (5 day or 3
w/e Practical)
Aim: To introduce the complete beginner
to cruising and teach personal safety, seamanship and helmsmanship
to the level required to be a useful member of the crew of a cruising yacht.
Subjects include: Knowledge of sea terms and parts of a
boat, her rigging and sails, sail handling, ropework,
fire precautions and fighting, personal safety equipment, man overboard,
distress signals, manners and customers, rules of the road, dinghies,
meteorology, seasickness, helmsmanship and sailing,
general rules.
Certification: On successful completion, the award of a
Competent Crew qualification certificate.
RYA Day Skipper (Tidal) (5 day
or 3 w/e Practical)
Aim: To have a level of competence in pilotage, navigation, seamanship and boat handling up to
the standard required to skipper a small cruising yacht safely by day in
waters with which the student has become familiar.
Subjects include: Preparation for sea, deck work,
navigation, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the
road, maintenance and repair work, victualling,
emergency situations, first aid, engines, general organisation, boat
handling, sail and passage making.
Certification: On successful completion, the award of a
Day Skipper Practical Course Completion Certificate.
RYA RIB and Powerboating
Courses
1 day introduction - basic certificate
in boat handling with no navigation or theory.
2 day national powerboat certificate - a mixed practical
and shorebased course covering navigation theory,
boat handling including high speed manoeuvring.
Advanced Course - For the more experienced powerboat user,
this course includes night, high speed and GPS waypoint navigation, heavy
weather and powerboat handling.
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