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RYA SAIL CRUISING COURSES


You can enter our sail cruising programme at any stage according to your knowledge and experience – you don’t have to start at the beginning. Before you book your training,


let your instructor advise you on the best course for your skills and requirements. All our sail cruising courses last five days, with the exception of


Start Yachting which is a two-day course. You will live on board the yacht and be involved in all aspects of cruising from keeping watch to washing up.


Start Yachting


An introduction to sailing for complete beginners. By the end of the course you will have experienced steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework and be aware of safety on board. Holders of the Start Yachting certificate can go on to complete the


Competent Crew course in a reduced time of three days or two weekends.


Competent Crew


A more extensive introduction for beginners, building on the skills of the Start Yachting course. It is aimed at those wanting to be active crew members rather than just passengers. Experience living on board and really get to know the boat. Virtually all the course is hands on. You are the crew – without you the sails won’t go up and the boat will go nowhere. By the end of the course you should be able to helm, handle sails, keep a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in daily routines on board. You should also have visited some interesting places and had an enjoyable time away.


Day Skipper


A course for aspiring skippers with some yachting experience and basic navigation and sailing skills. Learn to skipper a short passage with the instructor on hand to give advice and encouragement and ensure your safety. Experience being in charge, taking credit when all goes well and being responsible when it doesn’t. Before this course, if you are not sure that your sailing is up to speed a good place to start is on a Start Yachting or Competent Crew course. If it’s help with navigation that you need, you should take our Day Skipper Shorebased course. (See page 6)


Coastal Skipper


Advanced skippering techniques for yachtsmen and women with considerable knowledge of sailing and navigation. Like the Day Skipper course, this course consists of skippered passages in a variety of situations. It is a satisfying but intensive week, with candidates often working towards a Certificate of Competence. Most centres will expect you to complete the Coastal Skipper/


Yachtmaster® Offshore shorebased course beforehand as there is insufficient time to teach you theory during the week. Coastal Skippers should be able to undertake more difficult passages by day and night and handle the yacht in more demanding conditions. By the end of the course you should have the theory knowledge, if not the experience, to become an RYA Yachtmaster® Coastal.


SAIL CRUISING COURSES


COURSE Start Yachting


Competent Crew Day Skipper


Coastal Skipper


SUGGESTED MINIMUM PRE-COURSE EXPERIENCE


None None


5 days, 100 miles, 4 night hours


15 days (2 as skipper), 300 miles, 8 night hours


RECOMMENDED KNOWLEDGE


None None


Navigation to Day Skipper Shorebased & basic sailing ability


Navigation to Coastal Skipper Shorebased standard. Sailing to Day Skipper Practical standard


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COURSE CONTENT


Steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework & safety on board


Basic seamanship & helmsmanship


Basic pilotage, boat handling, seamanship and navigation


Skippering techniques for coastal & offshore passages


ABILITY AFTER COURSE


Basic knowledge of yachting


Useful crewmember


Skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day


Skipper a yacht on coastal passages by day and night


MINIMUM DURATION


2 days


5 days 5 days


5 days


Sail and Motor Cruising Courses 2012


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