Yacht Training

The sail crusing basic skills course contents - (BS)

The Sail Cruising Basic Skills Course is designed to build on the skills gained during the Sail Cruising Start Sailing Course.

The main focus remains on the skills required to sail a cruising yacht. This course is great for families or individuals who wish to improve their existing yacht handling skills under sail. Although primarily aimed at improving the skills of someone who has completed the Sail Cruising Start Sailing Course, if a student has completed a Start Sailing course under the National Sailing Scheme they would be eligible to attend this course.

This course would also be very useful to improve an existing Competent Crew or Day Skipper's ability to handle a yacht under sail. It covers all the sailing techniques and manoeuvres on a yacht under sail both as crew and helm, including slipping and coming alongside under sail, some basic yacht handling under power, sailing theory and basic safety including personal safety at sea, and sailing a yacht in tide or current. this course should be for twelve and upwards.

 

PRE-COURSE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
None

 

ABILITY AFTER THE COURSE

On completion of this course, you will have a basic knowledge of sailing and be capable of sailing a yacht as crew and helm with a skipper on board in light winds. It will be assumed that every student starting this course has already mastered the practical skills and absorbed the background knowledge required for Start Sailing.

 

Both courses can be combined which will then count towards two days of a competent crew course.

 

DURATION

16 hours spread of a series of sessions or two full days.

 

COURSE NAME AND DATES

BS

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Courses usually start at 19.00 on Friday Evening

 

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