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Training - Sailing School & Yacht Charters |
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Competent Crew Course |
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Duration: 3 x weekends
(weekends do not need to be consecutive) or 5 consecutive days
Previous experience required: None.
Course content: The Competent
Crew course teaches the basics of yachting in more depth than the introductory
course. Students live aboard the yacht for the duration of the course
as the yacht sails around the sheltered waters of Lake Macquarie.
This is both a training trip and a holiday in one!
The yacht will visit different bays and anchorages during the trip and
students will enjoy the delights of spending the night on board at anchor
and sailing at night under the stars. You will learn how to set the
sails, steer the yacht, and live aboard a yacht whilst cruising. The
course also covers the use of all safety equipment on board a yacht,
the rules of the road, manners and customs, and how the weather effects
the planning of a sailing trip. You will learn "man overboard”
and other emergency procedures. Students are fully involved in all aspects
of crewing on board the yacht from steering to cooking in the galley
and cleaning to sail changes.
The yacht is comfortably fitted out for cruising to make this trip an
enjoyable experience. Your fully qualified Instructor will guide you
through the mysteries of sailing and you will emerge from the course
a competent and confident crewmember - welcome on any yacht.
At the completion of the course you will be awarded the Royal Yachting
Association ‘Competent Crew course completion certificate.’
Whether you undertake the course as a 5-day trip or over 3 weekends
all expenses and meals on board are included in the cost of the course.
As cruising is supposed to be a relaxing activity there is time to take
it easy and enjoy the journey with at least one evening out onshore.
| Syllabus | ;) |
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Safety Drills & emergency equipment |
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| Use of
sheets and halyards |
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| Sail Shape
and Control |
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| Reducing
mainsail area - reefing |
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| Headsail
changes underway |
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| Helming
techniques |
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| Person
Overboard Procedures |
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| Rules of
the road |
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| Mooring
and docking |
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| Anchoring |
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| Safety
Equipment used Offshore |
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| Use of
dinghy / oars |
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| Preparation
for sea |
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| Night Sailing |
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Inclusions: Meals on board,
Insurance, Safety Equipment, Wet weather gear, Course Completion Certificate
Cost : $1295.00 inclusive per person for 5 day course OR $475.00 per person for each weekend.
Register:
Course
Registration
