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
	Safety Drills & emergency equipment
	Use of sheets and halyards
	Sail Shape and Control
	Reducing mainsail area - reefing
	Headsail changes underway
	Helming techniques
	Person Overboard Procedures
	Rules of the road
	Mooring and docking
	Anchoring
	Safety Equipment used Offshore
	Use of dinghy / oars
	Preparation for sea
	Night Sailing

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.

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