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Start Yachting
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A two day course designed for the complete beginner to yachting. This taster is exactly that – purely and simply a gentle weekend introduction into the pleasures of sailing without any further commitment from yourself.
You will join the yacht to 'test the water' on one of our course weekends observing others under tuition and learning how to steer the boat and how to safely hoist, lower and trim the sails. Guaranteed to get you hooked!
Weekends available throughout the year – makes a great gift idea!
Join Friday evening – ends Sunday afternoon.
Course Syllabus
Knowledge of sea terms and parts of a boat, her rigging and sails
Sail Handling
Rope work
Personal safety and equipment
Safe use of Dinghies
Helmsman ship and sailing maneuvers
General seamanship duties
Join Friday evening for a start Saturday morning or Join Sunday evening for a start Monday morning. All costs are inclusive of food whilst on board, lifejackets and harnesses, oilskins and all berthing and fuel charges. The evening meal is not provided on the evening that you join).
Weekends and mid week dates available throughout the year. Cost dependant on season.
Low Season - January, February, November, December.
£160.00 per weekend / £310.00 per 5 day course
Mid Season - March, April, May, September, October.
£175.00 per weekend / £380.00 per 5 day course
High Season - June, July, August.
£195.00 per weekend / £440.00 per 5 day course.
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Competent Crew
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This course can be run over three weekends or five days. It takes a complete beginner to yachting and through careful coaching and practical assistance, builds you into a useful member of a yacht crew. By the end of the course you will be able to prepare a yacht for sea by making ready her sails, bending on sheets etc. assist in letting go mooring lines when leaving the berth, hoist sails and steer the vessel when under way. At the end of the days sailing you will also assist in lowering sails and stowing them away and preparing the boat for coming alongside and finally, under the guidance of the skipper you will assist in berthing the boat alongside. A really useful crew member. Almost every one who completes this course goes on to book further courses. As a previous customer of Sail UK YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO A 10% DISCOUNT ON DAY SKIPPER COURSES BOOKED WITH US.
Course Syllabus
Knowledge of sea terms and parts of a boat, her rigging and sails
Sail Handling
Rope work
Personal safety and equipment
Safe use of Dinghies
Helmsman ship and sailing maneuvers
General seamanship duties
Join Friday evening for a start Saturday morning or Join Sunday evening for a start Monday morning. All costs are inclusive of food whilst on board, lifejackets and harnesses, oilskins and all berthing and fuel charges. The evening meal is not provided on the evening that you join).
Weekends and mid week dates available throughout the year. Cost dependant on season.
Low Season - January, February, November, December.
£160.00 per weekend / £310.00 per 5 day course
Mid Season - March, April, May, September, October.
£175.00 per weekend / £380.00 per 5 day course
High Season - June, July, August.
£195.00 per weekend / £440.00 per 5 day course.
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Day Skipper
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This course takes a Competent Crew member and teaches them pilotage, navigation, seamanship and boathandling to the standard required to safely skipper a small cruising yacht by day in tidal waters that the skipper is familiar with.
The suggested pre course experience is a minimum of 5 days at sea, 100 miles logged and 4 night hours sailing. Some knowledge of basic navigation and sailing ability. On completion of the course you will be awarded the RYA Day Skipper Certificate of Competence allowing you to proceed, if you wish, to the next level of sailing.
Course Syllabus
Preparation of vessel for sea
Deck work
Navigation
Pilotage
Rules of the Road
Engine checks and maintenance
Victualling
Emergency situations
General organization
Yacht handling under power
Yacht handling under sail
Passage making
This course runs over 3 weekends or five days
Weekends and mid week dates available throughout the year. Cost dependant on season.
Low Season - January, February, November, December.
£160.00 per weekend / £310.00 per 5 day course
Mid Season - March, April, May, September, October.
£175.00 per weekend / £380.00 per 5 day course
High Season - June, July, August.
£195.00 per weekend /£440.00 per 5 day course.
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Coastal Skipper Practical
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The aim of this course is to teach the skills and techniques required to skipper a yacht safely on coastal and offshore passages by day and night.
The suggested pre course experience is a minimum of 15 days at sea (2 days as Skipper), 300 miles logged and 8 night hours sailing. Sailing to Day Skipper Practical standard and navigation to Coastal Skipper shorebased standard.
Upon completion of the course you will be awarded the RYA Certificate of Competence allowing you to proceed to the next level of sailing if you wish to do so.
Course Syllabus
Passage planning
Preparation for sea
Pilotage
Passage making and ability as skipper
Yacht handling under power
Yacht handling under sail
Adverse weather conditions
Emergency situations
This course runs over a period of 5 days with preparation for the exam and the exam itself.
The examination fee is an additional cost and is paid direct to the RYA from the 1st April this is £135.00
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Yacht Master Prep
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This is a five day course – four days of preparation and one day for the exam itself. It is not an official RYA course but designed to hone and practice your Skipper skills prior to taking the exam. A Yachtmaster Offshore certificate is awarded to a competent skipper capable of safely sailing a cruising yacht on any passage which is no more than 150 miles from a safe haven.
The week will be spent going over the complete RYA Yachtmaster syllabus and concentrating on any weak areas the student may have. We will hone your boat handling and pilotage skills and practice your command techniques.
To take the practical examination the candidate must have:
2500 sea miles logged within 10 years of taking the examination
50 days living on board
5 days as skipper
5 passages of over 60 miles, at least two of which you must have been skipper and two of which must have involved overnight passages
A valid First Aid certificate
A restricted VHF/DSC Radio Operators License
A completed MCA Medical Form (Commercial Candidates Only)
The examination is given by an RYA examiner and takes 8-12 hours. The exam fee is £135.00 and is payable direct to the examiner.
This course is run over a five day Monday to Friday period. Dates available throughout the year.
Cost per five day course £495.00
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Theory Courses
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All the RYA shorebased courses are taught in our classroom located within our office on Poole Quay.
We offer Day Skipper, Coastal/Yachtmaster, VHF and ISAF.
Both the Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper courses are of five day or three weekend duration. The cost remains the same all year and for the five day course it is £310.00 and for the three weekends option it is £480.00.
VHF and ISAF prices on application.
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Own Boat Tuition
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We will supply a commercially endorsed Yachtmaster to give personal instruction on board your own yacht to cover any part of the RYA syllabus or simply to give instruction on berthing techniques. The cost for this is £180.00 per day plus expenses, (up to two people) £30.00 per head for any additional crew members on board.
Channel crossing Weekend
This course is aimed at building confidence in the skipper wishing to make his first Channel crossing by instructing on passage planning, weather interpretation, and the use of Radar, AIS and Chartplotting as an aid to safely navigating the busy shipping lanes.
The course will begin on Friday evening in Sail UK’s classroom on Poole Quay where we will study the latest weather report and based on this and the tidal predictions we will form a passage plan for the weekend. We will also discuss Radar plotting techniques and the use of AIS and the chartplotter. The following morning or maybe even that evening (depending on weather and tides) we set off across the channel where students will be involved in all aspects of the crossing and monitoring Radar etc. and produce a pilotage plan for our destination port.
After resting and a good meal ashore we will retrace our course back to Poole.
Weekend dates available throughout the year.
Low Season - January, February, November, December.
£195.00 per weekend
Mid Season - March, April, September, October, November.
£210.00 per weekend
High Season - May, June, July, August.
£235.00 per weekend
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