RYA Competent Crew Course

Level: 
Beginner 
Location:
Whitsundays & Phuket
Duration:
5 days
Qualification Awarded:
RYA / YA Competent Crew Certificate
Start Day:
Every Monday (Embarkation: Sunday at 4pm)
Assumed Experience:
Nil
Cost (per person):
From AUD$1,295 per person (twin share cabin)
A single supplement can be paid in order to guarantee sole occupancy of cabin. Limited availability on sole cabin use.

Course Aim:

To introduce the complete beginner to sailing and to teach personal safety, seamanship & helmsmanship to the level required to be a useful crew member of a cruising yacht. To open up a whole range of new holiday and recreational experiences.

Inclusions:

  • Accomodation onboard yacht - accomodation is on a shared cabin basis and at times students can be required to sleep on the drop down table in the saloon. (Numbers dependent). Please speak to your reservations consultant about sleeping arrangements.
  • All meals for the duration of the course. 
  • Log Book.
  • Course notes and tuition.

Course Content:

Day 1
  • Intoduction to Course
  • Types of Yachts
  • Customs & manners
  • Safety Equipment
  • Flare / Fire / Flood prevention
  • Part of yachts/rigging
  • Sail handling & hoisting
  • Point of Sail
  • Tacking & Gybing

Day 2

  • Engine Componets & checks
  • Dinghy
  • Basic Navigation
  • Basis Meteorology
  • Docking / boat handling
  • Rules of the road
  • MOB under power
  • Helmsmanship / reefing sails

Day 3

  • Revision
  • Knots
  • Boat Handling
  • MOB under sail
  • Night sailing
  • Meteorology northern hemishpere
  • Beaufont Scale
  • Basic Tidal stream

Day 4

  • Advance sail trimming
  • Night sailing
  • Basic Tidal stream

Day 5

  • Practical Assessment

Notes:

  • RYA / YA Competent Crew Certificate will be awarded by the instructor at the successful completion of the course.

  • Requirement to gain RYA certificate at end of course: 5 days, 100 miles. These will be all covered during a 5 day course.

Download More Information

Click on the following links to download more information:

Sailing School Rates 2009 Sailing School Rates 2009 (55.09 KB)

2008 - School MileCatchers.pdf 2008 - School MileCatchers.pdf (520.99 KB)

2008 - MileCatchers.pdf 2008 - MileCatchers.pdf (257.50 KB)