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South Pacific Sailing School - RYA Training Centre

Coastguard Boating Education

RYA Day Skipper - Sailing

Level: Introduction to skippering a sailing yacht
   
Where: Auckland or Bay of Islands
   
Duration: 5 days or 2 weekends
   
Pre-course experience: 5 days, 100 miles and 4 night hours as crew
   
Assumed knowledge: Basic navigation and sailing ability
Competent Crew certificate or equivalent experience
Day Skipper Theory certificate or equivalent experience
   
Ability after the course: Can skipper a yacht in familiar waters by day
   
Course aims: To improve your handling and control of a sailing vessel
To introduce different mooring techniques
To navigate a boat in tidal waters on short passages
To introduce strategies for emergency situations

Course content:

  • Preparation for sea
  • Deckwork
  • Navigation
  • Pilotage
  • Meteorology
  • Rules of the road
  • Maintenance and repair work
  • Victualling
  • Emergency situations
  • Yacht handling under power and sail
  • Passage making
 
 

South Pacific Sailing School
2 Pier - Westhaven Marina. PO Box 33 29, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: +64 (9) 378-7900. Fax:: +64 (9) 379-8088.
Email: sailingschool@moorings.co.nz

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