RYA Start Yachting & Competent Crew
This course / experience provides a short introduction to sail cruising for first-timers or those coming back to sailing. Travelling in a luxury full-board cruising yacht whilst learning to sail amongst stunning islands and ports, is a fantastic way to learn steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework and safety-awareness on-board.
Centres: LargsCentre
Age: No minimum.
Experience Required: None.
Duration: Fri-Sun
Board: Two Nights / Full Board
When: Any weekend Mar-Oct inclusive (subject to availability)
Please read the FAQs Section for all the details about this experience!
This is one of ScotSails most popular experiences as it is a great way to get out on the water for a whole weekend for just £160!
A real RYA Certificate is included with this experience on completion and, the RYA Competent Crew Course can be complete in just 2 more weekends, instead of the usual 3 weekends or 5 days!
Total Price: £160
Price includes 2 Nights / Full Board and all equipment. Read FAQs!
Introductory courses for beginners and those who have some experience of either cruising or dinghy sailing. A shortened version called RYA Start Yachting can be taken over just 2 days which covers the very basics to sailing aimed at total beginners. The completion of the RYA Competent Crew Practical course will be another 3 days.
The 5 day Competent crew course aims to give you as much enjoyment as possible. While you sail you will learn about safety at sea and will be given opportunities to practise the seamanship skills of changing sails, steering, reefing and tying knots. In essence, your Instructor will try to teach you to enjoy sailing living onboard throughout the course.
Each night is spent in a new place, allowing you to experience the delights of a real cruise. You will visit many kinds of anchorages and yacht harbours.
By the end of this course, the successful Competent Crew will have sufficient knowledge and skill to be a usefuland able crew member and want to sail regularly.
Suggested minimum pre-course experience. |
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Assumed Knowledge |
None. |
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Course Content |
Introduces navigation & safety, basic seamanship, helmsmanship, navigation & meteorology. |
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Ability After Course |
Basic knowledge of navigation & safety / Useful Crew Member. |
Weekend Experience Overview:
- Arrive Friday evening (1800hrs)
- Meet instructor and crew
- Get settled into cabin and unpack
- Meal around 1930 hrs and chat with Instructor
- Saturday Morning: Get up for breakfast and safety briefing and decide destination
- Collect food and drinks according to everyones tastes and desires
- Depart Yacht Haven using teamwork exercise
- Sailing exercises and practice steering the yacht as 'Skipper' - catching some waves!
- Put into island or marina destination that evening (perhaps go ashore sightseeing or for a meal & drinks).
- Saturday Evening: (Evening ashore or perhaps watch a DVD or discuss sailing techniques with Instructor.
- Sunday Morning: Rise early and prepare to get more sailing in! (Plenty of exercises and fun sailing during the day!
- Perhaps stop at a marina or weigh anchor for a good lunch on-board
- Return Sunday Afternoon and dock the yacht using new-found skills
- De-briefing session at ScotSails Centre and awarding of RYA Start Yachting Course Certificates.
What do you get:
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RYA Start Yachting Experience
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2 Nights / Full Board |
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All Safety Equipment |
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Official RYA Completion Certificate |
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FREE Personalised Gift Voucher sent via Royal Mail 1st Class on day of purchase. |
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Any weekend in Season 2009! |
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Let recipient choose dates! |
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- Recipient can upgrade to 3-Weekend / 5 Day Course for just £265 using their voucher.
Excellent value - why not
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