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Sail training is offered by Noel Runnels-Moss ( RYA Cruising Instructor) | | | A variety of sail training is offered, from absolute beginners to RYA Ocean.
The RYA Practical Courses are as follows :
Start Yachting Course
Competent Crew
Day Skipper
Coastal Skipper
Yachmaster Ocean
Start Yachting Course
This course provides a short introduction to sail cruising for novices.
By the end of the course, participants will have experienced steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework and be aware of safety on board
Competent Crew Practical Course
This is for beginners and those who would like to become active crew members rather than just passengers. By the end of the course you should be able to steer, handle sails, keep a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in all the day to day routines.
Course Type : SAIL CRUISING,
Adult and Junior Course - Suggested minimum pre-course experience : Nil.
Assumed Knowledge : None
Course Content : Basic seamanship and helmsmanship
Ability After Course : Useful crew memberMinimum
Duration : Minimum 5 days
Day Skipper Practical Sailing Course (Tidal)
The practical course gives you a chance to take charge on short passages under instruction with plenty of advice and help from the instructor. Designed for tidal waters.
Course Type : SAIL CRUISING,
Adult Course - Suggested minimum pre-course experience : 5 days, 100 miles, 4 night hours on board a sailing yacht.
Assumed Knowledge : Basic navigation and sailing ability.
Course Content : Pilotage, boat handling, seamanship and navigation.
Ability After Course : Can skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day.
Minimum Duration : 5 days or 3 weekends.
Coastal Skipper Practical Sailing Course (Tidal)
This is an advanced skippering course for yachtsmen and women who have considerable knowledge of sailing and navigation and are usually aspiring towards a Certificate of Competence. Designed for Tidal waters.
Course Type : SAIL CRUISING,
Adult Course - Suggested minimum pre-course experience : 15 days, 2 days as skipper, 300 miles, 8 night hours
Assumed Knowledge : Navigation to Coastal Skipper standard. Sailing to Day Skipper Practical standard.
Course Content : Safety, passage planning, pilotage by day and night, boat handling and emergency situations
Ability After Course : Skipper a yacht on coastal passages by day and night
Minimum Duration : 5 days
RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Sailing Practical Examination
Practical Examination lasting approx 8 to 10 hours.
Course Type :SAIL CRUISING
Suggested minimum pre-course experience : 50 days, 5 days as skipper, 2500 miles, 5 passages over 60 miles including 2 overnight and 2 as skipper. VHF Radio operators licence or SRC. First aid certificate.
Assumed Knowledge : Content of Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster shorebased course. Content of practical cruising courses.
Course Content : Candidates will set tasks to demonstrate their ability as skipper of an offshore sailing yacht, including questions on collision avoidance, navigation, pilotage, meteorology and boat handling.
Ability After Course : Can skipper an offshore sailing yacht by day or night.
Minimum Duration : 8-12 hours for one candidate, 10-18 for two.
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We are perfectly happy to arrange training to any level. Some people only want the experience and are not interested in the paper qualification. What ever your wishes, we can go cruising, matched to your experience.
For the experienced sailor who wants more, you can cross the Gulf of Mexico with us !! This is the perfect passage to qualify for the RYA YachtMaster Ocean Practical. ("a minimum distance of 600 miles must have been run by the log, the yacht must have been at sea continuously for at least 96 hours and the yacht must have been more than 50 miles from land while sailing a distance of a least 200 miles").
This is quite a yachting adventure, as you will experience the full range of weather! From sun-bathing on deck in 2 knots of breeze to 45 knots when a Norther comes through. This trip is only suitable for those who have been off-shore at least once.
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Who we are : - - -
Noel Runnels-Moss, non-smoker, 58 years old. RYA Cruising Instructor. Sailing all his life. Sails a Jeanneau 37' cruiser in the UK. Ex University Lecturer in Computing, yacht repairer and furniture maker. Races vintage racing cars with Nicola.
Nicola Runnels-Moss, non-smoker, 54 years old. Sailing for last seven years. Doctorate in 5th Century German. Researcher. Races vintage racing cars with Noel. |
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