SEAMANSHIP SKILLS
                                                               On completion of this course the                                                                                      successful sailor will be capable of                                                                                      manoeuvering a dinghy or keeboat in a                                                                                      seamanlike manner in moderate                                                                                     conditions. The sylabus includes -                                                                                     windward & leeward shores, heaving to,                                                                                     reefing afloat, man overboard recovery,                                                                                         towing, anchoring, sternboarding,                                                                                          sailing without rudder & centreboard,                                                                                      recovery from total inversion.

 

 

 

DAY SAILING
On completion of this course the successful sailor will
have a confident, safe approach to planning and
executing a short cruise in a keelboat.  
The sylabus includes - rigging for cruising, pilotage,
navigation and collision control, anchoring on leeshore
to land, self rescue from inversion, improvisation upon
gear failure.

SAILING WITH SPINNAKERS
On completion of this course the successful sailor will
understand how to sail a dinghy / keelboat rigged
with an asymetric or symetric spinnaker.
The sylabus includes - useing crew & equipment to
good advantage, hoist, gybe and drop, sail best
course downwind, capsize recovery including spinnaker, hull shape and apparent wind theory, rig set up for different conditions.
                                                               
                                                                              
                                                                      START RACING
                                                        This course is designed to give the confidence,                                                              skillls and knowledge to take part in club racing in                                                                    good conditions. The sylabus includes - general                                                                        background, handicap & one design racing,                                                                        sailing instructions, starting systems, flags,                                                                      rigging a racing dinghy, boat tuning, 5 essentials                                                                    when racing, rounding marks, pre-start boat                                                                      handling, transits, choosing right end of the line,                                                                       race strategy.

PERFORMANCE SAILING
On completion of this course the successful sailor will uderstand how to sail performance dinghies in all wind conditions that they can expect to encounter, sailing the bat to best advantage at all times.  The sylabus includes - rig any type of boat, make best use of all equipment to sail efficiently on all points of sailing including spinnakers, windshifts and gusts, making use of geographical features.