Sail Cruising

Sail cruising

Note: Full details on the Sail Cruising and Yachtmaster Scheme, course syllabi & certifications are listed in the RYA Sail Cruising Logbook RYA G15, available from Trans Pacific Marine (phone 0508 800 600 or visit www.transpacific.co.nz).

 

Start Yachting

An essential introduction to sailing.

Aim: Gain experience of steering, handling sails, rope work and safety on board.
Duration: 2 Days.
Qualification: Course completion certificate.
Prerequisites: None.

Modules:

1. The yacht
- Basic general boating equipment and terms

2. Ropework
- Tying the 4 basic knots
- Use of winches & cleats

3. Underway
- Experience all points of sail
- Steering under sail & power

4 Rules of the road
- Keeping a lookout

5 Meteorology
- Sources of information

6 Man overboard
- Actions to take

7 Clothing and equipment
- Safety equipment & clothing

8 Emergency equipment and precautions
- Hazard awareness
- Emergency actions


Competent Crew

A practical course covering the basics of seamanship and helmsmanship.

Aim: Teaches crew to be useful member of a cruising yacht.
Duration: 5 days or 3 weekends
Qualification: Course completion certificate.
Prerequisites: None

Modules:

1. Yacht knowledge
- Sea terms, boat and sail parts and rigging

2. Sail handling
- Handling & trimming sails in various conditions

3. Ropework
- Handling ropes
- The essential knots and when to use them

4. Fire precautions & fighting
- Fire hazards
- Action to be taken

5. Personal safety equipment
- Understands rules and when to use/wear safety equipment

6. Man overboard
- Actions to take

7. Emergency equipment
- Operation of distress flares
- Understands how to launch & board Liferafts

8. Manners & customs
- Boating courtesies
- Protection of the environment

9 Rules of the road
- Lookout & responsibilities

10 Dinghies
- Safety awareness
- Rowing with oars

11 Meteorology
- Forecasting sources & interpretation

12 Seasickness
- Effect, prevention & treatment

13 Helming & sailing
- Basic principles on different points of sail
- Steering by compass

14 General duties
- Abel to carry out duties above & below decks.

 

 

Practical Day Skipper

A practical yachting course that aligns to Boatmaster, covering all practical skills and background knowledge.

Aim:
To be able to skipper a keeler in familiar waters by day.
Duration: 5 Days or three weekends
Qualification: Course completion certificate
Prerequisites: 5 days seatime, 100 miles, 4 night hours.

Modules:

1. Preparation
- Preparing yacht for sea

2. Deck work
- Can handle & change sails as the weather requires.
- Can prepare yacht for berthing, anchoring, picking up a buoy and departure

3. Navigation
- Plotting visual fixes
- Use of GPS
- Tidal heights & streams
- Course to steer, EP & DR
- Buoys & beacons
- Log - keeping

4. Pilotage
- Prepare and execute Pilotage Plan
- Understands basic chart information

5. Meteorology
- Can source forecast Information
- Interpretation of weather information

6. Rules of the road
- Knowledge & application of IRPCS/Nav & Safety Rules Part 22

7. Maintenance and repair work
- Understands and carries out maintenance tasks
- Understands common rope properties and uses

8. Engines
- Changing filters and other minor repair & maintenance

9. Provisioning
- Understands how to victual a yacht

10. Emergency situations
- Able to take Skipper actions during recovery of MOB
- Distress flares & emergency equipment
- Towing
- Rescue procedures

11. Yacht handling under power
- Berthing, picking up buoys and anchoring

12. Yacht handling under sail
- Mooring buoys & anchoring under sail
- Steering and trimming sails effectively

13. Passage making
- Planning & making short passages.

 

 

Practical Coastal Skipper

A practical yachting course that aligns to the Coastal Skipper theory course, covering advanced skills and techniques.

Aim: To Skipper a yacht on coastal passages by day & night
Duration: 5 days
Qualification: Course Completion Certificate
Pre-requisites: 15 days sea time ( 2 days as skipper) 300 miles, 8 night hours.

Modules:

1 Passage planning
- All relevant planning to enable a safe passage.
- Custom procedures.

2 Preparation for sea
- Safety equipment requirements
- Skippers duties and responsibilities

3 Pilotage
- Preparation of pilotage plan and use by day & night

4 Passage making & ability as skipper
- Managing the boat and crew
- Weather and navigation

5 Yacht Handling Under Power
- Effective handling in confined spaces in various conditions

6 Yacht Handling Under Sail
- Sailing in confined spaces
- Anchoring & Mooring under sail
- Trimming & helming effectively on all points of sail

7Adverse Weather conditions
- Preparing, handling and navigation

8 Emergency Situations
- MOB recovery under power & sail
- Emergency actions & procedures.




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Registered Sail Cruising Training Centres

 Region A - Northland
Venue   Phone Contact Comments
Bay of Islands Sailing School http://www.sailingbayofislands.co.nz 09 402 7143 Terry Dunn Please contact to register interest
Bay Sail NZ http://www.baysailnz.co.nz 0800 724 584 Glen Caulton Please contact to register interest
 Region B - Auckland
Venue   Phone Contact Comments
Coastal & Offshore Sailing School http://www.sailing.school.nz 021 534 003 Henk Haazen RYA Shorebased Courses offered
Elements http://www.elementsonline.co.nz 0800 486 729 Peter Head Contact to register interest
Gulfwind Sailing Academy http://www.gulfwind.co.nz 09-521 1564 Michael Lanigan RYA Shorebased courses offered
Mahurangi Technical Institute http://www.mti.net.nz 0800 366 8746 John Read RYA Shorebased courses offered
Mark Jones Boating Courses http://www.markjones.co.nz 0508 262 863 Mark Jones RYA Shorebased courses offered
Sailing Away School of Sailing http://www.sailingaway.co.nz 09 521 2387 Suzanne Bourke Please contact to register interest
Seawise Boating Education http://www.seawise.info 021 976 713 Alan Gwyer RYA Shorebased courses offered
South Pacific Sailing School http://www.southpacificsailing.com 09 378 7900 Julie Taylor Please contact to register interest
 Region C - Waikato / BOP
Venue   Phone Contact Comments
Elements http://www.elementsonline.co.nz 0800 486 729 Peter Head Please contact to register interest
 Region F - Upper South Island
Venue   Phone Contact Comments
Charterlink Boat Training http://www.charterlinksouth.co.nz 03 573 6591 Tony Cooper Please contact to register interest
Sail Nelson Ltd http://www.sailnelson.co.nz 03 546 7275 John Moore Please contact to register interest
West Winds Yachting School http://www.westwinds.co.nz 021 168 0457 Tom Addison Please contact to register interest
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