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Start Sailing
Competent Crew
Day Skipper Practical
Coastal Skipper
Practical |
Coastal Skipper
Practical Exam (MCA)
Yachtmaster® Practical
Preparation
Yachtmaster® Practical Exam |
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| This course provides a short introduction to
sail cruising for novices. By the end of the course you will have
experienced steering a yacht sail handling rope work and be aware of
safety on board. |
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Contact: |
info@fivestarsailing.co.uk |
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Course Type : |
SAIL CRUISING |
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Suggested minimum
pre-course experience : |
None |
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Assumed Knowledge
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None |
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Course Content : |
Steering a yacht, sail handling, rope
work and safety onboard. |
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Ability After
Course : |
Basic knowledge of yachting. Reduces the
time needed to complete the Competent Crew course. |
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Minimum Duration
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2 days |
Find out more about our
Competent Crew courses.
Contact: 01489 88 55 99 to discuss your requirements or,
complete the form by clicking here.
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| This course 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 on board.
The minimum course duration is five days, but it is commonly run
over three weekends or three days plus a weekend. If you have
previously completed the Start Yachting course, the Competence Crew
course can be completed in three or four days |
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Contact: |
info@fivestarsailing.co.uk |
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Type : |
SAIL CRUISING,
Adult & Junior Course |
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Suggested minimum
pre-course experience : |
None |
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Assumed Knowledge
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None |
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Course Content : |
Basic seamanship and
helmsmanship |
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Ability After
Course : |
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 on board. |
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Minimum Duration
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The minimum duration is 5 days, but it
is commonly run over 3 weekends or 3 days plus a weekend. If you
have previously completed the Start Yachting course, the Competent
Crew course can be completed in 3 or 4 days. |
The continuous course runs from 1800 on the Sunday
and completes on the following Friday. For the non-continuous courses
conducted over weekends you should join the yacht by 1900 on the
Friday and expect to leave not before 1600 on the following
Sunday.
Whilst on these courses you can expect to stay anywhere between Chichester and Poole,
occasionally France and the Channel Islands. Some nights may be spent
in a marina , others at anchor, perhaps another against a town quay
wall.
The next step forward is the
Day
Skipper Theory...
Contact: 01489 88 55 99 to discuss your requirements or,
complete the form by clicking here.
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| 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. |
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Contact: |
info@fivestarsailing.co.uk |
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Course Type : |
SAIL
CRUISING |
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Suggested
minimum pre-course experience : |
5 days, 100 miles, 4 night hours on
board a sailing yacht. |
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Assumed
Knowledge : |
Basic navigation and helmsmanship.
It is recommended that you attend the Day Skipper shorebased
course before taking this practical course. |
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Course
Content : |
Pilotage, boat handling, seamanship
and navigation. |
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Ability After
Course : |
Can skipper a small yacht in
familiar waters by day. |
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Minimum
Duration : |
5 days - either as 3 weekends or 3
days plus 2 days. |
Progression:
Coastal
Skipper and Yachtmaster® Theory
Contact: 01489 88 55 99 to discuss your requirements or,
complete the form by clicking here.
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| 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. Each
trainee will skipper more challenging passages under the guidance of
the instructor. |
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Contact: |
info@fivestarsailing.co.uk |
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Course Type : |
SAIL
CRUISING, Adult Course |
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Suggested minimum pre-course
experience : |
15 days, 2 days as skipper, 300
miles, 8 night hours. |
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Assumed
Knowledge : |
Boat handling to the standard of the
Day Skipper practical sail cruising course and navigation to the
standard of the Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster® shorebased course. |
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Course
Content : |
Passage planning, pilotage by day
and night, boat handling, safety and emergency situations. |
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Ability After
Course : |
Skipper a yacht on coastal passages
by day and night |
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Minimum
Duration : |
5 days. |
The course runs from 1800 on the Sunday and completes on the
following Friday, however, if you wish to take the examination for the
RYA / MCA Certificate the course will finish Saturday on completion of
examining all candidates.
Whilst on these courses you can expect to stay anywhere between
Chichester and Poole, occasionally France and the Channel Islands. Some
nights may be spent in a marina , others at anchor, perhaps another
against a town quay wall.
Learn more about Five Star's
Yachtmaster® Preparation courses.
Contact: 01489 88 55 99 to discuss your requirements or,
complete the form by clicking here.
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| A practical examination leading to a RYA
Coastal Skipper Certificate of Competence. |
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Contact: |
info@fivestarsailing.co.uk |
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Course Type : |
SAIL
CRUISING, Adult Course |
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Suggested
minimum pre-course experience : |
30 days, 2 days as
skipper, 800 miles, 12 night hours (for holders of Coastal
Skipper Practical Course Certificate 20 days, 400 miles) |
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Assumed
Knowledge : |
VHF operators certificate
or Short Range Certificate plus
First Aid Certificate |
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Course
Content : |
Collision avoidance,
safety, boat handling, seamanship, passage making and
navigation, meteorology and ability as skipper |
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Ability After
Course : |
Ability to skipper a
sailing yacht on coastal passages by day and night. To skipper
commercial vessels under 24 metres up to 20 miles from a safe
haven. |
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Minimum
Duration : |
6 - 10 hours for one
person and 8 - 14 hours for two people. |
The practical examination normally runs at the conclusion of the
Coastal
Skipper Practical course and finishes Saturday on completion of
examining all candidates.
Whilst on these courses you can normally expect to sail anywhere between
Chichester and Poole.
Learn more about Five Star's
Yachtmaster® Preparation courses.
Contact: 01489 88 55 99 to discuss your requirements or,
complete the form by clicking here.
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| 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. |
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Contact: |
info@fivestarsailing.co.uk |
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Course Type : |
SAIL
CRUISING, Adult Course |
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Suggested
minimum pre-course experience : |
50 Days at Sea, 5 Days as skipper,
2500 miles, 5 Passages over 60 miles, including 2 over night and 2 as skipper. |
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Assumed
Knowledge : |
Theory to
Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster® level. Sailing to Coastal Skipper practical standard. First
Aid Certificate, VHF
Short Range Certificate |
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Course
Content : |
Safety, passage
planning, pilotage by day and night, use electronic navigation
equipment, boat handling and emergency situations |
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Ability After
Course : |
Enable you to
successfully complete the
RYA
/ MCA Yachtmaster® Examination |
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Minimum
Duration : |
5 days |
This course is specifically set up to
lead you into the exam with a successful result.
Time is spent improving your
skills so that blind sailing hold no terrors for you, crossing a
tidal bar at the correct time to have 1.5m under the keel and, above
all, you will be a smooth operator when it comes to picking up man
overboards under sail or motor.
Yachtmaster® Offshore is not a push over
and, as a result, there is a justifiable 'high' on a successful
outcome.
The course runs from 1800 on the Sunday and completes on the
following Friday, however, if you wish to take the examination for the
RYA / MCA Certificate the course will finish Saturday on completion of
examining all candidates.
Expect to stay anywhere between Chichester and Poole, occasionally
France and the Channel Islands. Some nights may be spent in a marina ,
others at anchor, perhaps another against a town quay wall.
Find out more about our
Yachtmaster® Ocean courses.
Contact: 01489 88 55 99 to discuss your requirements and budget or,
complete the form by clicking here.
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| Yachtmaster® Offshore practical examinations
can be taken under sail or power. The candidate or a training centre
provides the boat and the RYA provides an examiner. The Yachtmaster®
Offshore is competent to skipper a cruising yacht on any passage
during which the yacht is no more than 150 miles from harbour. The
examination normally follows on from completion of the
Yachtmaster® Practical Preparation course. |
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Contact: |
info@fivestarsailing.co.uk |
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Course Type : |
SAIL
CRUISING, Adult Course |
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Prerequisites qualifications and
experience: |
Candidates must be aged
18 or over. 50 Days at Sea, 5 Days as skipper,
2500 miles, 5 Passages over 60 miles, including 2 over night and 2 as skipper.
A restricted (VHF only) Radio Operator’s Certificate or a GMDSS
Short Range Certificate or higher grade of marine radio
certificate.
A valid first aid certificate. First aid qualifications held by
Police, Fire and Armed Services are also acceptable. |
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Boat to be used: |
The boat used must be
between 7m (23ft) and 24m (78ft) be in sound, seaworthy
condition and equipped to the standard set out in the RYA book
Cruising Yacht Safety (code C8). The boat must be equipped with
a full up to date set of charts and navigational publications
and be efficiently crewed as the examiner will not take part in
the management of boat during the exam. |
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Course
Content : |
Candidates will be set tasks
to demonstrate their ability as skipper of an offshore sailing
yacht, including questions on collision avoidance, navigation, pilotage, meteorology and boat handling. |
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Ability after successful completion: |
Can skipper an offshore
sailing yacht by day or night. |
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Minimum
Duration : |
The Yachtmaster®
Offshore test lasts 8-12 hours for one candidate and 10-18 hours
for two. No more than two candidates can be examined in 24 hours
and no more than four candidates can be examined in one 2 day
session. The exam can be taken in a power or sailing vessel. |
Yachtmaster® Offshore is not a push over
and, as a result, there is a justifiable 'high' on a successful
outcome.
The
RYA / MCA Certificate examination will finish Saturday on completion of
examining all candidates.
Expect to stay anywhere between Chichester and Poole, occasionally
France and the Channel Islands. Some nights may be spent in a marina ,
others at anchor, perhaps another against a town quay wall.
Find out more about our
Yachtmaster® Ocean courses.
Contact: 01489 88 55 99 to discuss your requirements and budget or,
complete the form by clicking here.
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