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RYA Dinghy Stage 4
5 half-days: £160
2 days: £160
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Practical Rigging and launching Can rig, launch and recover in any wind direction. Can set up a boat according to weather conditions using sail and rig controls e.g. mast rake, reefing. Ropework Knows the uses of and can tie: figure of eight, round turn and two half hitches, reef knot, bowline, clove hitch, rolling hitch, sheet bend. Sailing techniques and manoeuvres Can demonstrate: sailing techniques and manoeuvres from stage 3 in a crewed boat. Communicate effectively as helm and crew. Effective use of the five essentials by helm and crew afloat including use of tell-tales. Recovering man overboard. Returning to a beach, jetty or mooring safely in any wind direction. |
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Sailing Background Has knowledge of IRPCS. Beaufort Scale. Synoptic charts. Tidal ebb and flow. Spring and neap tides. Knows how to recover from total inversion. Coastal Can apply practical sailing techniques and manoeuvres on tidal waters. Can apply the IRPCS afloat. Has basic knowledge of IALA buoyage, how to use tide tables and how to find the direction of tidal streams. Dates 5 Half-Day Course Mon 21st Jul 2008 - Fri 25th Jul 2008 Mon 28th Jul 2008 - Fri 01st Aug 2008 Mon 04th Aug 2008 - Fri 08th Aug 2008 Mon 11th Aug 2008 - Fri 15th Aug 2008 Mon 18th Aug 2008 - Fri 22nd Aug 2008 2 Day Course Tue 26th Aug 2008 / Wed 27th Aug 2008 Thu 28th Aug 2008 / Fri 29th Aug 2008 |
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