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Dinghies

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RYA Dinghy Stage 4

5 half-days: £160

2 days: £160

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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