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.

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.

2012 Dates

5 Half-Day Course

2 Day Course

1 Day Time Afloat