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startyachtingexperience
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Centres: LargsCentre
Age:No minimum.
Experience Required:
None
(Day Skipper may require some experience)
Duration:
Fri-Sun (Weekends)
Sun-Fri (Weekdays)
Board:
2 Nights/Full Board or
5 Nights/Full Board
When:
Any week or weekend Mar-Oct inclusive.
(subject to availability).
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This course / experience provides a short introduction to sail cruising for first-timers or those coming back to sailing. Travelling in a luxury full-board cruising yacht whilst learning to sail amongst stunning islands and ports, is a fantastic way to learn steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework and safety-awareness on-board.
Please read the FAQs Section for all the details about this experience!
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This is one of ScotSails most popular experiences as it is a great way to get out on the water for a whole weekend for just £149.00!
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A real RYA Certificate is included with this experience on completion and, the RYA Competent Crew Course can be completed in just 2 more weekends, instead of the usual 3 weekends or 5 days! |
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OR get the 3-Weekend or 5-Day Course for just £450/£395
5-Nights / Full Board! |
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Introductory courses for beginners and those who have some experience of either cruising or dinghy sailing. A shortened version called RYA Start Yachting can be taken over just 2 days which covers the very basics to sail cruising aimed at beginners and those wishing to get a 'taster' session before going on to further there leisure sailing skills. The completion of the RYA Competent Crew Practical course will be delivered over a further two weekends.
The 5 day Competent crew course aims to give you as much enjoyment as possible. While you sail you will learn about safety at sea and will be given opportunities to practice the seamanship skills of changing sails, steering, reefing and tying knots. In essence, your Instructor will try to teach you to enjoy sailing living onboard throughout the course.
Each night is spent in a new place, allowing you to experience the delights of a real cruise. You will visit many kinds of anchorages and yacht harbours and have opportunities to experience the abundant scenery and sealife, native to Scottish coastal waters and islands.
By the end of this course, the successful Start Yachting/Competent Crew holderwill have sufficient knowledge and skill to be a usefuland able crew member and want to sail regularly.
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None. |
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| Assumed Knowledge |
None. |
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| Course Content |
Introduces navigation & safety, basic seamanship, helmsmanship, navigation & meteorology. |
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Ability After Course
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Basic knowledge of navigation & safety / Useful Crew Member.
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Weekend Experience Overview:
- Arrive Friday evening (1800hrs)
- Meet instructor and crew
- Get settled into cabin and unpack
- Meal around 1930 hrs and chat with Instructor
- Saturday Morning: Get up for breakfast and safety briefing and decide destination
- Collect food and drinks according to everyones tastes and desires
- Depart Yacht Haven using teamwork exercise
- Sailing exercises and practice steering the yacht as 'Skipper' - catching some waves!
- Put into island or marina destination that evening (perhaps go ashore sightseeing or for a meal & drinks).
- Saturday Evening: (Evening ashore or perhaps watch a DVD or discuss sailing techniques with Instructor.
- Sunday Morning: Rise early and prepare to get more sailing in! (Plenty of exercises and fun sailing during the day!
- Perhaps stop at a marina or weigh anchor for a good lunch on-board
- Return Sunday Afternoon and dock the yacht using new-found skills
- De-briefing session at ScotSails Centre and awarding of RYA Start Yachting Course Certificates.
- 5-Day Course / Experience runs the same format, but arriving Sunday evening at 1800 hours, and returning Friday Afternoon.
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- Buy 5 Nights / Full Board Competent Crew Course for just £395
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- With 1 Weekend Vouchers, the recipient can also upgrade to:
- 3 Weekends Course / Experience for £301.00!
- 5 Days Course / Experience for £246.00!
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*Purchases must be paid by 1500 hours to be
eligible for same-day dispatch. Vouchers are valid
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Weekend (Fri-Sun)
RYA Start Yachting
Gift Voucher.
2010 Offer:
£165.00
(Voucher & Delivery: FREE!)
What does it include? |
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Weekday (Sun-Fri)
RYA Competent Crew
Gift Voucher.
2010 Offer:
£395.00
(Voucher & Delivery: FREE!)
What does it include? |
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3 Weekends (Fri-Sun)
RYA Competent Crew Gift Voucher.
2010 Offer:
£450.00
(Voucher & Delivery: FREE!)
What does it include?
Tip. You can use this voucher for any 5-Day Course inc Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper - not just Competent Crew! |
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Includes either 2 or 5 Nights / Full Board (Sat/Sun or Mon-Fri) including all RYA Tuition + Certification;
Choose their own course type upon arrival - price is based on time on board, not course level!
Runs every week and weekend from March to Octobe from LargsCentre - recipient can choose any week that suits them!*
*Subject to availability
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