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Sailing Club Training Courses
Clevedon Sailing Club is
a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) recognised Training Centre for Sailing,
Powerboating and shore based teaching. Courses will be conducted in
the Bristol Channel or on the Marine Lake, so no matter what your ability
or the weather our fully trained RYA instructors can get you on the
water in a safe environment.
The Club house with its glorious
views overlooking Clevedon Bay with its Victorian pier stretching out
into the Bristol Channel will be the base for most theory sessions.
Apart from the courses listed
we can arrange training to suit your needs, please don’t hesitate
to contact our Principle instructor Trevor Black (Bones) for further
information on any training matter:
Tel
07980 436451 or e-mail seaspace@blueyonder.co.uk
The
National Sailing Scheme
The RYA’s National
Sailing Scheme is a series of two-day courses for those wanting to learn
in dinghies. You can take these courses at any age, but under 16s should
start learning through the Youth Sailing Scheme. By taking a course
at Clevedon Sailing Club, a RYA recognised Training Centre; you can
be assured of being taught by trained instructors using suitable boats
and following the RYA’s syllabus.
Level
1 Start Sailing
An introduction to the sport, covering the minimum knowledge
required to get afloat under supervision. It will give you a basic understanding
of boat handling techniques and background knowledge.
Level 2
Basic Skills
Becoming a competent sailor in light winds with an introduction to sailing
techniques and manoeuvres, rigging, launching, safety, capsize recovery
and basic rules of the road.
Seamanship
Skills – sail independently
How to handle a boat in all circumstances and solve problems afloat.
This will teach you to sail in a seamanlike manner and make seamanship
decisions in moderate conditions.
Day Sailing
– go cruising
Passage planning and decision making for small boat cruising, giving
you a confident, safe approach to planning and executing a short cruise
in a dinghy.
Sailing
with Spinnakers – kites course
Everything you need to know about sailing modern three-sail boats. Teaches
you how to use an asymmetric or symmetric spinnaker.
Start Racing
– go club racing
The start line for enjoying club racing. All you need to know to get
round the course and have the confidence, skills and knowledge to take
part in club racing in good conditions.
Performance
Sailing – get coached and sail better
Improve your boat handling and confidence in performance boats, sailing
the boat to best advantage at all times. This course is intended primarily
for two-person spinnaker boats. However it may be delivered in performance
single-handers and the certificate endorsed accordingly.
The
Youth Sailing Scheme
RYA certificates are a significant
achievement. Instructors sign off each skill as you complete it. Once
completed, your certificate can be of use in other areas of your study
or activities such as PE at school, or the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
Youth Sailing
Stage 1
A basic understanding of how a boat sails with some experience of steering
and handling a boat.
Youth Sailing
Stage 2
Develop a range of sailing skills and background knowledge you will
be well on the way to being a confident small boat sailor.
Youth Sailing
Stage 3
Rig and launch your boat and be able to sail in any direction. This
course is equivalent to level 2 in the National Sailing Scheme.
Youth Sailing
Stage 4
Gain the skills to sail a double-handed boat as crew or helm and solve
a variety of problems afloat.
(Optional if Stage 3 was taken in a double-hander)
The
National Powerboat Scheme
The RYA’s National
Powerboat Scheme is for those who use open powerboats for leisure or
work, whether for their own sake or in connection with another activity
such as sailing or rescue.
The scheme comprises a series of practical courses which can be complemented
by our navigation courses. Use them simply to increase your knowledge
and confidence, or as a progression to the RYA/MCA Certificates of Competence
which are recognised by maritime authorities worldwide.
Most courses take place over two days. By taking your course at Clevedon
Sailing Club you can expect to be taught by experienced, qualified instructors
on seaworthy boats. Courses can be taken either onboard a centre’s
boat or your own boat.
Children aged between 8
and 11 are able to take the Level 1 course, and once they are 12 they
can take the Level 2 course. Their certificates will be endorsed to
show that they must use boats only under the supervision of a responsible
adult.
Powerboat
level 1
This one-day course covers basic boat handling, safety and theory.
Powerboat
level 2
This two-day course provides the skills and background knowledge needed
to drive a powerboat and is the basis of the International Certificate
of Competence. It includes close quarters handling, high speed manoeuvres,
man overboard recovery and collision regulations. The course will be
taken on the coast and your certificate will be endorsed accordingly.
Safety
Boat Course
This two-day course provides the skills required when acting as an escort
craft, safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies, windsurfers
or canoes, and for racing or training activities.
Prior to the course you will need to hold the RYA Level 2 Powerboat
certificate.
Shore Based Courses
The navigation
and seamanship theory courses are designed to complement the RYA’s
practical training schemes. Whether you are a sailor or a motor boater,
our shore based courses equip would-be and experienced skippers with
enough knowledge, at least in theory, to go afloat and take charge of
a yacht. The next logical step is to attend an RYA practical course
to put these skills into practice.
The Day
Skipper Shore Based Course
A comprehensive introduction to chart work, navigation, meteorology
and the basics of seamanship. You will find this course invaluable if
you want to learn how to start making decisions on board, and if you
are considering taking the Day Skipper practical course.
Click
here for course dates and booking information.
The Coastal
Skipper/Yachtmaster® Offshore Shore Based Course
An advanced course ideal for candidates for the Coastal Skipper practical
course and Yachtmaster® Offshore exam. As well as having some provision
for revising the Day Skipper shorebased course it covers more advanced
skills in offshore and coastal navigation by day and night, pilotage
and meteorology.
Click
here for course dates and booking information.
For
more information please contact Trevor Black on:
07980 436451 or e-mail seaspace@blueyonder.co.uk
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