ON THE WATER TRAINING NEWS

9th February 2011

Visited Ribcraft today in Yeovil. Tubes are cut and hull is out the mould. Decision to make regarding steel or plastic fuel tank before final laying up.

3rd February 2011

We now sell splash covers and full covers for engines. Custom made to fit engine. They can be either brand free or with text and graphics of your choice.

13th January 2011

Spent a good day at the London Boat Show. Useful discussion with Garmin on the new 750s chart plotter. A potential new toy for the boat.

14th December 2010

Successful completion of the Arc after 26 days and over 3,200 nautical miles of sailing across the Atlantic. It was an excellent adventure full of exhilarating challenges.

 

 

HOW TO FIND US

Basic Navigation & Safety

An introduction to navigation and safety awareness for new, inexperienced or rusty skippers and crew. This course is for anyone new to sailing, motor boating including RIBs and other small powerboats, sea angling and diving as well as experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers.

Price £165

 

Course Details

This course is the perfect introduction or refresher for anyone going afloat on inshore waters, and a stepping stone to the more in-depth Day Skipper shorebased course.

It also complements our on-the-water training such as the Intermediate Powerboat, Start Yachting, Helmsman or Day Skipper courses.

You will receive a course pack which includes a chart, plotter, course handbook, exercises and an electronic chart plotter CD.

This is a highly practical course with lots of opportunities foryou to put your new found knowledge into practice using the exercises provided.

The course is taught over 16 hours with exercises to complete along the way. It can be covered as a series of short sessions or over two full days.

Course topics include:

• charts and publications
• safety
• engine checks
• buoyage
• tidal awareness
• visual and electronic navigation
• pilotage
• rules of the road
• anchoring
• weather forecasts
• passage planning

Downloads

Booking Form (booking form for the level one course) PDF 91kb