RYA Start Yachting

RYA Start Yachting is an introductory course for beginners with the aim of giving experience of helming a yacht, sail setting, rope work & safety onboard, as well as giving the experience of life at sea, and living onboard a boat for the weekend. This course can be completed by chartering our yacht Phoebe on a Skippered Charter basis, from Friday evening at 17:30, to Sunday afternoon at 15:00.

Description

RYA Start Yachting is an introductory course for beginners with the aim of giving experience of helming a yacht, sail setting, rope work & safety onboard, as well as giving the experience of life at sea, and living onboard a boat for the weekend.

This course can be completed by chartering our yacht Phoebe on a Skippered Charter basis, from Friday evening at 17:30, to Sunday afternoon at 15:00.

 

Course Content:

  • The Yacht

  • Ropework

  • Rules of the Road

  • Man Overboard Recovery

  • Clothing and Equipment

  • Emergency Equipment & Precautions

  • Meteorology

 

Maximum numbers: 4x candidates on board, not including skipper

Previous Experience: None

Assumed Knowledge: None

Duration: 2 Days

Location: Turnchapel Wharf, Plymouth, Devon, UK

 

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