RYA COMPETENT CREW

From our base in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, we are close to London and easy to reach from across the east of England.

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Pre-Course Requirements

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• Minimum age of 12. All Under 18's to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

• No sailing experience required.
   

What's Included?

There are no hidden extra costs to any of our courses. Your course fee covers:-

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• Accommodation (yacht has central heating throughout)

• All meals - delicious breakfasts, lunches and evening meals on board

• Tea / coffee / snacks all day

• Free parking at the marina

• Your own allocated bunk

• Use of state-of-the-art GoreTex sailing jacket and salopettes (new every season)

• All safety equipment including personal issue lifejacket

• Your RYA Instructor & hire of the yacht

• RHIB training session (you get to helm) *most other schools do not include this*

• All mooring fees

• Fuel and gas

• RYA certificate

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Cost; See Below for Course Specifics

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The cost of each course is shown below. There are absolutely no hidden extras. A non-refundable deposit reserves a place on your chosen course with the balance being due 7 weeks before the start of the course. See full terms and conditions for more information including cancellation policy and refunds. We recommend holiday insurance to cover for cancellations (costs around £10 from reputable insurance companies).

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Maximum student to instructor ratio 4:1.

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Course Syllabus

By the end of your RYA Competent Crew course with Academy Sailing you will have covered the following:-

 

• Knowledge of sea terms and parts of a boat, her rigging and sails.

• Sufficient knowledge to understand orders given concerning the sailing and day-to-day running of the boat.

• Bending on, setting, reefing and handling of sails.

• Use of sheets and halyards and their associated winches.

• Handling ropes, including coiling, stowing, securing to cleats and single and double bollards.

• Handling warps.

• Ability to tie the following knots and to know their correct use: Figure-of-eight, clove hitch, rolling hitch, bowline, round turn and two half hitches, single and double sheet bend, reef knot.

• Awareness of the hazards of fire and the precautions necessary to prevent fire.

• Knowledge of the action to be taken in event of fire.

• Understands and complies with rules for the wearing of safety harnesses, lifejackets and personal buoyancy aids.

• Understands the action to be taken to recover a man overboard.

• Can operate distress flares and knows when they should be used.

• Understands how to launch and board a liferaft.

• Understands accepted practise with regard to: use of burgees and ensigns, prevention of unnecessary noise or disturbance in harbour including courtesies to other craft berthed.

• Aware of the responsibility of yacht skippers to protect environment.

• Is able to keep an efficient lookout at sea.

• Understands and complies with the loading rules.

• Is able to handle a dinghy under oars.

• Awareness of forecasting services and knowledge of the Beaufort scale.

• Working efficiency is unaffected/severely affected by sea sickness.

• Understands the basic principles of sailing and can steer and trim sails on all points of sailing.

• Can steer a compass course under sail and power.

• Has carried out general duties satisfactorily on deck and below decks in connection with daily routine of the vessel.