RYA Competent Crew Sailing Course - Practical

The RYA Competent Crew Course is designed to teach complete beginners basic seamanship, crewing and helming.  
By the end of the Competent Crew course, you will be a confident, useful crew member and be able to understand and undertake most commands from a skipper.

Students live aboard Sea Jay during of the course.  You will visit different harbours and also undertake some night sailing to experience yacht handling in the dark.

On successful completion of the Competent Crew course you will receive the RYA Competent Crew Certificate.
 

• Knowledge of Sea terms
• Parts of a Yacht
• Rigging and sails
• Sail handling
• Ropework
• Fire precautions and fighting
• Personal Safety equipment
• Man Overboard
• Emergency equipment
• Manners and Customs
• Rules of the Road
• Dinghies/tenders
• Meteorology
• Seasickness
• Helmsmanship and Sailing
• General Duties