Harbour Challenge

Outdoor Education Centre

                                

Registered Charity 1103870

Sailing With Spinnakers.

Full 2 day course price starting from £150 per person.

On completion of this course the successful sailor will understand how to sail a dinghy rigged with an asymmetric or symmetric spinnaker. It is assumed that every student starting this course has already mastered the practical skills and absorbed the background knowledge required for Basic Skills Level 2.

Tuition will be given by an Advanced Instructor, or by an Instructor with appropriate experience approved by the Centre Principal, using appropriate supervision ratios with regard to the location and competence of the students.

 Spinnakers Syallbus

Day Sailing.

Full 2 day course price starting from £150 per person.

On completion of this course, the successful sailor will have a confident, safe approach to planning and executing a short cruise in a dinghy.

It is assumed that that every student starting this course has already mastered the practical skills and absorbed the background knowledge required for Basic Skills Level 2. In addition, sailors wishing to cruise independently should ensure that they understand and can carry out the manoeuvres in the Seamanship Skills part of the syllabus.

The course will be supervised by a Coastal Senior Instructor and will normally be conducted on coastal waters.

Trained instructors, using appropriate supervision ratios with regard to the location and competence of the students, will give tuition. The course will include the planning and execution of a short cruise.

students will be kept informed of their individual progress throughout the course.

 Day Sailing Syabllus

Seamanship Skills.

Full 2 day course price starting from £150 per person

On completion of this course, the successful student will be capable of manoeuvring a dinghy in a seamanlike manner and making seamanship decisions in moderate conditions.

It will be assumed that every student starting this course has already mastered the practical skills and absorbed the background knowledge required for Basic Skills Level 2.

Trained instructors, using appropriate supervision ratios with regard to the location and competence of the students, will give tuition. Much of the work afloat will be done without an instructor aboard. The emphasis is on increasing the self-reliance and decision making of the sailor.

Students will be informed of their individual progress throughout the course.

 Seamanship Syallbus

Start Racing.

Full 2 day course price starting from £150 per person.

This course is designed to give confidence, skills and knowledge to take part in club racing in good conditions. Confidence is essential if the sailor is to enjoy racing. The course involves the sailor in a range of enjoyable exercises designed to build confidence and to improve skills through practise.

It will be assumed that every student starting this course has already mastered the practical skills and absorbed the background knowledge required for Basic Skills Level 2. Tuition will be given by a Racing Instructor or a Club Racing Coach in dinghies, keel boats or multihull.

Much of the work afloat will be done without an instructor aboard so the student to instructor ratio may be increased according to the conditions. Students will be informed of their individual progress throughout the course.

Start Racing Syallbus