INTRODUCTORY CREW COURSE
For anyone interested in working in the yachting industry or on superyachts then this is a great way to learn the ropes.
The RYA Competent Crew Course is your introduction to sailing, yet while learning you will have a whole heap of fun! This wont limit you to working on motor yachts: you will also be able to work on catamarans and sailing yachts.
You will learn the nautical terminology necessary to work the onboard marine craft and you also get insight into the living arrangements and the teamwork that is entailed.
Ability after course: Theory and practical knowledge to crew a small yacht in familiar waters by day.
Duration
5 Days
Location
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Course Includes
The RYA Competent Crew Course will give you an understanding of how boats work, how the different lines work, basic safety guidelines whilst at sea and what’s it like to live onboard.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Knowledge of sea terms
- Knowledge of rigging
- Boat terminology
- Sails and sail handling
- Ropework
- Personal safety equipment
- Man overboard
- Emergency equipment
- Meteorology
- Seasickness
- Helmsmanship
- General duties
- Rules of the road