RYA Competent Crew Practical
This course is for beginners and those who would like to become active crew members rather than just passengers.
By the end of the course you should be able to steer, handle sails, keep a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in all the day to day duties on board. You should also have visited some interesting places and had an enjoyable holiday.
see RYA Competent Crew for further detail.
Additional Info
Course Title: RYA Competent Crew Practical
Course Duration: 5 days. We run our offshore practical courses out of Hamble Point down in the Solent.
Cost £ 735.00 for 5x consecutive days (Monday 9am meet up and return the Friday afternoon) You will stay on the boat for the duration of the course.
Course Headline: This course is for beginners and those who would like to become active crew members rather than just passengers.
Course Description: Experience living on board and really get to know the boat. Virtually all the course is hands on. You are the crew - without you the sails won't go up and the boat won't be steered.
Ratio: 5:1 (students:instructor)
What's Included: RYA Competent Crew Skills book, RYA YM Scheme Syllabus and Logbook, RYA accredited instructor, accommodation on board, gas, diesel, breakfast and lunch each day, 4 evening meals.
Mooring fees, which are split between the students, are not included.
Prior Knowledge/Experience: None
Next Steps: RYA Day Skipper Theory followed by RYA Day Skipper Practical
Ability after the course: By the end of the course you should be able to steer, handle sails, keep a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in all the day to day duties on board. You should also have visited some interesting places and had an enjoyable holiday
Please refer to our online calendar for dates.
Should a course be waitlisted, please email the office to be placed on a waitlist if no other dates suit.
All group bookings, please email the office to coordinate dates.
By signing up to this course, you are confirming you meet the prerequisites and you have read, understood and accepted the LCSC's Standard T & C's for Offshore Practical Courses - please find a copy below.
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