Offshore Skills Development weekend - Power Handling - Full pls sign up to the waitlist
Skills Development weekend from Fri eve 3rd Oct to Sunday 5th Oct, skippered by an RYA Instructor.
POWER HANDLING
This is a weekend focussed on yacht handling skills under power. Handling a yacht under power in confined marinas is the element of yachting that many people say they feel most nervous about.
By the end of the weekend you should feel more comfortable with all aspects of manoeuvring a yacht under power.
The aim is to give attendees the confidence to be able to accurately assess conditions and approach different mooring scenarios with a solid plan that anticipates where any difficulties might arise and how to deal with them before they do.
This course is suitable for those whose skills are at RYA Day skipper level or higher. Below is an example of what will be covered though the exact make up of the weekend will be (as always in yachting) to some extent determined by conditions and experience of crew.
Saturday night will be spent in a different port.
Power
Bringing the boat alongside in a variety of wind and tide scenarios
Assessing the conditions
Forward and reverse mooring
Stern to mooring (med style)
Identifying and dealing with prop walk
Utilising prop wash
Turning a yacht round on the spot
Arriving at a 'wind off' pontoon and leaving a 'wind on' pontoon
Single line (shorthanded) mooring techniques
Picking up mooring buoys under power
Anchoring under power
MOB (man overboard) under power
COST: of the training is £420
By signing up to this weekend, 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 here
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Last updated 6:23pm on 24 June 2025