RNZYS Level 1 Sailing Course MRX
Member: $900.00
Non-Member: $980.00
There will be a minimum of 4 students and a maximum of 7 students on the boat.
Details
Time: 10am to 5:30pm daily.
- Day 1: Saturday 21 March
- Day 2: Sunday 22 March
What’s included;
- 14 hours tuition across two days
- 3 months membership of the RNZYS is included – valid for 3 months from your course date.
- All equipment provided including the boat, lifejackets and safety equipment.
By the end of this RNZYS Level 1 Sailing Course you will be able to:
- Names six hazards that may apply when sailing a keelboat.
- Name the major safety equipment and know where safety equipment is stored on the vessel.
- Know what clothing is suitable for sailing in a variety of conditions.
- Name at least 3 ways of finding the weather forecast and a basic understanding of isobars and frontal weather systems.
- Use a formula for working out knots to km/hr.
- Name all of the major parts of the boat and rig.
- Understand basic sailing definitions
- Tie and understand the uses of a Bowline, Stopper Knot, Round Turn and 2 Half Hitches, Sheet Bend and a Reef Knot.
- Understand how to use a winch.
- Name the different points of sail and their definitions, you will also be able to sail a boat in those directions.
- Understand the basics of how the sail works.
- Start and stop the motor safely
- Have a basic understanding of crew positions.
- Hoist the Mainsail
- Hoist and change the Headsail.
- Understand all of the steps involved, to Tack or Gybe the boat.
- Understand the basics of sail trim and how to use the Tell-tales.
- Have some knowledge of Port/Starboard, Windward / Leeward and Clear Ahead / Astern rules and understand the basic rules of avoiding collisions.
- Know how to put in and shake out a Reef.
- Understand the process to recover a Person Overboard.