Keelboat Courses 

Start Sailing

Aspire W SpinakerThis is a 2 day introduction to sailing. It aims to teach novices the basics of boat handling, like rigging the boat, tacking, gybing and wind awareness. It is recommended this course is followed by a Basic Skills level 2 course.

Cost:

£125 Student and Staff Rate

£175 Public Rate

Dates:

 tbc



Basic Skills

This course will allow the student to be safety conscious and have a basic knowledge of sailing and be capable of sailing without an instructor on board in light winds.

It will be assumed that all students starting this course has already mastered the practical skills and background knowledge required for Start Sailing level 1.

Cost:

£125 Student and Staff Rate

£175 Public Rate

Dates:


Seamanship Skills  

On completion of this course the student will be capable of manouvering a keelboat or dinghy in a seamanlike manner and making semanship decisions in moderate conditions. It is advisable that all students attending this course has already mastered the  Basic Skills level 2.  

Cost:

£125 Student and Staff

£175 Public Rate

Dates: TBA


Day Sailing

Aspire1This course will give the student a confident, safe approach to planning a executing a short cruise in a dinghy/keelboat. Every student partaking in this course is asssumed to have knowledge from Basic Skills level 2. Additionally they should be able to carry out manouveres from, and understand, Seamanship skills.

Cost:

£125 Student and Staff Rate

£175 Public Rate

Dates: TBA


Introduction to Racing and Spinnaker Skills

This combined course will introduce the student to the skills necesssary to take part in club racing. The course will cover such areas as race organisation, starting sequences, boat preparation and tuning, boat handling and race strategy and tactics. Much of the course will be carried out on the water using race situations to improve learning

The spinnaker skills element will be run in conjunction with the racing element as it forms a major part of racing boats.

Cost:

£125 Student and Staff Rate

£175 Public Rate

Dates: TBA


RYA Keelboat Instructors Course

This is a five day course consisting of four days training and a final days assessment.  The course is run by an RYA Coach/Assessor and covers the requirements of the Instructors syllabus, this includes how to instruct on keelboats and the structure of the National Sailing Scheme and preparation and delivery of theory and practical sessions.  

Cost:

£225 Student and Staff Rate

£275 Public Rate

Entry Requirements

Sailing pre-assessment signed off, Powerboat Level 2, current First Aid and current RYA membership

Dates: TBA

Sailing Pre-assessment Course

Cost:

£49 Student and Staff Rate
£75 Public Rate

Dates: TBA

Dinghy Instructor Keelboat Conversion Course

This is a 2 day course to convert from dinghy Instructor to keelboat Instructor.

Cost:

£125 Student and Staff Rate

£199 Public Rate

Entry Requirements: RYA Dinghy Instructor (Coastal) Current First Aid, PBL2
Dates: 19-20 July 2010


Accommodation

Accommodation is available on campus subject to availability.

Local accommodation is available by clicking the link: www.warsashhousing.co.uk|

Application Forms

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To book on any of the above courses please call the Watersports Centre to check for availability then print off a form and send it to:

Watersports Centre
Southampton Solent University
Warsash Campus
Newtown Road
Warsash
S031 9ZL

Telephone 01489 556298 or Fax 01489 5561655