Seamanship Skills & Spinnaker Sailing

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  • 5 days

  • Max 6 people

Seamanship Skills & Spinnaker Sailing

Description

Seamanship skills will help you learn skills a short step beyond Stage 4. During this course you will polish and test your skills and learn to resolve problems afloat, Reefing afloat, Anchoring, Sailing without a centreboard or rudder etc.

It will give you a solid foundation for the future and enable you to become a much more confident and self-sufficient sailor.


Sailing with Spinnakers is a short but fun course. Everything you need to know to enjoy modern, three-sail boats, rigging a spinnaker, hoisting, gybing and dropping.


This is a combination course of both 'Seamanship Skills' and 'Sailing with Spinnakers'.


If you are interested in becoming a sailing instructor this course will teach you the skill required for the Instructor course Pre Assessment


We will sail Wayfarers, Fevas, and Lasers



Itinerary

Seamanship Skills

  1. Ropework
  2. Launch & Recovery
  3. Sailing techniques & manoeuvres
  4. Sailing Theory
  5. Capsize Recovery
  6. Meteorology


Sailing with Spinnakers

  1. Rigging
  2. Launch & Recovery
  3. Sailing techniques & manoeuvres
  4. Capsize Recovery
  5. Racing
  6. Sailing Theory & Background


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    Ardingly Activity Centre

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    Haywards Heath, GB

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    This is a 5 day activity

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From £445.00 per child
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    Free cancellation

    Up to 28 days in advance

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Upcoming availability

December

December 2025

January

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