Advanced

Advanced Course

Pre-requisites: Sailing diploma of Beginners from N.A.S.C. or other Sailing Club

 

Aim: Certification of advanced sailing skills, upgrade of previous diploma & proven training miles

 

 

 

 


THEORY 

  • Advanced learning of Trimming Main – Genoa – Spinnaker
  • Equipment of a sailing boat – Incventory – Check in/out – Documents – planning a trip
  • Sailing Safety – Seamanship – Emergency Situations – Docking with Sails – Crew attitude – Cruising techniques
  • Advanced Navigation – Bearing – Techniques in current and waves
  • Liferaft – First Aid on board – Man Over Board with engine/sails – GMDSS
  • Advanced Course engine – propeller – sail drive – rudder – saft – electric system – hydraulic system – damages – solutions to the most common problems
  • Racing Sailing – Rules – Special regulations – Rating
  • Docking – Special single-hand techniques

PRACTICE

  • Advanced trimming for cruises/races
  • Using/trimming Symmentrical/Asymmetrical Spinnaker
  • One man sails’ handling techniques
  • Maneuvering techniques
  • Docking with bow – stern – side single-handed/minimum crew
  • Docking with Sails
  • Mooring Buoy
  • Heavy/light weather techiques
  • Effect of propeler and rudder
  • O.B with sails/engine
  • Night Sailing
  • Participation in sailing races
  • Man on the mast
  • Anchoring techniques and solutions to common difficulties
  • How to use dinghy and outboard