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What can we expect on a practical sailing course?
After introductions and a basic safety brief, the first evening will be spent getting to know the rest of the crew with time ashore to take in a meal or have a drink.
Following breakfast the next day there will be a full safety briefing. You’ll be shown the sails, rig, and engine procedures. Following lunch of fresh bread various salads cold meats, cheese, fruit etc. It is out past the breakwater, to set the sails and continue training in the afternoon breeze, getting to port about 18:00 in time for showers and a glass of wine.
The rest of the course will be conducted as we cruise the Algarve coast, visiting ports like Portimao, anchorages such as Alvor, perhaps we’ll anchor in the lagoon surrounded by wild life. This is a great coast for cruising with mainly light to moderate offshore winds, becoming often fresh in the afternoons, giving good sailing and a smooth sea. There are pleasant ports, every few hours sailing along the coast, mostly with first class marina facilities and good reasonably priced restaurants, these are interspersed with beautiful coves and beaches. Offshore we may be visited by dolphins. You will be given first class instruction in modern sailing and navigational skills including up to the minute electronic navigation aids.
Prices include, breakfast, morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and three evening meals, with wine, all fuel, marina and harbour dues, but not the evening meals ashore, at restaurants of your choice.
Ashore you can soak up the atmosphere. During your 5 days there will be time to look ashore and take in a swim. A lot of our customers stay for longer booking into some of the wide range of accommodation available to take advantage of the other things available on the Algarve, golf, scuba, micro lights, etc. We’ll be pleased to give you information on these.
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Start yachting
An introduction to sail cruising for novices
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Competent crew
A course for those wanting to be active crew members, not just passengers
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Day skipper
Take charge on short passages under instruction
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Coastal skipper
Skipper more challenging passages by day and night
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Pre-course experience
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None
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None
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5 days, 100 miles, 4 night hours on board a sailing yacht
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15 days, 2 days as skipper, 300 miles, 8 night hours
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Assumed knowledge
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None
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None
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Basic navigation and helmsmanship. It is recommended you attend the Day Skipper shorebased course beforehand
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Boat handling to the standard of Day Skipper and navigation to shorebased Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster standard
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Minimum duration
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2 days
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5 days. Often run over 3 weekends or 3 days plus a weekend. If you have done the Start Yachting course, this course can be completed in 3 or 4 days
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5 days, either as 3 weekends or 3 days plus 2 days
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5 days
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Minimum age
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None
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None
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16
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17
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Course content
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Steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework, safety on board
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Basic seamanship and helmsmanship
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Pilotage, boat handlings, seamanship and navigation
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Passage planning, pilotage by day and night, boat handling, safety and emergency situations
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Ability after course
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Basic knowledge of yachting. Reduces the time needed to complete the Competent Crew course
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Able to steer, handle sails, keep a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in all the day to day routines
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Able to skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day
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Able to skipper a yacht on coastal passages by day and night
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Price per person
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300 € pp
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595 € pp
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595 € pp
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595 € pp
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