The Ocean Sailing Club of the South
Introduction Course
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Sail Training
Sail Training...
Introduction to Sailing
$440
1 live-aboard weekend
Competent Crew
$880
2 live-aboard weekends
Yachtmaster Practical
$440
Exam Coaching live-aboard weekends
RYA Theory...
RYA Yachtmaster Theory
$990
3 weekends 8-4pm
RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Theory
$990
10 4-hr standalone modules
Ocean Sailing...
Mate of Watch Course will be available on the
Sydney-New Caledonia passage in September 2023
And again on the New Caledonia-Bundaberg passage in October
Yachtmaster Ocean Qualifier will be available on the
Sydney-New Caledonia passage in September 2023
And again on the New Caledonia-Bundaberg passage in October
* See pricing note at foot of page
Important Information
Sailing Calendar
What you get for your money
Training weekend information
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Training VideosIntroduction to Sailing
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Pre-requisites: None
Duration: Live aboard for one weekend. This includes about 18 hours of sail training and some night time sailing.
Cost: £250/$440 AU*. Includes meals and accommodation on board overnight
Don't forget that annual club membership costs only £30/$50 AU a year and will entitle you to come on any of our low-priced members' courses
At the end of this course, students should have the following skills
Personal Safety
• Safety equipment aboard the yacht, where it is stowed and how to use it
• One hand for yourself and one for the boat
• Suitable clothing and footwear
Ropework
• Securing ropes on cleats
• coiling and care of ropes and sheets
• ability to tie :- round turn and two half hitches, reef knot and bowline
Working as a sheet hand
• Safe and correct use of winches
• Easing and hardening-in sheets
Relative Direction
• Windward / leeward
• Fore / aft / abeam/
• Ahead / astern / abeam
• Port/starboard
• Close hauled / Beam Reach / Broad Reach
The compass
• Hand Bearing compass
• Steering compass
• Taking a bearing
The Chart
• Scale, land/sea definition
• Depths
• Sign-posts of the sea - light houses, buoys and beacons
Steering
• Turning upwind / downwind
• Bearing away / luffing up
• Tacking and Gybing
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• Safety equipment aboard the yacht, where it is stowed and how to use it
• One hand for yourself and one for the boat
• Suitable clothing and footwear
Ropework
• Securing ropes on cleats
• coiling and care of ropes and sheets
• ability to tie :- round turn and two half hitches, reef knot and bowline
Working as a sheet hand
• Safe and correct use of winches
• Easing and hardening-in sheets
Relative Direction
• Windward / leeward
• Fore / aft / abeam/
• Ahead / astern / abeam
• Port/starboard
• Close hauled / Beam Reach / Broad Reach
The compass
• Hand Bearing compass
• Steering compass
• Taking a bearing
The Chart
• Scale, land/sea definition
• Depths
• Sign-posts of the sea - light houses, buoys and beacons
Steering
• Turning upwind / downwind
• Bearing away / luffing up
• Tacking and Gybing
More Courses
* See pricing note at foot of page
* Important Note: As an Australian non-profit organisation, all transactions are deemed to take place in Australia and under NSW Law. The Ocean Sailing Club charges membership and product prices in Australian dollars, however The Club may accept payment in the local currency of where their yacht is at the time. The Club may refer to prices in currencies other than Australian dollars, those prices are indicative only of the actual Australian prices and are shown for comparison purposes