During Level 2 you will continue to develop the basic sailing and seamanship skills you acquired at Level 1, ensuring you have a sound base on which to build your sailing knowledge.
The main focus of the week will be on boat speed.
This course introduces key racing skills, spinnakers and boat to boat communication. The main focus of the week will be on boat speed.
At Level 2 you will progress to the bigger, more powerful Clipper 68s, the yachts on which you will race around the world. The primary focus of the course is to build your key racing skills, placing an emphasis on boat speed and efficient manoeuvres at all times. Spinnaker techniques are a major part of the course, along with extensive sail trim sessions where you will learn how to maximise the speed of the boat. You will undertake dedicated sessions on ship to ship communications and radar, further promoting you and your crew’s safety at sea.
As with Level 1 this is a challenging course and will consist of a series of long day sails and some night sailing. You will certainly not return to the comfort of a marina each night. Weather permitting most of your time will be spent in the open waters of the English Channel and the course will culminate in a race against the crews training on other yachts. Under race conditions you will be able to bring together everything you have learned during Level 1 and 2 training and test yourself against the other teams.
Qualifications:
RYA Short Range certificate (VHF operator’s licence)
RYA Radar Course
Boats: Clipper 68
Total duration: 8 days
Time on water: 5.5 days
Shore based training: 2.5 days
Course Content:
Pre course reading:
Collision regulations
Hygiene
Basic sail trim
The fire triangle
Global Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
Practical talks:
Onboard fixtures and fittings
Safety equipment
Sail trim
Spinnaker theory and trim
Racing rules of sailing
Start line and race tactics
Basic chart work
Classification of fire
Fire prevention
On board radio communications
VHF operational regulations
GMDSS operational procedures
Practical experience:
Review all Level 1 topics
Yankee and staysail trim
Mainsail trim
Spinnaker hoists, drops, trim
Man overboard and MOB under spinnaker
Emergency steering
Match racing
Fire fighting
VHS operating procedures
GMDSS operating procedures