Findhorn Marina Cruising Courses
Please contact our Chief Cruising Instructer - Rick Walker
to discuss your requirements.
rick@findhornmarina.com
Practical courses will begin in April 2012
Make your booking now
International Certificate of Competence
You will need this if you enter or sail a boat in foreign waters we can issue the certificate after completing the sylabus carried out on your own boat or one of ours please call for further details.
Start Yachting
Beginners start HERE! A two day practical course providing experience of steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework and safety awareness. Usually run over a weekend.
Competent Crew
Introduces the complete beginner to cruising and teaches personal safety, seamanship and helmsmanship to the level required to be a useful member of the crew of a cruising yacht.Course duration 5 days.
Day Skipper
Designed for those with some sailing experience and basic navigation knowledge. The objective is to teach pilotage, navigation, seamanship and boat handling up to the standard required to skipper a small cruising yacht safely by day in tidal waters with which the student is familiar - usually the minimum level of experience required to charter in the UK and abroad.Couse duration 5 days.
Coastal Skipper
For those with Day Skipper experience and more, including Coastal Skipper shore-based navigational knowledge. The aim of the course is to learn the skills and techniques required to skipper a cruising yacht safely on coastal and offshore passages by day and night.Course duration 5 days
Exam Prep
Practical preparation for RYA / MCA Yachtmaster and Coastal Skipper exams Normally 5 days can be extended if required.
All courses include food on board, fuel, mooring fees and are carried out on "Celtic Ros" a 35ft Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 331
Skippered Charters
Call now for details and prices.
rick@findhormmarina.com
CourseStart Yachting
Competent Crew Day Skipper Coastal Skipper Yachtmaster Offshore preparation Yachtmaster Coastal /Offshore examination Examiners fee Skippered Charters Cruising Course Calander 2012
07-11 Apr CC/DS/CS/YM 14-18 Apr CC/DS/CS/YM 21-25 Apr CC/DS/CS/YM 28-02 May CC/DS/CS/YM 05-09 May CC/DS/CS/YM 12-16 May CC/DS/CS/YM 19-23 May CC/DS/CS/YM 26-30 May CC/DS/CS/YM 02-06 Jun CC/DS/CS/YM 09-13 Jun CC/DS/CS/YM 16-20 Jun CC/DS/CS/YM 23-27 Jun CC/DS/CS/YM 01-04 Jul CC/DS/CS/YM | Price£195 2 days
£425 5 days £425 5 days £425 5 days £425 5 days £250per day for hire of boat shared between number of students £150-200 £500per person per week 01-08 Jul Skippered Charter Inverness to West Coast 08-15 Jul Skippered Charter West Coast Oban to Oban 15-22 Jul Skippered Charter West Coast Oban to Oban 22-29 Jul Skippered Charter West Coast to Inverness 04-08 Aug CC/DS/CS/YM 11-15 Aug CC/DS/CS/YM 18-22 Aug CC/DS/CS/YM 25-29 Aug CC/DS/CS/YM 01-05 Sep CC/DS/CS/YM 08-12 Sep CC/DS/CS/YM 15-19 Sep CC/DS/CS/YM 22-26 Sepl CC/DS/CS/YM |