Registration for this event closes at Thu 20 Aug 2026 12:00.
Welcome to Southern Investigator Winter Program Training Day 4 full day Cost of the session: $250 Time: 0900 start and 1600 finish What to bring: Some lunch, warm clothes, wet weather gear if owned (if not no problem we have lots on the boat), a change of clothes for apres sailing refreshments at the CYCSA club bar.
This session is going to focus on elements from the RYA Dayskipper program that may include:
Handling a yacht under power in particular:
Preparation for leaving a marina berth
Getting a sailing vessel out of a marina pen
Briefing of crew for various mooring manoeuvres
Use of slip lines to maintain control
Bringing a sailing vessel alongside a berth under power
Departing an alongside berth
Picking up and dropping a mooring
Setting and weighing anchor
Handling a yacht under sail
Preparing a yacht for sailing
Clear communications to new crew for setting, furling, reefing and dropping sails
Basic sail trim
How to communicate to crew how to steer on various points of sail.
Note this day of training is non RYA accredited but will be very beneficial to new boat owners or people that have done Start Yachting or Competent Crew RYA training and are thinking about undertaking the RYA Dayskipper qualification.
