RYA Competent Crew Course

RYA Competent Crew Course Overview

This course aims to take you from novice, to valuable member of the crew, with the help of one of our excellent instructors. It’s suitable for complete beginners or those with limited experience who want to get a solid grounding of the basics.

This sailing course is designed for novices and total beginners. You will learn how to steer the boat, under sail and engine, how to hoist and drop the sails, how to set them correctly, mooring procedures, rope work, how to recover a man overboard, how to use a dinghy, and lots more.

The RYA Competent Crew course is designed to provide the skills you need to start off in yachting. Being a valuable crew member is fulfilling and exciting. You are the backbone of any yacht and without you the boat is going nowhere.

Included in each course we provide access to our unique online training. This gives you the opportunity to learn some of the necessary theoretical and practical skills even before leaving the comfort of home. The course is RYA approved, and is designed for students who cannot afford the time to attend lengthy shore-based theory classes. You will also be sent RYA Competent Crew course material to read before you arrive in Greece.

Pre-Course Experience Requirements:

There is no minimum level of experience required to undertake the Competent Crew course. The suggested minimum age is 12years.

Accommodation:

Our courses are taught on our dedicated training boats, three Beneteau 393s. These are spacious modern cruising yachts, set up exclusively for teaching, equipped with all the essentials. Unlike our flotilla holidays, you will be purchasing a berth, and sharing with fellow students (although you won't be expected to share a cabin with someone you don't know!). On the yachts there are 3 double cabins and a spacious saloon berth. We have a standard instructor to student ratio of 4:1. The instructor will typically occupy the forepeak cabin.

All breakfasts and lunches are included in the cost of the course, as well as two evening meals cooked on board. Greece is blessed with an abundance of tavernas, and there will be lots of opportunities to eat on-shore. If you have any special dietary requirements just let your instructor know. One bath sized towel per person, all bed linen, pillows and duvets are included. There’s no need to bring a sleeping bag along. There is a shower on board, and we will be stopping in ports that have showers and facilities ashore.

What is Included:

• Seven days aboard the yacht, with full tuition over 5 days (Mon-Fri)
• Full online theory tuition specific to the Competent Crew Syllabus
• The RYA Competent Crew course material
• The RYA Sail Cruising Syllabus and Logbook
• All breakfasts, lunches and two evening meals
• All fuel, water and marina fees
• Towels and bed linen
• Waterproof jackets in sizes S, M, L, and XL
• Sunshine and swim stops

If couples or a group would like the boat all to themselves (with an instructor, of course!) there is also a private course option, for an additional fee.