With dozens of practical lessons and drills, the Sailing Course gives you a thorough, confidence-building foundation — ideal for future yacht crew who want to understand sailing operations, navigation basics, collision regulations, and seamanship before stepping onboard.
Sailing Course
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This module covers the technical words and terms used in the forthcoming sailing training videos, designed to expand your knowledge and understanding to prepare you to enter the maritime industry.
This module introduces the basics of sailing theory and expands on the terminology learned in Module 1.
This module aims to introduce you to the Collision Regulations 'COLREGs' focusing on the main rules needed to sail a vessel safely in hours of daylight. However, the sooner you begin to familiarise yourself with the COLREG’s and begin to learn and understand them, the safer you will be at sea, and the faster you will excel in your maritime career.
Understanding the basics of chart work will help you better understand what is required to navigate safely at sea.
Passage/voyage planning is the procedure used to develop a complete description of the vessel's voyage from departure to arrival or ‘berth to berth’. Passage plans provide all the necessary information to navigate the vessel safely. Therefore, it should be comprehensive, detailed, and easy to understand.
The IALA Maritime Buoyage System is in place to improve navigational safety and to act as a barrier to dangers. When entering or exiting a port, vessels need to understand where the safe water is to navigate and the potential hazards to avoid collisions. To achieve this, we use aids to navigation; these may be buoys, lighthouses, lightships, or other fixed or floating devices.
This module provides a theoretical understanding of operating the CNB Lagoon 620 sailing vessels in a safely and efficiently. By following steps for each action, you will limit any risk of endangering yourself, the vessel, or your fellow crew members. Practical training will reinforce this learning.
This module provides a theoretical understanding of how to operate a monohull sailing vessels safely and efficiently. By following steps for each action, you will limit any risk of endangering yourself, the vessel, or your fellow crew members. Practical training will reinforce this learning.
After completing this module, you will know in theory how to maintain the standing and running rigging of the monohull and catamaran vessels. The maintenance concepts are relatively universal across all vessel types, and following the schedule is imperative to extend the working life of your rigging while keeping you safe at sea.
The score for this course contributes towards an average final score after completing all the courses.
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We recommend starting with the Introduction to Yachting Course.
This course gives you a clear understanding of how the industry operates, what each department does, and which career pathways may suit you before progressing further.
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