needs. Safety is paramount in all RYA courses and you will learn how to operate flares, life jackets, safety harnesses and liferafts, how to assist the recovery of a man overboard, and participate in at least one night sail. You will be awarded the RYA Competent Crew Certificate and be an asset to any crew you join.

Cost: £435 (five days)

Promoting sail and motor cruising in the York area

Competent Crew is the first step on the RYA ladder. RYA Competent Crew is the sailing course for the absolute beginner to learn the basics and enjoy the delights of sailing aboard a cruising yacht. RYA Competent Crew is also an ideal stepping stone for dinghy sailors to try yachting and for those who have already done some crewing but wish to learn the right way. At the end of the five days you will have become, as the name suggests, a competent, and confident, member of the crew. Competent Crew students learn the fundamentals of crewing such as knots, nautical terms, sail handling and helming. During the course you will spend all five days aboard the yacht visiting harbours and anchorages and, if the weather allows, complete a longer coastal passage. The maximum of five students per course gives your fully-qualified skipper plenty of time to devote to your individual

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