RYA Seamanship Skills

The Seamanship course at WHSC is for more experienced sailors who have already achieved RYA Level 2 and have sailed for one year and/or been racing during the winter season.

It covers launching and recovering the boat in different circumstances, stopping, reducing sail, recovering a man overboard & anchoring.

Course aim: Able to handle a wide range of situations afloat

•rudderless sailing (very helpful if you lose your rudder while racing)

•reefing afloat

•anchoring (essential if you intend to do sea sailing)

•3-point turns

•Heave-to

•Stopping/starting

•Coming into/leaving leeward shores

•Being towed

•Man overboard

•Centreboardless sailing

•Picking up a buoy

•Sailing under jib alone

The course is essentially practical and while we cover the theory, it is all about practising and refining skills which is why there is a gap between dates.