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Master Advanced Dinghy Skills in Caernarfon (RYA Level 3)!
RYA Better Sailing (Level 3): This course bridges the gap between Start Sailing and Basic Skills and the five advanced dinghy sailing modules, by consolidating your skills, helping to build your confidence and support the development of good technique and independent sailing. It may also provide a brief introduction to some of the different advanced sailing modules.
The 2 days of coaching will concentrate on good briefing, the running of sessions to improve student performance and the delivery of quality group debriefs.
In order to run successful sessions a good practical knowledge of performance sailing including (usually asymmetric) spinnaker techniques is expected.
What’s included
Our friendly and experienced instructors will guide participants every step of the way, providing clear instruction, encouragement, and a positive learning environment.
What’s not included
Hot drinks and food throughout the course
Itinerary
During the assessment the candidate will be asked to complete the following
– Sail around a triangular course of 100m (minimum) legs to the best of their ability using all the boat’s normal equipment, including spinnaker if carried.
– Sail a tight circular course around a stationary boat, making only one tack and one gybe.
– Sail a ‘follow my leader’ course behind another boat. The course may include all points of sailing and may be behind another sailing dinghy or behind a powered boat.
– Pick up a man overboard dummy; the boat to be stopped and more than one attempt should not be needed.
The candidate may also be asked to complete some of the following
– Sail without a rudder, or with the tiller on a loose elastic, around a triangular course. You will be expected to make good progress around the course in a seamanlike manner (not applicable to keelboat or multihull instructor candidates).
– Lee shore landing and departure
– Anchor or pick up a mooring – wind against tide (if appropriate)
– Come alongside a moored boat – wind against tide (if appropriate)
– Recover a capsized dinghy and sail away (not keelboats)
Highlights
The course will be taught by an RYA Coach Assessor and will be assessed on a continuous basis afloat. Upon successful completion of this course RYA instructor qualifications will be re-validated for 5 years with a new certificate sent with the endorsement added
A qualified RYA Advanced Instructor is able to teach the RYA Sailing with Spinnakers and Performance Sailing certificates in the types of boats they are currently recognised to teach in.
Check-in details
Please arrive 15 minutes before the course start time
What to bring
– Swimming togs & towel
– Footwear for on the water
– Sock that cover your ankles
– 50p for locker
Special requirements
RYA Dinghy Instructor
– At least one season’s experience teaching sailing
– Sailing ability at least to the Performance Sailing and Sailing with Spinnakers courses
– Previous powerboat handling experience in a teaching environment
– RYA Member
– Completion of pre-course work (a link to the pre-course work will be included in your booking confirmation email)
Extras
– Accommodation available as an add on
– £60 Per Room (£12 Surcharge for additional person per room)