RYA Courses


3342 Learn to Kayak
24 September 2005 for 5 Weeks
Saturday: 12:45 to 14:45
Alastair Smith
Loe Beach
Tuition Fee: £80.00
This course is aimed at those with little or no paddling experience, with the emphasis on improving technique and including some short journeys to explore and view the local creeks and wildlife. Please bring: A change of clothes, wetsuit, extra jumpers, suncream, waterproof/windproof trousers and jacket, cap/hat, dry shoes for afterwards, wetsuit boots or old shoes for in the water. Should a session be cancelled due to the weather a message will be left on the Centre answerphone (01872 864295) before 10am on the day of the course. If you require any further information contact Alastair Smith on 01872 864295.

3343 Learn to Kayak
24 September 2005 for 5 Weeks
Saturday: 15:00 to 17:00
Alastair Smith
Loe Beach
Tuition Fee: £80.00
See 3342 for course description.
3344 RYA Ladies Sailing - Level 1
21 September 2005 for 5 Weeks
Wednesday: 13:00 to 15:00
Loe Beach
Tuition Fee: £50.00
Designed to enable ladies to learn a new sport when they could be free of commitments. Maximum on the water time combined with theory and safety drill. Logbooks and handbooks can be purchased to follow the course. Please bring: A change of clothes, wetsuit, extra jumpers, suncream, waterproof/windproof trousers and jacket, cap/hat, dry shoes for afterwards, wetsuit boots or old shoes for in the water. Should a session be cancelled due to the weather a message will be left on the Centre answerphone (01872 864295) before 10am on the day of the course. If you require any further information contact Alastair Smith on 01872 864295.

3345 RYA Learn to Sail - Level 1
24 September 2005 for 5 Weeks
Saturday: 12:45 to 14:45
Loe Beach
Tuition Fee: £50.00
Reinforce basic skills and improve techniques. By the end, the successful sailor should have a competent, safe, practical approach to the sailing of dinghies and be capable of sailing and making seamanlike decisions in moderate conditions. Logbooks and handbooks can be purchased to follow the course. Please bring: A change of clothes, wetsuit, extra jumpers, suncream, waterproof/windproof trousers and jacket, cap/hat, dry shoes for afterwards, wetsuit boots or old shoes for in the water. Should a session be cancelled due to the weather a message will be left on the Centre answerphone (01872 864295) before 10am on the day of the course. If you require any further information contact Alastair Smith on 01872 864295.

3346 RYA Learn to Sail - Level 1
24 September 2005 for 5 Weeks
Saturday: 15:00 to 17:00
Loe Beach
Tuition Fee: £50.00
See 3345 for course description.

3347 RYA Learn to Windsurf - Level 1
24 September 2005 for 5 Weeks
Saturday: 12:45 to 14:45
Loe Beach
Tuition Fee: £80.00
This course will enable you to grasp the essential basics that will enable you to progress onto a higher level. Please bring: A change of clothes, wetsuit, extra jumpers, suncream, waterproof/windproof trousers and jacket, cap/hat, dry shoes for afterwards, wetsuit boots or old shoes for in the water. Should a session be cancelled due to the weather a message will be left on the Centre answerphone (01872 864295) before 10am on the day of the course. If you require any further information contact Alastair Smith on 01872 864295.

3348 RYA Learn to Windsurf - Level 1
24 September 2005 for 5 Weeks
Saturday: 15:00 to 17:00
Loe Beach
Tuition Fee: £80.00
See 3347 for course description.

3349 RYA Small Craft First Aid Certificate
24 September 2005 for 1 Day
Saturday: 09:00 to 16:00
Tregye, Carnon Downs
Tuition Fee: £25.00
A first aid for all those going to sea and a pre-requisite for all Instructor and Yachtmaster Awards. Certification Fee: £1.50 payable on the day.

3350 RYA Small Craft First Aid Certificate
15 October 2005 for 1 Day
Saturday: 09:00 to 16:00
Tregye, Carnon Downs
Tuition Fee: £25.00
See 3349 for course description.

3351 RYA Small Craft First Aid Certificate
26 November 2005 for 1 Day
Saturday: 09:00 to 16:00
Tregye, Carnon Downs
Tuition Fee: £25.00
See 3349 for course description.

3352 RYA VHF Marine Radio & GMDSS
5 November 2005 for 1 Day
Saturday: 09:00 to 17:00
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £30.00
The use of VHF Marine Radio to deal with distress, normal calling and receiving situations. Certification Fee: approx £20, payable on the day. Text book required at a cost of approx £8 which is payable on enrolment. Please bring a passport photo for the licence.

3353 RYA VHF Marine Radio & GMDSS
3 December 2005 for 1 Day
Saturday: 09:00 to 17:00
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £30.00
See 3352 for course description.

3354 RYA Sea Survival
6 November 2005 for 1 Day
Sunday: 09:00 to 18:00
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £40.00 (No fee remission)
The aim of the course is to give an understanding of how to use the safety equipment carried on boats, including a practical session in launching and boarding a liferaft. The course will include a session in a swimming pool. Course pack required at a cost of approx £5.

3355 RYA Sea Survival
4 December 2005 for 1 Day
Sunday: 09:00 to 18:00
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £40.00 (No fee remission)
See 3354 for course description.
3356 RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance
6 November 2005 for 1 Day
Sunday: 09:00 to 17:00
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £30.00
This practical course aims to give a real understanding of how diesel engines and their systems actually work so that measures can be taken not only to prevent mechanical breakdowns but also to identify, diagnose and rectify any basic faults. This course covers basic engine principles, all the engine systems, boat electrics plus fault finding, trouble shooting servicing and winterisation. A demonstration diesel engine is used throughout. No prior knowledge is needed and all are welcome. Text book required at a cost of approx £7 payable on enrolment.

3357 RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance
4 December 2005 for 1 Day
Sunday: 09:00 to 17:00
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £30.00
See 3356 for course description.

3358 RYA Competent Crew Practical
5 September 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Monday 09:00 to Friday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
As an introduction into sailing, competent crew is designed to introduce the complete beginner to cruising. The course teaches personal safety, seamanship and helmsmanship to the level required to be a useful crewmember of a cruising yacht.

3359 RYA Competent Crew Practical
15 September 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3358 for course description.

3360 RYA Competent Crew Practical
29 September 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3358 for course description.

3361 RYA Competent Crew Practical
27 October 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3358 for course description.

3362 RYA Competent Crew Practical
24 November 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3358 for course description.

3363 RYA Competent Crew Practical
8 December 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3358 for course description.

3364 RYA Day Skipper / Watchleader Shorebased
19 September 2005 for 24 Weeks
Monday: 18:30 to 20:30
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £80.00
No previous knowledge/experience required. Elementary course for beginners. Subjects taught: All aspects of coastal navigation, chart work, coastal passage planning, pilotage, tides, elementary meteorology, seamanship, safety, International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rule of the Road), Maritime Buoyage. The necessary RYA study pack containing charts, exercises and course notes is available for purchase at the beginning of the course together with navigation chart instruments if required. Please bring A4 notebook, HB pencil, sharpener and soft rubber.

3365 RYA Day Skipper / Watchleader Shorebased
20 September 2005 for 24 Weeks
Tuesday: 18:30 to 20:30
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £80.00
See 3364 for course description.

3366 RYA Day Skipper / Watchleader Shorebased
21 September 2005 for 24 Weeks
Wednesday: 18:30 to 20:30
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £80.00
See 3364 for course description.

3367 RYA Day Skipper / Watchleader Shorebased
12 November 2005 for 3 Weeks
Saturday: 09:00 to 17:30
Basil Stocker
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £80.00
See 3364 for course description.

3368 RYA Day Skipper Practical
5 September 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Monday 09:00 to Friday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
The Day Skipper is designed as an elementary course in pilotage, navigation, seamanship and boat handling, up to the standard required to safely skipper a small cruising yacht by day, in familiar waters. Possession of the shorebased certificate although not essential would greatly enhance the value of this practical course, allowing the instructor to concentrate on the practical aspects of the syllabus.

3369 RYA Day Skipper Practical
15 September 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3368 for course description.

3370 RYA Day Skipper Practical
29 September 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3368 for course description.

3371 RYA Day Skipper Practical
27 October 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3368 for course description.

3372 RYA Day Skipper Practical
24 November 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3368 for course description.

3373 RYA Day Skipper Practical
8 December 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3368 for course description.

3374 RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Shorebased
20 September 2005 for 26 Weeks
Tuesday: 18:30 to 20:30
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £90.00
Course certificate issues on satisfactory completion of the course. More advanced course in coastal and offshore (Non Astro) navigation, a follow-on to the RYA Day Skipper / Watchleader Certificate course. All students should have either attended that course, or have some knowledge of shorebased or practical elementary navigation. Subjects taught: chartwork, coastal and offshore passages, passage planning, pilotage, maritime bouyage system, rule of the road, regulation, tides, meteorology, electronic aids to navigation. Revision work is carried out for each subject taught. RYA study packs (charts, exercises and notes) plus chart navigational instruments available through tutor for purchase at the start of the course.

3375 RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Shorebased
24 September 2005 for 3 Weeks
Saturday: 09:00 to 17:00
Bob Davey
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £90.00
See 3374 for course description.

3376 RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Shorebased
21 September 2005 for 26 Weeks
Wednesday: 18:30 to 20:30
Truro College
Tuition Fee: £90.00
See 3374 for course description.

3377 RYA Coastal Skipper Practical
5 September 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Monday 09:00 to Friday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
This course is designed as an elementary course in pilotage, navigation, seamanship and boat handling, up to the standard required to safely skipper a small cruising yacht by day, in familiar waters. Possession of the shorebased certificate although not essential would greatly enhance the value of this practical course, allowing the instructor to concentrate on the practical aspects of the syllabus. The Coastal Skipper is a more advanced course for yacht skippers. It is similar to the Day Skipper but with more assessment of ability and potential. This is not a course for the beginner, hence the student must have logged the minimum experience of 15 days, 2 of which as a skipper, 300 miles and 8 night hours.

3378 RYA Coastal Skipper Practical
15 September 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3377 for course description.

3379 RYA Coastal Skipper Practical
29 September 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3377 for course description.

3380 RYA Coastal Skipper Practical
27 October 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3377 for course description.

3381 RYA Coastal Skipper Practical
24 November 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3377 for course description.

3382 RYA Coastal Skipper Practical
8 December 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3377 for course description.

3383 RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Practical
13 October 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
This is an advanced course for students who have plenty of experience and wish to gain formal qualifications for leisure or professional purposes. It assumes an ability above the level for Coastal Skipper. The minimum qualifying requirements are 50 days at sea, of which 5 days as skipper and have covered at least 2,500 miles, with 5 passengers greater than 60 miles, of which 2 must be overnight, and at least 2 of these as skipper. You must hold an SRC Radio Operators Licence and a recognised First Aid Certificate before the exam may be ratified. The preparation period is 4 days followed by examination by an RYA examiner.

3384 RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Practical
10 November 2005 for 5 Days onboard
Thursday 09:00 to Monday 17:00
Port Pendennis Marina
Tuition Fee: £290.00
See 3383 for course description.