Serious Sailing

Theoretical Courses
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clifdenOur office is in Ballyconneely which is 20 minutes from Clifden (pictured left), the principle town in Connemara. Accomodation is readily available locally.
We run theory courses in Galway or Ballyconeely or at any venue nationwide.
For full details of prices and availabilities of courses listed below please contact us.
 
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COASTAL SKIPPER - Ideal for those who have completed a Competent Crew practical course or dinghy sailors who want to go on to do a Day Skipper practical course. The course provides a good grounding in the theory of safely skippering a small yacht. The student will learn pilotage, basic chart work, meteorology, "rules of the road", emergency procedures and yacht management.

YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE - A more advanced course, the syllabus of which includes chartwork, meteorology, a thorough knowledge of the "rules of the road", vessel stability, seamanship and safety.

YACHTMASTER OCEAN - This is the top course for those who have their Offshore Yachtmaster's Certificate, and wish to learn celestial navigation, world meteorology, oceanography and ocean passage planning.

RADAR OPERATOR'S COURSE - The student will be instructed in the principles of radar and will be trained, on a simulator, to use radar for coastal navigation and collision avoidance.

GMDSS VHF RADIO TRAINING (SRC) - The student will be trained in the use of DSC/VHF radio telephony for making routine calls, safety and urgency calls and for sending and handling distress alerts. Also taught is the care and maintenance of equipment, the use of EPIRBs, SARTs and Navtex, as well as the rules and regulation that govern the use of radio equipment.

BESPOKE ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT (ENE) MODULE - The student will be trained, on a simulator or on their own equipment in the use of modern electronic equipment found on yachts. This will include the use of GPS, plotters, etc.

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Next Thoery Courses

Tue Oct 05 @19:00 -
Ocean Yachtmaster Shorebased Course
Tue Oct 12 @19:00 -
Ocean Yachtmaster Shorebased Course
Tue Oct 19 @19:00 -
Ocean Yachtmaster Shorebased Course
Tue Oct 26 @19:00 -
Ocean Yachtmaster Shorebased Course
Tue Nov 02 @19:00 -
Ocean Yachtmaster Shorebased Course
Tue Nov 09 @19:00 -
Ocean Yachtmaster Shorebased Course
Tue Nov 16 @19:00 -
Ocean Yachtmaster Shorebased Course
Tue Nov 23 @19:00 -
Ocean Yachtmaster Shorebased Course
Tue Nov 30 @19:00 -
Ocean Yachtmaster Shorebased Course
Tue Dec 07 @19:00 -
Ocean Yachtmaster Shorebased Course
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Many of our courses are not posted on our Calendar and we therefore suggest you contact us if you have a requirement for training or assessment or certification in any of the disciplines offered which does not appear on this website.

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John Roberts

RYA and ISA Yachtmaster Instructor and Examiner
[Motor - Sail - Ocean]      VHF Radio Examiner
Advanced Powerboat Instructor and Examiner
Certified Master since 1970

State Agency Crews

We offer training to:-

Coastguards, Civil Defence, Fishery Protection Officers, other state agency boat crews and RNLI crews.

Professional Skippers

We train Passenger Boat Skippers, Fishermen and Professional Yacht Masters to comply with Department of Transport or MCA [STCW95] manning requirements

Going Abroad ?

We are an assessment centre for the ICC (International Certificate of Competence) and for C.E.V.N.I. (European Inland Waterways)
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