berthing course
INFORMATION:
Completely practical monographic course dedicated to improving docking skills and establishing guidelines to, in particular, continue practicing and improving skills of both the skipper and the crew.
The course is carried out in a monohull or in a catamaran.
- Boat: Grand Soleil 43/ Hanse 315 / Hanse 415 / Bavaria 34 / Lagoon 42 / Pneumatic Vanguard 750
- Hours: 10:00h to 14:00h and 16:00h to 20:00h
- Duration: 2 days
- Number of students: Maximum 5 students per course
- Student profile: Recreational skippers and sailors without previous sailing experience.
- Base Port: Monte Real Club Yates Bayona
- Periodicity: October to June
- Necessary equipment: Wetsuit and nautical footwear.
SUBJECT
– PREPARATION BEFORE ENTERING PORT/PLACE: Prepare the ship for berthing.
– SKIPPER PREPARATION: The skipper must previously visualize the maneuver, evaluate the difficulty of the conditions prevailing at that moment and how he/she is going to perform it in the berth available to him/her.
– PREPARE THE CREW: A crew member can be a help or a hindrance when performing the maneuver, in general the crew members do not have enough practice and it is the skipper’s responsibility to instruct them, monitor their work, encourage them and correct the detected faults. What should never happen is that the skipper loses his cool.
– TRAINING THE CREW: Nobody knows how to do things without practice, here we will touch on how to train your crew to perform safe and stress-free dockings.
– SKIPPER TRAINING: The skipper must know how the boat reacts and automate the docking and undocking process.
– TYPES OF MOORING: Each mooring has its particularities and dangers as well as each port: more or less space, corridors, maritime traffic, prevailing conditions can make an experienced skipper decide to do one or another maneuver, always prioritizing simplicity and ease for the level and experience of the skipper and crew.
– UNLOCKING: This maneuver is a priori simpler than docking, although it has some particularities that we will work on
Why choose us for internships?
The best navigation area of the peninsula
Our base is located in the Monte Real Yacht Club of Baiona, within the Vigo estuary. One of the best nautical training scenarios in the world and accessible to all levels of navigation.
Qualified instructors
Our instructors are nautical professionals with thousands of miles sailed. They are patient, didactic, and will make your practices enjoyable and educational.
Personal advice
Our work does not end with the end of the course, we offer our students a direct line to personal advice in such important matters as: continuing education, renting / buying a boat, maintenance / repairs …
Evaluations of our students
We take the evaluations of our students very seriously, both to maintain quality and to continuously improve our work. Whoever chooses us repeats:
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