Stage 1A basic understanding of how a boat sailing, with some experience of steering and handling the boat |
Stage 2A range of sailing skills and knowledge to help in becoming a confident sailor |
Stage 3Rigging, launching and sailing in any direction. Equivalent to Level 2 in the National Sailing Scheme |
Stage 4Sail a double handed boat as crew or helm, and solve a variety of problems afloat. (optional if Stage 3 was taken in a double hander |
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| Assumed knowledge | None | Stage 1, unless you are doing a combined Stage 1 and 2 course. Basic knowledge and steering ability | Up to and including the Stage 2 course | Up to and including Stage 3 |
| Minimum duration | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days |
| Minimum age | None, but training centres often take children from the age of 8 | None, but training centres often take children from the age of 8 | None, but training centres often take children from the age of 8 | None, but training centres often take children from the age of 8 |
| Course content | Launching and recovery, steering, parts of the boat, basic sailing | Basic sailing skills, ropework, collision avoidance | Rigging, launching and recovery, sailing techniques, capsize recovery, sailing theory | Rigging, launching and recovery, sailing techniques and manoeuvres in crewed boats, recovering a man overboard |
| Ability after course | Able to steer and understand basic principles | Able to tack and control boat speed, and understand basic principles | Able to launch and sail a dinghy around a triangle in moderate conditions | Can launch and return to a beach, jetty or mooring, and sail a crewed dinghy around a triangle in moderate conditions |