Cross Channel Weekender
Aims:
To Cross the English Channel (twice) by sailing yacht.
Course Duration:
Three days and three nights, commencing on a Thursday or Friday evening at 1900 and running through to 1600 on the Sunday or Monday.
Pre Requisites:
- Minimum age 16
- Minimum Experience RYA Competent Crew or 5 days, 4 night hours, 100 miles
Course Content:
A typical weekend starts with a shake down sail to Yarmouth, followed by a passage to Alderney, Cherbourg, St. Vaast or a combination of, before returning home to Southampton. The course specifically covers offshore passage planning, watch patterns, offshore position fixing, crossing shipping lanes and foreign customs. Most crews enjoy a meal out in France or the Channel Islands and have been known to bring back the odd bottle or two.
This is an ideal opportunity to get some proper offshore experience under your belt and log some sixty mile passages towards the Yachtmaster Pre Requisites. The crew is typically of mixed experience. Routes and destination do vary and if in the instructor's opinion it is unsafe to cross the channel then sailing will be done closer to home instead.
What's Included:
- Instruction
- Yacht, gas and diesel
- Accommodation on board
- Meals and snacks on board
- Loan of a life jacket
- Free Parking
- 1 year's free introductory membership to the RNLI
What's Not Included:
- Wet weather gear (£5/day hire if required)
- Footwear/boots
- Berthing fees away from the home port
Price: £312
Please call the office on 02380 231 122 to book this course.
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Shamrock Quay Marina, William Street, Southampton, Hants, SO14 5QL
Telephone: 02380 231 122
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