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What to Bring

Practical Courses

On our practical courses all meals and linen are provided. All you need to bring is your clothing, a hat, sunglasses (polarized are best) and sunscreen. Spending all day on the water can be very indusive to sunburn so perhaps a long sleeve shirt should be included. You may want to bring along some additional drinks or snacks as we provide breakfast, lunch and dinner, along with coffee, tea, bottled water and fruit juice. Don't forget your camera and sense of humour, after all, we like to make this fun!

Theory Courses

In our Dayskipper and Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster shorebased courses, all you need to bring is an A4 style notebook and a pen. You will receive a training pack containing:

  • Two training charts

  • Training manual

  • Course exercises

  • Electronic chart plotter simulator CD-rom

  • An RYA training scheme logbook

We also supply navigation instruments such as dividers and a protractor for use during the course, however you may bring your own.

The course training manual covers the entire course syllabus in brief form. If you would like more comprehensive books on any aspect of RYA training ,you may be interested in purchasing the following RYA publications.

  • The RYA Navigation Handbook

  • Price is $50.00 AUD

Very comprehensive manual on coastal
navigation including electronic nav systems.

 

 

  • The RYA Weather Handbook

  • Price is $45.00 AUD

Both comprehensive and easy to follow
handbook explaining the weather in detail.

 

 

  • The RYA Radar Book

  • Price is $25.00 AUD

  • (included in the Radar Course)

 

 

 

  • The New RYA Sail Racing Book

  • Price is $40.00 AUD

A guide to all the technical essentials needed
to successfully crew a racing vessel.

 

 

The RYA publishes over 60 titles relating to all aspects of boating. We can supply a detailed list of titles and prices as required.

 

 

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