The ISSA Yacht Crew course is a 4 day course for beginners to sailing. Its designed to get you out on the water in a wide variety of craft and to gain experience as a helm, sail trimmer, anchor hand and mast sailor. We want you to experience managing a yacht on all points of sail, anchoring her, gybing and tacking effectively, reefing and sail setting as well helming and crewing our yachts safely.
Yacht Crew – ISSA Yacht Crew Course
From: ฿29,000
The ISSA Yacht Crew Course is great starter course for beginners to sailing or power boating. Our course teaches you to sail a yacht or keelboat in light to moderate boating conditions on all points of sail. The course is 90% practical and 10% theoretical. This means you leave us not being an assistant but knowing how to sail and being an active and competent crew member. Our course is designed so you can then join an Inshore Skippers Course and gain further experience and competence.
Sail in Asia are very keen for students to gain experience in a variety of yachts and types of yachts through participation in this ISSA Yacht Crew course. We have keelboats, yachts, trimarans and RIBs in our fleet and with luck you will get a chance to sail all of these types of yachts by course end. This will enhance your competence and experience as a Yacht Crew.
COURSE AVAILABILTY: This course is 4 days duration –
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- Description
- Course Details
- Syllabus
- Certification
- Video
- PDF Download
- Alternative Payment
- Staying in Phuket
Previous experience:
None required
Duration:
4 days
Qualifications:
ISSA Yacht Crew Certificate
What’s included:
Safety equipment, Instruction, Yacht, Bottled Water, Fuel and Insurance
What’s optional:
Sailing Gloves, SiA T shirts, SiA Caps and Log Books
What’s required:
Waterproof roll bag, light deck shoes, shorts or long trousers, t shirt, sunglasses and sunblock.
- Safety – Lookout / Yacht / Personal
- Weather
- Rigging and de-rigging yachts
- Helming and crewing Reaching, Tacking Gybing
- Parts of the Yacht (practical))
- Hove to
- Reefing underway
- Leaving a mooring, Alongside, Taking up a mooring
- Anchoring
- Using the engine
- Sailing on all Points of Sail
- Hoisting Sails – Trimming
- Marina boat crewing
- IRPCS Basics
- Handling a yacht under engine
- Crew Overboard Recovery
- Using a tender
- Marine Knots
SSA Certification
ISSA Yacht Crew PDF
Alternative Payment
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We can help you with the following on request:
- Accommodation – from budget rentals and hostels to 5-star hotels, we can advise on what is best for you
- Airport Transfer – We can arrange minibus pick ups or private taxi or recommend the best apps to use to pick you up at the airport
- Motor Bike or Car Rental – Whether you prefer two wheels or four we can point you in the direction of reputable hire companies
- What to do and where to go in Phuket – When you aren’t on the water there is plenty to do and see on Phuket, have a chat with our staff and we can advise on eateries, tourist destinations, the best beaches (although our beach, Ao Yon is perfect!) and of course nightlife.
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