Yachtmaster skills – Boat handling under sail

The ability to sail well in close quarters is an often-neglected skill for modern sailors. Could you keep calm and carry on without the engine in the event of gear failure? Or perhaps examiner intervention!
Benefiting from a low student ratio this clinic style day will build your confidence, understanding and ability to sail through manoeuvres you’d normally start the donk’ for.

Under the guidance of an experienced RYA instructor, you’ll look at short tacking, sailing onto pontoons, picking up moorings and fenders under sail as well as delving into how to adjust your strategy for differing conditions.