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DATES
We usually organise the courses once a year.
NEXT COURSES:
SPRING 2025
IN BRUSSELS
(rue Lanfray, 14 - 1050 Bruxelles)
from 19H00 to 22H00
Dates
Theory
The WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
MAY 2025 : Wednesday 14th, 21st and 28th of May
JUNE 2025 : Wednesday 4th, 11th and 18th of June
Practical application
Proposed days : MAY 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and JUNE 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15 to decide together the first evening.
Please contacte SYLVIE :
sylvie@sailaway.be
ou
+32 477 429.829
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ENGLISH
SPEAKING SAILING LESSONS
Egalement en français
PRACTICAL ORGANISATION
Theory
-Theoretical
courses - 9 evenings of 2 hours in Brussels (via video conference)
Small groups of maximum 10 people working interactively. All material
will be at your disposal including course book, cards, documentation,
recommended readings and new on-line exercices
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Practical
application
4 days at sea -
Application of the contents of the theoretical classes.
Crew of 6 students maximum on board.
Everyone will
participate in running the boat and in preparing course passage.
The final target is the ability for everyone to become a fully learned
skipper
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PROGRAMME
Theory
- 20 hours
First
Part - Functioning of a sailing craft
Sailing trim and tack
Manoeuvring with engine
Entering and leaving the harbour
Manoeuvres - vocabulary - knots
Second Part - Navigation
Position by bearings (maps, buoyage, distance and speed, direcction
and angle)
Courses (tides, currents, dead reckoning, passage preparation
International collision regulations
Safety on board
Skipper - Responsability - Accidents - Man over Board - Heavy
Weather - Distress - Weather forecasting principles and outside
information - radio - usage of VHF radio. |
Practical application - 28 hours
Functioning of a sailing craft
First approach
Sailing trim and tack
Manoeuvring with motor
Mooring the craft in different circumstances
Navigation
Study and usage of numerous nautical documents
Maps, almanacs, signalisation, weather forecast, buoyage, ...
Dead Reckoning
Position by bearing
Course planning
Security
Man over board exercices
Shortening the sail - reefing
All aspects of sailing will be addressed by everyone
Everyone will take turn being the skipper |
This tuition is a good preparation
- to the belgian theoretical exams (only in French or in Dutch !!!)
- and to the belgian practical exams.
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RATES
The
rate of the tuition is
450 € for the theory and
960 €for the practical part.
The reservation is effective upon receipt of the total amount on
the srl Sail Away account.
number:
IBAN BE23 6511 3693 3791
BIC KEYTBEBB with your name as reference
The rate includes:
- 18 hours theoretical tuition in small groups of 10 people maximum
- 4 days at sea (spread at your convenience over several week-ends)
with
a crew of 6 students max.
- Course book comprising a manual of exercices
- Individual insurance for navigation at sea
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