To see the RYA certificate of recognition for The Iberian Sea School to run Sail Cruising courses click here
The Iberian Sea School (Martin Northey) offers the complete range of RYA Sail Cruising Courses from Lagos Marina in the western Algarve – Portugal. I use Sueste 1 a Beneteau Oceanis 43, for information about Sueste 1 click here. I do all the instructing myself, so you can be certain of getting the very best tuition.
Courses for people booking as individuals: Because many of my courses are tailor made to suit the needs of my clients, it is best if clients email me with their requirements so that I can reply with dates that I have available and prices.
Courses for Groups: Clients can book as a group & charter Sueste 1; this way, they can be enjoy a 5 day course with family or friends.
Own Boat Tuition: I find that many of my clients who already own a boat actually prefer to have instruction on their own yacht.
RYA Course Completion Certificates: Providing you have completed every part of the syllabus of each of the courses shown below, you will receive an RYA course completion certificate.
Start Yachting – Duration 2 days. This course is a gentle introduction to sailing for people who have never sailed before. It will be an enjoyable 2 days with instruction on how to coil up a rope, tie knots, how to use a winch, steer the boat, adjust the sails, reef the sails and assist in anchoring. If you do this course you only need 3 more days to complete the Competent Crew course.
Competent Crew – Duration 5 days. This course is suitable for complete beginners & people with just a little experience of sailing with friends. You will learn every aspect of basic seamanship which will include nautical knots, steering the yacht, reefing, safety, how to use distress flares, the correct way to use a winch etc etc. You will also go on an enjoyable cruise, visiting new places throughout the course. By the end of the course you will be a useful & competent crew member.
Day Skipper – Duration 5 days. Suitable only for people have either already got some sailing experience or have completed a competent crew course. Whilst it is not a pre course requirement you will get much more out of this course if you have previously completed an RYA Day Skipper Shorebased course. On this course you will sail at least 100 miles exploring the Algarve coast, you will be navigating the yacht and learning all about sail trim, weather, man overboard, engine checks, pilotage, collision regulations & night sailing. By the end of the course you will be confident enough and proficient to skipper a yacht on coastal passages during the day.
Coastal Skipper – Duration 5 days. This is a much more advanced course and will consolidate everything that you have learnt so far plus add a lot more to your experience and knowledge. It is essential that you first complete the RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster shore based course in order to get the most out of this practical course. On this course you will skipper the yacht for long coastal passages during the day and night. You will learn how to use all the yachts electronic navigational equipment including the GPS chart plotter. You will also attain a high level of competence in traditional navigation. You can if you wish take the RYA Yachtmaster (Coastal) Practical exam on the last day of this course.
Yachtmaster (Offshore) Exam Preparation course – Duration 5 days with the exam on the last day - click here for more information.
International Certificate of Competence Testing and Training - ICC certificates until very recently could only be issued to either British people or people who are resident in Britain, evidence of residence in the form of a fotocopy of an electricity bill or similar is required by the RYA. HOWEVER new rules from March 2011 state that citizens of non UNEC countries plus citizens of the US and Canada do now qualify to have an ICC. For information on training and testing please email me, you will find the ICC syllabus below in blue. Please note: All skippers of sailing and motor boats in Portugal & Spain are now required to have an ICC.
Where will you go on your RYA Course? - The RYA encourage sailing schools to go on a proper cruise on courses, the Algarve could not be a better place to do exactly that. For more information on cruising in the Algarve click here, and to see my article specifically on the Guadiana river by clicking here. Whilst there may not be time to go as far as the Guadiana, we will definately go to Ria Formosa just 40 miles to the east of Lagos, to read an article that I have written about Ria Formosa click here. We will also definately go to Alvor and to the Arade Estuary at Portimão.
Itinerary - 5 day courses start at 8 pm on Sunday and finish at 5 pm on Friday. Lunch and breakfast are supplied every day, dinner is provided on board only on Monday evening. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings we eat ashore. Food in Algarve restaurants is excellent and costs between 7.50 euros and 12 euros for a main course.
Frequency of courses - As will have been realised if you have looked at the menu above & to the left, I also offer Motor Cruising and Powerboat courses and am generally booked up fairly consistently with these courses, so I am not able to offer sailing courses every week. To be sure of sailing with me when you would like to please enquire well in advance. If none of the dates shown below are suitable please telephone me or email as I may be able to alter my itinerary to suit your requirements, if I am unable to offer you a course when you would like to do one, I will recommend other schools in the Algarve where you will also receive very good instruction.
Please note: All the courses shown below actually start at 8 pm on the day before the start date shown in the list below.
Course dates for 2012: February 27th to March 2nd, March 12th to 16th, March 26th to 30th; April 9th to 13th; May 21st to 25th; May 28th to June 1st; June 4th to 8th; June 11th to 15th; June 18th to 22nd; June 25th to 29th; July 2nd to 6th; July 9th to 13th; July 23rd to 27th; July 30th to August 3rd; August 6th to 10th, August 13th to 17th; August 20th to 24th; August 27th to 31st; Sept 10th to 14th; Sept 17th to 21st; Sept 24th to 28th; Oct 1st to 5th; Oct 8th to 12th; Oct 15th to 19th; Oct 22nd to 26th. I have a maximum of 4 people on these courses & when courses are fully booked they will be deleted from the list above. For course prices & any other information on courses please telephone 00 351 965800702 or send an email to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Joining instructions: Will be sent to clients with an email receipt for payment in full. A 25% deposit is required on booking and the balance required 28 days before the start of the course. References: I have been teaching sailing now for more than 25 years, to read the views of some people who have received instruction from me click here to go to my Yachtmaster training page and scroll down. I also have a page called 'Sail Cruising with ex students' where you can read all about the cruising experinces of some of the people who have learnt to sail with me. Also there is a slideshow to the right consisting of some of the people who have sailed with me and completed an RYA course. When you sail with me and you see me taking photographs, if you don't want to be in this slide show just tell me and I won't take a photograph of you. |
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Sueste 1 can be chartered with or without a skipper directly from All Boat Trips. for a day, a weekend or a whole week - for more information click here.
International Certificate of Competence - Syllabus
Regulations
Should know responsibility for keeping a proper lookout.
Should be able to determine a 'safe speed'.
Can recognise a potential collision situation.
Can identify 'give way' vessel in a collision situation.
Should know what action to take as 'give way' and 'stand on' vessel.
Should know responsibility for a small vessel in a narrow channel.
Can recognise manoeuvring signals (1,2,3 & 5 short blasts).
Can make and recognise visual distress signals.
Should know rules relating to Traffic Separation Schemes.
Knows requirements for navigation lights and shapes to be displayed by own vessel.
Should be able to recognise the following from lights : - Power driven vessel, sailing vessel, vessel at anchor, tug and tow, fishing vessel, dredger.
Should know sound signals to be made by vessels.
Safety
Is able to use and instruct crew in the use of Lifejackets, Distress Flares, and Fire Extinguishers.
Can prepare a boat for use and take sensible precautions before setting out, including : - Engine checks, check fuel for range / duration of the trip, obtain a weather forecast.
Pilotage
Can recognise, by day and night, and understand significance of buoys of the IALA system.
Knows sources of information on : - local regulations, port entry and departure signals, VTS and Port Operations Radio.
Can plan a harbour entry / departure, taking into account possible presence of large vessels and avoiding navigational hazards.
Navigation (Chart & Plotting Instruments required).
Should be able to interpret a navigational chart, understand significance of charted depths, drying heights and can identify charted hazards.
Can plot by cross bearings and by Lat / Long.
Can determine a magnetic course to steer, making allowances for leeway and tidal stream.
Can use a tide table to find times and heights of high and low water at a standard port.
Can determine direction and rate of tidal stream from a tidal stream atlas or tidal diamonds on chart.
International Certificate of Competence - Test
CANDIDATES WILL BE TESTED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE NAVIGATION, PILOTAGE, SAFETY & COLLISION REGULATIONS AS SHOWN IN THE SYLLABUS ABOVE AND ON ALL THE MORE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF SEAMANSHIP COVERED AS FOLLOWS BELOW.
Give safety briefing including use of safety equipment.
Should have listened to weather forecast.
Should carry out pre start engine checks.
Start engine.
Check cooling.
Should know fuel range
Depart from Pontoon
Should understand use of Springs to depart from lee wall / pontoon.
Should have good communication with crew.
Fenders should be positioned correctly
Should be able to carry out 360º turn under engine in a confined space.
Securing to a buoy
Communicate effectively with the crew, prepare warps, choose correct angle of approach, control speed of approach, secure boat effectively, and depart from mooring safely.
Man Overboard
Observe man overboard or instruct crew to do so, demonstrate correct direction and speed of approach, and make suitable contact with MOB.
Coming alongside pontoon
Effective communication with crew, show awareness of other water users, prepare warps & fenders, choose correct angle of approach, control speed of approach, stop boat in place required and secure to pontoon, stop engine.
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