The RYA Competent Crew is a sailing course in Antigua, the Caribbean, perfect for beginners/novices looking to learn to sail.
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Join for a Caribbean Sailing Beginners Course. Ondeck runs the RYA Competent Crew Course in Antigua most weeks of the year typically Monday to Friday.
This course is aimed at beginners or occasional sailors without previous training. You will be taught elementary seamanship and become familiar with safety at sea, sail handling, rope work, steering on all points of sailing and much, much more besides.
The RYA Competent Crew Course is an excellent way for people of all ages to learn to sail. If you’re going to learn habits, why not make them good ones? It is also a good one for friends and families to sail together privately, either all doing Competent Crew or with Day Skipper candidates.
Next Steps – Once you have completed the RYA Competent Crew Course you may wish to try your hand at learning to skipper a yacht in which case the RYA Day Skipper Theory Course and RYA Day Skipper Practical Course would be an ideal next step.
The RYA Competent Crew Course is 5 days, normally 9 am Mon to 5 pm Fri with 4 nights on board and the minimum ages is 16 + or any age if with parent or guardian.
You will be taught elementary seamanship and become familiar with safety at sea, sail handling, rope work, steering on all points of sailing and much, much more besides.
The online RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship course is an ideal partner for this course and can be completed before you arrive to ensure you get even more from the course. In addition it may be useful to build some wind awareness sailing on dinghies. Sessions and and lessons can be booked at the National Sailing Academy.
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