Coleraine Yacht club has now achieved Champion Club Status from the Royal Yachting Association.  This recognises the value of training as a major way of developing the club.  Young people are our life’s blood.  The champion yachts people of tomorrow.  The club already has two members (Nick Maybin & Ian Slater) in the Ulster youth dinghy squad. We can be rightly proud of them and look forward to others following in their footsteps. We provide practical training in:

• Dinghy sailing
• Power boating                   Lenny, does this mean I have failed the Power Boat Course ?????
• Rescue boat
• First Aid

There are also shore-based courses in navigation, racing rules, sail trim & first aid.These courses are organised by our training officer, Ivor Paul & club principals Lenny McNeill & Jim Millar and are available to club members and non-members alike.

Learning the Ropes

Experience may be the best teacher, but you need a good grounding in several skills to enjoy your boating, in safety from the start.  The best way to acquire those skills is to undertake some training, apart of which will also give you that all-important experience.  At Coleraine Yacht Club we are currently running powerboat courses within the training programmes developed by the                 Royal Yachting Association.

Level 1.  Introduction to Powerboating.  A basic course of one day’s duration.  It covers launch and recovery, boat preparation and simple boat handling.

Level 2.  National Powerboat Certificate.  The Level 2 powerboat course designed to run over 2 days, covers the Level 1 syllabus in more detail, plus engines and drives, colision regulations, weather forcasts, emergency proceedures, basic chartwork, tides, pilotage and passage planning.
Students are assessed during the course, and have to undertake a practical test consisting of several manoeuvers.  On successful completion they are granted a Level 2 National Powerboat Certificate.

Advanced Powerboat Course.  This intensive 2 day course is aimed at holders of a level 2 National Powerboat Certificate, or drivers who can prove they are competant to Level 2 and have navagational ability at least to Day Skipper level.  It concentrates on the skills required in more testing costal waters, and includes boating at night.  Students can obtain an Advanced Powerboat Certificate on successful completion of the course.

Safety Boat Course. This 2 day course, for holders of a level 2 National Powerboat Certificate, is aimed primarily at drivers of sailing club safety boats and mark-laying craft.

Dinghy Courses - (Children 10 and above)
2005 SPECIAL OFFER
TO ENCOURAGE NEW MEMBERS,YOUR DINGHY COURSE PRICE INCLUDES 
A YEARS FREE FULL CLUB  MEMBERSHIP

Dinghy Level 1 - Start Sailing Introduction to the sport of sailing. Covers all you need to
know to get afloat under supervision

Course Type :DINGHY, Adult & Junior Course
Suggested minimum pre-course experience :None
Assumed Knowledge :None
Course Content :How to sail in all directions, including an awareness of launching and recovery
Ability After Course :Able to sail in light winds under supervision
Minimum Duration :2 days minimum

Dinghy Level 2 - Basic Skills This course sets out the foundations of sailing for you.
By the end of it you'll be a competent light wind sailor.

Course Type : DINGHY, Adult & Junior Course
Assumed Knowledge : Knowledge to Level 1 standard
Course Content : Often combined with Level 1 into a 4 or 5 day course. Rigging, launching, sailing in all directions. Capsize recovery and essential safety background
Ability After Course : Able to sail and make decisions in good conditions
Minimum Duration : 2 days minimum

Youth Sailing Scheme - Start Sailing Stage 1 Beginners course for youth

Course Type :DINGHY, Junior CourseSuggested minimum pre-course experience :NoneAssumed Knowledge :NoneCourse Content :Launching and recovery, steering, parts of the boat, basic sailing.Ability After Course :Can steer and understands basic principlesMinimum Duration :Minimum 2 days

Youth Sailing Scheme - Start Sailing Stage 2 Junior course continuing on from Start Sailing Stage 1

Course Type :DINGHY, Junior Course
Suggested minimum pre-course experience :Start Sailing Stage 1 unless undertaking in conjunction with Stage 2
Assumed Knowledge :Basic knowledge and steering ability. Can be taken in conjunction with Start Sailing Stage 1Course Content :Basic Sailing Skills, ropework, collision avoidance.
Ability After Course :Can tack and control boat speed. Understands basic principles.
Minimum Duration :Minimum 2 day

...............Shore Based Training 2005..............

In addition to practical courses, the club also offers theory training in all aspects of sailing.

...............C.Y.C. Powerboat Courses 2005.............

Courses are limited to six persons, on a first come basis.

Powerboat Courses now available Contact Leonard McNeill Tel 028 7032 1352

Course costs will be published as soon as possible

Rear Commodore Training - Ivor Paul