SYDNEY HARBOUR BAREBOAT CHARTER COURSE

Running - 10am - 4pm, Sunday 8th January & Sunday 22nd January

The bareboat charter course is designed to prepare you for skippering a Sydney By Sail yacht in Sydney Harbour during Daylight hours.

Topics include: reefing, anchoring, basic engineering, system checks, trouble shooting, radio operation and navigating.

Course outline

Day 1 Lesson 1: Morning Session

Operating procedures
Safety inspection and equipment
Location and layout
Seacock's and thru-hull fittings electrical systems - switches and breakers
Bilge systems - pumps and filters
Instruments - log and transducer, basic engineering - engine parts & spares
Trouble shooting
Water leaks
Electrical failure - pumps, lights, windlass
Engine failure - over heating, fuel shortage, toilet blockage
Stove in-operable
Radio operation
Emergency procedures

Day 1 Lesson 2: Afternoon Session
Sailing technique
Tips on sail configuration
Reefing
Sailing in heavy seas
Comfortable sailing
Helming techniques & short handed sailing
Trouble shooting & gear failure
Anchoring technique
Passage planning provisioning the yacht
Using the chart & equipment
Dead reckoning
Best itineraries - Sydney Harbour
Best anchorages - Sydney Harbour

Cost - $325 per person. Receive a discount for group bookings. Maximum of 5 students per instructor