| • Coastal Skipper Yacht |
Duration: |
5 Days |
Type: |
Class |
We aim to put some miles on the clock with longer passages, planning and executing coastal and offshore passages both by day and night. Weather permitting we include an offshore passage to France or along the coast to the Solent.
The course content includes: • Passage Planning • Preparation For Sea • Passage Making • Pilotage • Emergency Situations • Yacht Handling Under Power & Sail • Adverse Weather
Course Objective: You will be able to skipper a yacht on coastal passages by day and night.
Prerequisite: 15 days at sea, including 2 as skipper, 800 logged miles that include at least 8 night hours
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| • Coastal Yachtmaster |
Duration: |
7 Days |
Type: |
Class |
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| • Competent Crew Weekend Course |
Duration: |
5 Days |
Type: |
Class |
Run over two weekends this RYA Competent Crew weekend course is a ‘hands on’ practical course that teaches you the basic principles of sailing, as well as personal safety.
You will learn basic: • Helmsmanship • Sail handling • Ropework • Essential safety procedures • Rules of the road • Meteorology • Man overboard • Manners & customs.
Course Objective: These skills will enable you to become a valuable crew member. You will be able to steer, handle sails, keep a lookout and be able to assist in all the daily routines.
Prerequisite: None
This course is also run over 5 week days, where we aim to sail to France. Click here for details and dates of the weekday course.
Where can I find dates for the second weekend? Click the 'Details' button next to any course dates below and you will be presented with date options for the second weekend.
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| • Competent Crew Yacht Weekday Course |
Duration: |
5 Days |
Type: |
Class |
Run Monday to Friday this RYA Competent Crew weekend course is a ‘hands on’ practical course that teaches you the basic principles of sailing, as well as personal safety.
You will learn basic: • Helmsmanship • Sail handling • Ropework • Essential safety procedures • Rules of the road • Meteorology • Man overboard • Manners & customs
Course Objective: These skills will enable you to become a valuable crew member. You will be able to steer, handle sails, keep a lookout and be able to assist in all the daily routines.
Prerequisite: None
This course is also run over weekends. Click here for details and dates of the weekend course.
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| • Dayskipper Theory Power and Sail |
Duration: |
5 Days |
Type: |
Class |
This course is a comprehensive introduction to cruising for inexperienced skippers and is an essential preparation for our RYA Day Skipper Practical course. The Day Skipper Theory Course is divided into three weekends.
The first weekend, part 1 includes:
Day 1
* Seamanship* Chart Familiarisation* Tidal Heights
Day 2
* Tidal Streams* Secondary Ports* Position Fixing* Dead Reckoning* Estimated Position
The second weekend, part 2 includes:
Day 3
* Course to Steer
* Using the GPS
* Chart Work Exam
Day 4
* Buoyage & Pilotage
* Safety
* Meterology
* Passage Planning
* Collision Regulations
The third weekend, part 3 includes:
Day 5
* Passage Making
* General Exam
Course Objective: You will be able to navigate around familiar waters by day
Course Assessment: Two exam papers
Prerequisite: Competent Crew Practical or Equivalent Experience
Where can I find dates for the second and third weekend? Click the 'Details' button next to any course dates below and you will be presented with date options for the other sessions.
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| • Dayskipper Yacht Theory and Practical Combined |
Duration: |
9 Days |
Type: |
Class |
The Day Skipper Yacht Training Package Combined includes RYA Day Skipper Theory and RYA Day Skipper Practical. This a consecutive 9 day course. The first 2 days will involve Day Skipper Theory, the next 5 days will involve Day Skipper Practical and the final 2 days will involve Day Skipper Theory.
The Day Skipper Theory course is a comprehensive introduction to cruising for inexperienced skippers and is an essential preparation for our RYA Day Skipper Practical course.
The Day Skipper Theory Course covers: * Seamanship* Chart Familiarisation* Tidal Heights * Tidal Streams* Secondary Ports* Position Fixing* Dead Reckoning* Estimated Position * Course to Steer * Using the GPS * Chart Work Exam * Buoyage & Pilotage * Safety * Meterology * Passage Planning * Collision Regulations * Passage Making * General Exam
Course Objective: You will be able to navigate around familiar waters by day
Course Assessment: Two exam papers
Prerequisite: Competent Crew Practical or Equivalent Experience
On the RYA Day Skipper Practical course you will gain further experience through planning and completing passages, including a night sail. You will also gain your ICC (International Certificate of Competence). You will also practice lots of close quarter handling skills and mooring in a range of marinas - offering more interesting ways to tie up for the night!
The Day Skipper syllabus will cover: • Preparation For Sea • Deck Work • Navigation • Rules Of The Road • Maintenance & Repair Work • Emergency Situations • Engines • Yacht Handling Under Power & Sail • Passage Making • Night Cruising • Pilotage • Meteorology
Course Objective: You will be licensed to skipper your own boat and charter a boat both in the UK or abroad.
Prerequisite: Some theoretical knowledge is an advantage
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| • Dayskipper Yacht Week Day Course |
Duration: |
5 Days |
Type: |
Class |
On this practical course you will gain further experience through planning and completing passages, including a night sail. You will also gain your ICC (International Certificate of Competence). You will also practice lots of close quarter handling skills and mooring in a range of marinas - offering more interesting ways to tie up for the night!
The Day Skipper syllabus will cover: • Preparation For Sea • Deck Work • Navigation • Rules Of The Road • Maintenance & Repair Work • Emergency Situations • Engines • Yacht Handling Under Power & Sail • Passage Making • Night Cruising • Pilotage • Meteorology
Course Objective: You will be licensed to skipper your own boat and charter a boat both in the UK or abroad.
Prerequisite: Some theoretical knowledge is an advantage
This course is also run over weekends. Click here for details and dates of weekday courses.
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| • Dayskipper Yacht Weekend Course |
Duration: |
2 days |
Type: |
Class |
On this practical course you will gain further experience through planning and completing passages, including a night sail. You will also gain your ICC (International Certificate of Competence). The course also involves lots of close quarter handling skills and mooring in a range of marinas.
The Part 1 RYA Day Skipper Course Includes: * Preparation for sea * Deck work * Reef and shake out reefs * Anchoring * Mooring alongside and picking up a mooring under power * Meteorology * Rules of the road * Engine Checks * Fuel & water filters * Pump impeller * Bleeding fuel system * Emergency situations * MOB under power* Yacht handling under power * Yacht handling under sail
Course Objective: You will be licensed to skipper your own boat and charter a boat both in the UK or abroad.
Prerequisite: Some theoretical knowledge is an advantage.
This course is also run over 5 week days, where we aim to sail to France. Click here for details and dates of weekday courses.
Where can I find dates for the second weekend? Click the 'Details' button next to any course dates below and you will be presented with date options for the second weekend.
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| • GROUPS - Yacht Regatta / Charter |
Duration: |
Half / Full day |
Type: |
Class |
Compete in your own yacht regatta! After a short briefing with the skipper you will motor out of our base at Brighton Marina or Barcelona. The first session will be spent getting to grips with the basics of sailing under the watchful eye of one of our professional yacht skippers. Whilst hoisting those sails, race training and talking tactics, you will have the privilege to view Brighton from the Big Blue! One of our skippers will endeavour to teach your team all the top tips to win the race, from sail trimming to navigation. To succeed the group will have to learn to work and bond as a team out on the ocean. This is a brilliant event for team building! Full training is provided.
Groups and individuals can charter one or more yachts for a cruise rather than racing. Bare boat charter and race charter are available. (Eg Cowes week, Round the island race) Where? Brighton Marina How Many People? Minimum 5 for charter, 10 for racing How Long? 4 Hours on the water (or more if you have arranged a bespoke package) Suitability: If you are a non swimmer please inform us in advance What to Bring? You may get wet – we provide specialist clothing but please bring some extra clothing
Guide Price: £99 - £149pp plus VAT Price will vary depending on group size and availability
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| • Race Event - Royal Escape |
Duration: |
3 days |
Type: |
Class |
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| • Start Yachting |
Duration: |
2 Days |
Type: |
Class |
New to yachts? Get onboard with Lagoon Watersports and leave the yacht with a basic knowledge of what sailing is all about. This is a great introduction to sailing for complete beginners, it can also count towards your Competent Crew, which will entail a further 3 days sailing.
Course content includes: • The Yacht • Ropework, • Rules Of The Road • Meteorology • Man Overboard Recovery • Emergency Equipment & Precautions • Clothing & Equipment Course Objective: You will obtain a basic knowledge of the yacht and how to sail. Prerequisite: None
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| • Yacht Bastille Day Trip |
Duration: |
5 days |
Type: |
Class |
Come and join us for a 5 day yacht trip where you will cross the channel to France and join in on the Bastille celebrations. This is a unique way to gain sailing experience with one of our skippers whilst enjoying France and the French celebrations.
Our 5 day Bastille yacht trip includes tuition and can be run as a Competent Crew Course, Day Skipper Course or a Mile Building Exercise.
Dates: 12/07/10 - 16/07/10
Destinations: Dieppe, Fecamp & Comp Fleur
Capacity: 5 persons
Yacht: Beneteau First 36
Accommodation: You will sleep onboard, the yacht has 3 double cabins. Mooring fees will be an extra £25 each for the trip.
Food: We will provide food whilst sailing. Otherwise bring spending money for those delicious French restaurants! |
| • Yacht Charter - Beneteau First 35 |
Duration: |
1day |
Type: |
Class |
Lagoon Watersports has just purchased a BRAND NEW Beneteau First 35. As long as you have have your RYA Day Skipper you can charter the boat for a day, a weekend or even a week - You could cruise the Brighton coastline, visit the Solent or sail over to France! This boat will also be available for skippered race charter, for all the main yachting events such as Cowes Week, Round the Island Race and Little Britain.
This yacht is s a popular, fast, sail cruiser. The First 35 builds on the success of its predecessors: tough enough for every sea, designed for cruising but adaptable for racing, incredibly spacious with two double cabins and a large saloon with two single berths. The saloon is as big as the one in the First 40 - you'll be amazed by this thirty-five footer and the way she combines ingenuity with elegance!
Bare boat Rates:
Weekdays
Half day (3 hours) £275
Full Day (8 hours) £425
Weekends
Half day (3 hours) £325
Full Day (8 hours) £499
Full weekend - Friday night - Sunday late afternoon
£1000
* Extras: Plus fuel. A £1,000 deposit is held. * Prerequisites: Must be RYA qualified to minimum of Day skipper plus one other sailor aboard experienced to Competent Crew level.
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS• L.O.A 10.85m • Hull length 10.66m • L.W.L. 9.33m • Beam 3.64m • Air draught 17.26m • Shallow draught (min) - Optional equipment: - Cast iron1.80m • Shallow ballast weight 2010kg • Deep draught (min) - Standard - Cast iron 2.20m • Deep ballast weight 1670kg • Light displacement (EC) (Shallow draught keel) 6060kg • Light displacement (Deep draught keel) 5500kg • Freshwater capacity 200l • Fuel capacity 75l • Engine power 29HP
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| • Yacht Parking Practice |
Duration: |
2.5 hours |
Type: |
Class |
A great opportunity to practice parking skills leant on your yacht course. With an instructor you will be able to crew and helm as we go through many varied parking maneuvers to give you more confidence in our ever tighter marinas.
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| • Yacht Training Package - Dayskipper Theory and Practical |
Duration: |
11 days |
Type: |
Class |
Save at least £280 by booking the Yacht Training Package.
The Day Skipper Yacht Training Package includes RYA Day Skipper Theory (run over three weekends in the winter months), a day's GMDSS Radio Course and RYA Day Skipper Practical (run either Monday to Friday or over two weekends).
The Day Skipper Theory course is a comprehensive introduction to cruising for inexperienced skippers and is an essential preparation for our RYA Day Skipper Practical course. The Day Skipper Theory Course is divided into three weekends.
The first weekend, part 1 includes:
Day 1
* Seamanship* Chart Familiarisation* Tidal Heights
Day 2
* Tidal Streams* Secondary Ports* Position Fixing* Dead Reckoning* Estimated Position
The second weekend, part 2 includes:
Day 3
* Course to Steer
* Using the GPS
* Chart Work Exam
Day 4
* Buoyage & Pilotage
* Safety
* Meterology
* Passage Planning
* Collision Regulations
The third weekend, part 3 includes:
Day 5
* Passage Making
* General Exam
Course Objective: You will be able to navigate around familiar waters by day
Course Assessment: Two exam papers
Prerequisite: Competent Crew Practical or Equivalent Experience
The RYA GMDSS Radio course teaches basic radio operation and what to do in situations of distress and emergencies. It is extremely beneficial to learn how to use a VHF as it is one of the most important safety features on any boat.
Course Content Includes: • The Basics Of Radio Operation • Emergency Position • Distress, Emergency & Medical Assistant Procedures • Ship To Shore Calls • Global Maritime Distress & Safety System • Search & Rescue • The Correct Frequencies to Use • Digital Selective Calling
Course Objective: You will understand basic procedures and how to operate a VHF Radio.
Course Assessment: There is a short written exam at the end of the course.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of Phonetic Alphabet & Passport Photo
On the RYA Day Skipper Practical course you will gain further experience through planning and completing passages, including a night sail. You will also gain your ICC (International Certificate of Competence). You will also practice lots of close quarter handling skills and mooring in a range of marinas - offering more interesting ways to tie up for the night!
The Day Skipper syllabus will cover: • Preparation For Sea • Deck Work • Navigation • Rules Of The Road • Maintenance & Repair Work • Emergency Situations • Engines • Yacht Handling Under Power & Sail • Passage Making • Night Cruising • Pilotage • Meteorology
Course Objective: You will be licensed to skipper your own boat and charter a boat both in the UK or abroad.
Prerequisite: Some theoretical knowledge is an advantage. |
| • Yacht Training Package - Zero to Dayskipper |
Duration: |
16 Days |
Type: |
Class |
The Yacht Training Package - "Zero to Hero" includes RYA Competent Crew (run Monday to Friday or over two weekends), RYA Day Skipper Theory (run over three weekends in the winter months), a day's GMDSS Radio Course and RYA Day Skipper Practical (run either Monday to Friday or over two weekends).
The RYA Competent Crew course will give you the basic skills to give you the confidence to crew on any yacht.
This is a ‘hands on’ practical course that teaches you the basic principles of sailing, safety. You will learn basic: • Helmsmanship • Sail handling • Ropework • Essential safety procedures • Rules of the road • Meteorology • Man overboard • Manners & customs
Course Objective: These skills will enable you to become a valuable crew member. You steer, handle sails, keep a lookout and be able to assist in all the daily routines.
Prerequisite: None
The RYA Day Skipper Theory course is a comprehensive introduction to cruising for inexperienced skippers and is an essential preparation for our RYA Day Skipper Practical course. The Day Skipper Theory Course is divided into three weekends.
The first weekend, part 1 includes:
Day 1
* Seamanship* Chart Familiarisation* Tidal Heights
Day 2
* Tidal Streams* Secondary Ports* Position Fixing* Dead Reckoning* Estimated Position
The second weekend, part 2 includes:
Day 3
* Course to Steer
* Using the GPS
* Chart Work Exam
Day 4
* Buoyage & Pilotage
* Safety
* Meterology
* Passage Planning
* Collision Regulations
The third weekend, part 3 includes:
Day 5
* Passage Making
* General Exam
Course Objective: You will be able to navigate around familiar waters by day
Course Assessment: Two exam papers
Prerequisite: Competent Crew Practical or Equivalent Experience
The RYA GMDSS Radio course teaches basic radio operation and what to do in situations of distress and emergencies. It is extremely beneficial to learn how to use a VHF as it is one of the most important safety features on any boat.
Course Content Includes: • The Basics Of Radio Operation • Emergency Position • Distress, Emergency & Medical Assistant Procedures • Ship To Shore Calls • Global Maritime Distress & Safety System • Search & Rescue • The Correct Frequencies to Use • Digital Selective Calling
Course Objective: You will understand basic procedures and how to operate a VHF Radio.
Course Assessment: There is a short written exam at the end of the course.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of Phonetic Alphabet & Passport Photo
On the RYA Day Skipper Practical course you will gain further experience through planning and completing passages, including a night sail. You will also gain your ICC (International Certificate of Competence). You will also practice lots of close quarter handling skills and mooring in a range of marinas - offering more interesting ways to tie up for the night!
The Day Skipper syllabus will cover: • Preparation For Sea • Deck Work • Navigation • Rules Of The Road • Maintenance & Repair Work • Emergency Situations • Engines • Yacht Handling Under Power & Sail • Passage Making • Night Cruising • Pilotage • Meteorology
Course Objective: You will be licensed to skipper your own boat and charter a boat both in the UK or abroad.
Prerequisite: Some theoretical knowledge is an advantage
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