Age: 18+
Week: 19, 22, 23
Duration: 4 days
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
No prerequisites, this is a basic course. However, participants must be able to swim 200 meters in open water.
LOCATION
Viggbyholm, Täby (20 km northeast of Stockholm city) Daily courses 09.00 – 16.00
DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED
Course book “The basics of sailing” included
COURSE LANGUAGE
The instructors are Swedish and English speaking.
COURSE CONTENTS
The courses on our tailor made Diva 24: gives you a lot of sailing and there are max four participants per instructor when sailing.
The courses will give you Sailing Certificate 1 and if you have this and Yachtsmans certificate (Förarintyg) you can get Sailing Certificate 2. (Sailing certificates for an additional fee, see notification.) We learn basics in navigation, give-way, rigging, etc.
– Basics of sailing, sailing in different directions
– Basics of sailing, go higher and lower
– Basics of sailing, tacks and gybes
– Winds, wind forces, read winds
– Read weather, interpret a forecast
– Terms of sailing
– Seafare and safety, man-over-board
– Knots
– Throw ropes
– Give-way rules
– Rigging
– Sail care
– Navigation light
– Boat handling, maneuvering and docking, anchorage (anchorage not dinghy)
– Trim of the boat and sail, the bow of the sail, cunningham, outhaul, kick, rigg tension, balance in the boat
