5 days out on the water
Meet new freinds
Get qualifications that will serve you well in the marine industry
Ability to charter a boat (Day Skipper) or work on a boat (Competent Crew)
Refreshed rejuvenated and ready to take on anything
The Competent Crew Course is 5 days long and we will travel from Dun Laoghaire Marina to Cork Harbour over the 5 day period. We will teach you everything you need to know to become a useful crew member, including personal safety, seamanship and helmsman ship. It is provided by Sail Cork, and delivered onboard the Brian Boru. The course is accredited by both RYA and IS.
You’re welcome to attend by yourself, with friends, family or a partner. We will aim to visit a different marina, harbour or anchorage each evening.
Our ratio is up to 5 students per instructor and you will have great fun. We think that a few days on a boat will allow you to get away from it all, while advancing your nautical skills.
This course is ideal if you have done little or no sailing before. You will become a useful crew member and an asset to anyone you go sailing with. Running the boat and eating on board (apart from perhaps the odd meal out in a pub or restaurant) you will learn lots about sailing, life on board and how fun it is.
Minimum Pre Course Experience: None required.
Ability after the Course: You will be a useful crew member!
Course Content: Basic seamanship and helmsmanship.
The course is best taken over 5 consecutive days
We can also run different courses at the same time, on the same boat. So if a friend, family member or partner would like to complete another course, such as the Day Skipper they can do so at the same time as yourself.
Dun Laoghaire Marina
Dun Laoghaire Marina
Space is tight, so bring as little with you as you can get away with. Bring only soft bags (no wheeled bags, frame rucksacks or suitcases).
Full time Instructor, in a maximum ratio of one instrcutor to 5 students
Fuel
Meals on board
The certification itself
Meals and drinks consumed ashore
Dun laogahire Marina. Check in times must be strictly adhered to
Call us on 085 866 7787 if you have any further questions.
All trainess subject to current Covid regulations - proof af vaccination / negative Covid test may apply.
Seven days notice in writing from our customers. Please note that based on weather conditions, the skipper reserves the right to cancel at short notice if he/she condiers it dangerous to take passengers out.