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Introducing the Sailing Doodles Sailing School

Introduction to this Course
Crew Unit 1: Getting Familiar

Introduction to the Crew Course
Lesson 1 - Safety and Terminology
Lesson 2 - Vessel Types
Lesson 3 - Parts of a Boat
Lesson 4 - Deck Gear
Lesson 5 - Instruments
Lesson 6 - Sailing and Sail Handling
Lesson 7 - Hardware
Lesson 8 - Anchoring
Crew Unit 1 Quiz
Crew Unit 2: Basic Operation of a Boat

Lesson 1 - Parts of the Boat
Lesson 2 - Basic Knots you need to know
Lesson 3 - Setting the Anchor
Lesson 4 - Pulling Up the Anchor
Lesson 5 - Raising the Sails
Lesson 6 - Trimming the Sails
Lesson 7 - Man Oveboard Briefing
Lesson 8 - Lowering the Sails
Crew Unit 2 Quiz
Crew Unit 3: Boat Handling

Lesson 1 - Boat Systems
Lesson 2 - Getting Off the Dock
Lesson 3 - Line Handling
Lesson 4 - Raising the Sails
Lesson 5 - Sailing and Tacking
Lesson 6 - Picking Up a Mooring
Lesson 7 - The Dinghy
Lesson 8 - Sailing Off a Mooring
Crew Unit 3 Quiz
Crew Unit 4: Boat Systems and Checks

Lesson 1 - WOBBLE Engine Checks
Lesson 2 - Electrical Systems
Lesson 3 - Marine Heads
Lesson 4 - Knots
Crew Unit 4 Quiz
Crew Course Exam

Crew Exam
Skipper Unit 1: Classroom work

Introduction the the Skipper part of the Course
Lesson 1 - Weather Part 1
Lesson 2 - Weather Part II
Lesson 3 - Heavy Weather Operations
Lesson 4 - Compass and Magnetic Fields
Lesson 5 - Basic Navigation Part 1
Lesson 6 - Basic Navigation Part II
Lesson 7 - Tides and Currents
Lesson 8 - Bouyage
Lesson 9 - Collision Regulations Part I
Lesson 10 - Collision Regulations Part II
Lesson 11 - Sklipper Responsibilities
Skipper Unit 1 Quiz
Skipper Unit 2: Maneuvering and Navigation

Lesson 1 - Leaving the Slip
Lesson 2 - Maneuvering Under Power
Lesson 3 - Chart Briefing
Lesson 4 - Magnetic North, Lattitude & Longitude
Lesson 5 - Converting True North to Magentic North
Lesson 6 - Plotting a Course
Lesson 7 - Docking a Catamaran
Skipper Unit 3: Sailing & Navigating

Lesson 1 - Reefing
Lesson 2 - Gybing
Lesson 3 - Anchoriong
Lesson 4 - Man Overboard Under Power
Lesson 5 - Man Overboard Under Sail
Lesson 6 - Pliotage and Dead Reckoning
Skipper Course Exam

Skipper Course Exam
Congratulations on completing the course!
Marine Systems Maintenance

Heat Exchanger - how it works and replacing it
Marine Engine Checks

Crew Unit 3: Boat Handling

We take you through some the components below deck and then show you how to get the boat off the water and take her sailing.

9 Lessons