Zero to Hero Sailing School

Course
65 Lessons

This is course is designed to take a complete sailing beginner or novice, someone that has never stepped foot on a boat before, and give them the knowledge to confidently crew and operate a sailboat.
Over 6 hours of detailed instruction, covering both crew and skipper units aligned with the internationally certified sailing syllabus.

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What Others Are Saying

Hear from satisfied learners!

"For months, I've evaluated sailing courses. Glad I waited for yours."
- A Raymond Randall, Jr

"I really enjoyed the course. I've gained some great knowledge that will provide some solid confidence for my eventual certification. It's also really helpful that the course allows you to go back and review certain chapters as needed. Great job Bobby and crew.. Hope to see you out there! Thank you!"
- George K.

"I have had several boats on lakes and learned more about sailing on the sea. I am going on a charter sail in the BVI next month and feel much more confident now. "
- Bruce M., Texas

"Great information, nicely presented. Solid value. My son spent some time at camp in the BVI and came back speaking a sailing lingo I didn’t understand. This helped me catch up. Now, getting to Thailand for sailing school is on our wish list. Thanks to everyone involved!"
- Daryl H.

"Bobby, I've taken the six pack course but, I definitely needed this sailing portion. It was great to get a refresher for some of the areas you covered. thanks for re-tuning my nautical sense with this course."
- Ronald H.

Course Syllabus

Introducing the Sailing Doodles Sailing School

Basic course information and how this course is layed out.

Introduction to this Course

Preview

Crew Unit 1: Getting Familiar

Classroom working getting you familiar with marine terminology and operation.

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

In this Unit we take you on a sailboat to get you familiar with the basci parts of the boat, how to raise and lower sails and how to anchor.

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

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.

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

Testing your Knowledge from what you learned in the Crew portion of this course.

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

Congratulations on completing the course!

Marine Systems Maintenance

Here I will add monthly videos about marine systems maintenance and care.

Heat Exchanger - how it works and replacing it

Marine Engine Checks

Note: This course does NOT provide an official sailing license. We have partnered with Island Spirit Sailing School to finish the in-person portion of the course. You will get the cost of this course reimbursed upon final completion of the in-person certification segment - please mention Sailing Doodles when inquiring about the course at Island Spirit.
This course will drastically decrease your total learning time in ANY sailing school and certification. Come ready and competent, and fly through the classroom units!

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