If you are ready for a
lifestyle change and wish to make a career of sailing,
Club Sail can help you become rated as a certified Yachting Australia Instructor.
Practical Instructors are
in demand to run Yachting Australia training programmes
throughout Australia. There are three levels of Instructor
assessment.
Types
of Instructors:
- Inshore Instructor
- certified for training
students to the level of Inshore Skipper.
- Yachtmaster
Instructor - certified for training students to
the level of Yachtmaster.
- Shorebased Instructor
- certified to teach shorebased instruction in navigation,
meteorology and seamanship.
Qualifications
Inshore
Instructor
- Inshore
Instructors should be cruising or keel boat racing
yachtsmen with at least three season's practical experience.
- Be at
least 18 years of age.
- Hold
the Inshore/Offshore certificate.
- Successful
completion of the Instructor's course.
Yachtmaster
Instructor
- Yachtmaster
Instructors should have at least five seasons's practical
experience
- Be at
least 18 years of age.
- Hold
the Yachtmaster
Offshore Certificate.
- Successful
completion of the Instructor's course .
Shorebased
Instructor
- Shorebased
Instructors must have cruising experience in yachts,
but this need not be extensive, provided that they
hold some professional sea-going qualification.
- Shorebased
Instruction may also be given by other Instructors
or people with considerable experience in cruising
as well as knowledge of the topics to the taught.
What's
in the Instructor's Course
The
course gives instructors vital information on teaching
sailing. It includes:
- Understanding
the objectives and structure of the YA National Training
Schemes.
- Roles
and responsibilities of the instructor.
- Different
styles of instruction and the attributes of an ideal
instructor based on student feedback over many years.
- Assessing
students, and enhancing motivation and confidence.
- Presentation
techniques, communication skills, and group management.
- Designing
programmes and individual sessions.
- Evaluating
performance (your own as well as the student's).
- Working
with students aboard yachts underway.
- Pre-planning,
student safety and enjoyment.
How
Long is the course?
12
hours, held on two days with an examination on a separate
day. The days can be arranged to suit your schedules.
Where
and when do we begin?
The Club
Sail Office at the Newport Anchorage, Office 10, Marina
level, 79-81 Beaconsfield St, Newport close to the Newport
Arms Hotel on the corner of Beaconsfield and Kalinya
St. Newport. To see a map of how to find us, click
here.
Cost
$680
per person (includes assessment fee).
What's
in the Yachtmaster Offshore Exam Preparation?
Club
Sail will prepare you for your Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate.
- Taking
command of a yacht during an offshore passage,
-
Comprehensive pre-departure checks,
- Exercises
in blind navigation
- Yacht
handling,
- Nautical
knowledge
- Dealing
with adverse weather
- Emergency
situations
How
Long is the course?
Six days
Where
and when do we begin?
At the Club
Sail Office at the Newport Anchorage, Office 10, Marina
level, 79-81 Beaconsfield St, Newport close to the Newport
Arms Hotel on the corner of Beaconsfield and Kalinya
St. Newport. To see a map of how to find us, click
here.
Cost
$2,180 per person.
Sign
on now!
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AGREEMENT
FOR GENERAL BOOKINGS
When a confirmed booking is made and accepted by
Club Sail Pty.Ltd (hereafter referred to as the
'Company' a binding contract shall be deemed to
subsist between both parties. No liability shall
accrue to either the Company student/passenger
if either is prevented from fulfilling any of their
contractual obligations by any incidence of force
majeure including acts of God, strikes, or any
other event which can reasonably be beyond the
control of either party. In the event of any dispute
arising out of the terms of this contract, it shall
be referred to a mutually acceptable arbiter whose
decision shall be binding to both parties. It is
understood that the student/passenger will indemnify
the Company for any non-insurable claims that may
be made against it for damage or loss caused by
the student/passenger or by members of their party
whether wilful or through negligence.
HOW
DO I BOOK
1. Tick your choice of course, workshop or sailing
adventure trip and date on the pricing table and
complete the booking form below.
2. Telephone Club Sail to check availability and
one of our team will be happy to discuss your choice
with you.
3. Reservations can be taken over the phone - (see
payment clause below)
4. A confirmation letter and tax invoice will be
sent to you outlining your chosen activity details.
PAYMENT
All bookings will be held for a maximum of 7 days and the booking will not be confirmed until a completed and acceptable booking form has been received, which may be a fax copy, to the Company together with a 50% deposit for the course, or offshore milebuilder.
CANCELLATION
Inside 30 days must be made in writing by the person who completed the booking and be sent to the Company at their address and is deemed to take effect on receipt. Cancellations made between 30 and 15 days will incur a loss of deposit. Balance of payment is to be made 15 days prior to commencement of the course. There will be no REFUNDS given for cancellations made inside 15 days. If a student leaves the yacht and /or abandons a course or milebuilder trip before the scheduled termination date and time for whatever reason NO REFUNDS will be given.
INSURANCE
It is advisable to be covered by an insurance policy
for the adventure sailing trips to safeguard yourself
in the case of cancellation. A copy of the policy
is to be forwarded to Club Sail.
WEATHER
CONDITIONS
Whilst every effort will be made by the Instructor
to give the students/passengers maximum time on
the sea, weather conditions may be such that, in
the opinion of the Instructor, the yacht or crew
may be in danger and in such circumstances the
vessel will remain in a place of safety. If the
weather conditions are such that a prevention of
the start or curtailment of a course or sailing
trip occurs then no refunds will be given but alternative
dates will be offered.
TRANSFER/CANCELLATION
The Company reserves the right at its' discretion
to transfer the course or sailing trip from one
yacht to another and this action will in no way
waive the terms and conditions stated herein. In
the event of the Company having to cancel a course
or sailing trip, without offering any acceptable
alternative then the student/passenger shall be
entitled to a full refund of monies paid and no
further liability shall be incurred by the Company.
MEDICAL
The student/passenger agrees to advise the Company
in writing of any medical disability or illness
which may adversely affect the ability to participate
in the course or sailing trip that they have chosen.
It shall be at the discretion of the Company to
refuse to accept a booking of a student/passenger
where there is an unacceptable risk to the party
and the Company in doing so.
PRICING
Goods and Services Tax is included in all prices
for courses, sailing trips and workshops. Prices
are valid in Australian Dollars..
DISCLAIMER
Club Sail shall not be held liable for death, personal
injury, loss or damage to property howsoever arising
and therefore by signing this booking form, you
hereby release, to the full extent permitted by
state, law and equity, The Company, its' employees
and agents from all actual and contingent liability
in respect of such personal injury, death, loss
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