Dates & prices of sailing courses
Course dates → click a course to book/enquire
competent crew
- September 27 - October 1
- October 18 - 22
- November 15 - 19
- December 13 - 17
- January 10 - 14 2011
- February 14 - 18 2011
- March 14 - 18 2011
- April 17 - 21 2011
- May 16 - 20 2011
- June 13 - 17 2011
start yachting
- September 28 - 29
- October 19 - 20
- November 16 - 17
- December 14 - 15
- January 11 - 12 2011
- February 15 - 16 2011
- March 15 - 16 2011
- April 18 - 19 2011
- May 15 - 16 2011
- June 14 - 15 2011
All courses are subject to demand with Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper courses alternating dates if necessary as places fill for each particular course.
You will join She's A Lady at the Opua Marina the evening before the course to get settled on board and introduced to the rest of the crew. We will depart the following morning and return at the conclusion of the course.
Location
The Bay of Islands is located 3 hours drive north of Auckland. You have the option of renting a car and driving yourself, catching a bus, or getting a flight to Kerikeri and a connecting shuttle from there to Paihia and Opua. There are numerous rental car companies in Auckland, and 2 bus companies (northliner | intercity) running regular scheduled services to the Bay. Air New Zealand have 5 flights a day Monday - Friday and 4 flights a day on the weekends.
When you've finished your course why not see how it used to be done with an evening sail on the bay's oldest sailboat, undine
For more information about the Bay of Islands and the rest of Northland visit: bayofislands.net | northland.org.nz
Cost of courses
Start Yachting |
NZ$495.00 |
Competent CrewDay SkipperCoastal Skipper |
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| NZ$1595.00 |
Included in your course fee
- course notes
- all meals cooked onboard
- complimentry beer and wine each evening
- accommodation on the yacht
- linen - but you will need your own sleeping bag
- Course Completion Certificate
- full use of yachts inventory, which includes safety harnesses/lifejackets, navigation equipment
You will need to bring along or purchase a RYA Logbook/Syllabus (which can be used for all of your future training).
What you need...
clothing
In the Bay of Islands we experience a temperate climate with year-round temperatures ranging from 16 - 20°C during the winter months and from 20 - 28°C in the summer. The nights can be considerably cooler so you need (especially on all the 5 day courses as we have a night passage) appropriate clothing for all weather conditions. It can be shorts and t-shirts during the day and thermals and fleeces at night. A good wet weather jacket would be advisable, wet weather pants and sea boots if you have some. Non marking footwear would be best for on the yacht as well. Other musts are sunscreen (all year round), sunglasses, sailing gloves (although not necessary), hat, towel, toiletries, sleeping bag. If you have your favourite binoculars, hand-bearing compass or hand-held GPS then bring those along too.
food
If you have special dietery requirements, then please let us know, or if you have a special snack treat or drink you can't bear to be without for 5 days then bring it along, as we may not have it or be able to get it for you.
books
Before the course you should order from us or obtain from your local RYA book suppliers the appropiate course notes for your particular course. This includes the RYA Logbook/Syllabus. Please make yourself familar with the notes and brush up on the rules of the road. We achieve more valuble instruction if you already have a good theoretical understanding of what we teach on these practical courses.
Contact us if you have any questions or need more information. You can find out more about the courses we offer by checking out: www.rya.org.uk/Courses/
www.cbes.org.nz/courses/12/sail-cruising.htm
