C1 - Set Sail

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Introduction to Sailing

Includes unlimited Practice Sessions for 6 months

Lesson 1

  • Receive your Welcome Pac PSS Cap and Sunglass Strap 
  • Weather forecast & Briefing
  • Safety on Board
  • Rigging the boat and hoisting sails
  • Introduction to the different parts of the boat
  • Going About

Lesson 2

  • Sailing close hauled
  • Reefing
  • Sailing a beam reach
  • Rules of the Road 
  • The figure Eight knot

Lesson 3

  • Running
  • sailing off a mooring
  • The bowline
  • The wind
  • Hove to and lying a hull 

Lesson 4

  • The Bouys
  • Downwind helming
  • Gybeing
  • Sailing all points of sail
  • Leeway

Lesson 5 Theory & Social evening

  • Theory evening usually in the Morna Room 2nd Floor CYCA
  • Included is the Course folder with course notes for C1 Set Sail, C2 Competent Crew, C5 Small Craft Safety, NSW Maritime Authority handbook, rope and a Try Sailing Gift voucher Value $95 for a friend.
  • C1 Set Sail - Course Notes,  Click here
  • The Yachting Australia YA Logbook or the International Sailing Schools Association logbook is issued.  
  • The Yachting Australia YA Insurance info, Click here
  • Social Evening in the Sydney Hobart Bar CYCA. The meals are good value and join the Principal Terry Wise for some fine wine courtesy of Pacific Sailing School.

Practice Sessions

  • Practice Sessions are 3 hours and are free and unlimited for 6 months on a standby basis. Good value if you feel you need a few more hours, and we all do. Great too, if you haven't sailed for a while.  We want you to have access to the water even after you have finished our courses.  

 Optional

  • Go to C2 Competent Crew
  • Upgrade and book your next two courses for the 10% program discount
  • After the C3 Spinnaker course you are quaified as crew to crew on members yachts and have free registration on our exclusive web based Crew Register
  • Sunset Sail - The chance to sail on one of our beautiful big offshore yachts for some practice and some social sailing and fun. 
  • Twilight Race - Huge fun - Mondays for Spinnaker graduates and Wednesdays and Fridays during daylight saving.  Sometimes it's best to take the next day off work!
  • Sailing Holidays - We invite you to sail with us in the  Whitsundays, Tonga, Noumea, Greek Islands and Carribean.
  • Join our Club the CYCA, famous for the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The new Crew membership is $195 plus $1 joining fee, available to under 30's. Pacific Sailing School has introduced over 800 new members to the CYCA.

C1 - Set Sail                 $ 645.00 or $545  for 2 to 4 persons

+ $59 compulsory YA registration and Insurance for 12 months 

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Resources 
1. C1 - Set Sail Course Notes,  click here.

2. YA registration and Insurance info, click here.




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