Eve of St Mawes RYA Competent Crew & RYA Day Skipper Practical Course
Submitted by adam on Sat, 05/09/2009 - 20:56
| Voyage Number | E921 |
| Voyage price | £599 for 6 day course |
| Voyage Dates | 31/10/2009 - 15:00 - 06/11/2009 - 10:00 |
| Depart from | St Mawes |
| Finishing Port | St Mawes |
| Voyage area | Cornwall |
| Voyage type | RYA Competent Crew , RYA Day Skipper |
| Vessel | Eve of St Mawes |
| Availability | Fully booked |
Voyage Description
Eve of St Mawes RYA Competent Crew and RYA Day Skipper Practical Course
Introduction to the principle of the voyage
These courses are combined on 6 day voyages giving longer sea time and less pressure than those schools which offer a 5 day course. The joint course offers advantages to every one. Those studying for Competent Crew can if they have the ability complete sections of the Day Skipper practical syllabus and see what they need to do for the next step up the ladder. Whilst those doing the Day Skipper practical have an enthusiastic crew to work with and gain command experience.
A four hour night passage is a compulsory part of the course but it is very often also the highlight of the voyage. It’s a great team effort with pilotage, communication, lookout duty and command skills.
RYA Competent Crew
We want you to develop a love of sailing, and the best way to make a start on any boat is to feel you are a vital and competent part of the crew. On the RYA Competent crew course, we will teach you the seamanship skills of steering, setting sails, reefing, and tying knots with conviction ! The course is about going places, so you can experience a wide range of sailing experiences:- anchoring in remote bays, mooring in sheltered rivers, coming alongside harbour walls or pontoons, night sailing. The skills you learn will be relevant for modern yachts, but after the rya competent crew course you should also feel at home on traditional boats and tall ships with blocks and tackles. ( 6 day course. Maximum 5 students to one instructor on any RYA course, fully inclusive prices)
See Itinerary (tab above) for the full syllabus, our wild and beautiful Cornish sailing ground and what to expect on a 6 day Competent Crew Course on 'Eve of St Mawes'
Read what 'Cornwall Today' Magazine editor Nikki Van de Bij had to say about her Competent Crew course on Eve on the last voyage of the year in 2005.
"Learning the Ropes" - full article on an Eve's Sailing School RYA Course PDF
RYA Day Skipper
Skippering a boat is fun, and this RYA day skipper course is about taking your first steps towards taking charge, with the safety net of an instructor on board. Everyone will be given a chance to navigate and take control of 'Eve' on short coastal passages. You will also have plenty of practice at coordinating manoeuvres under sail and power, and learning how to cope with emergencies. Learn big boat watch leader skills on deck, and navigational techniques below with GPS and radar and a large chart table. Successful completion of the RYA day skipper course means you should feel confident enough to tackle short day passages as skipper in tidal waters.
Eve of St Mawes RYA Competent Crew and RYA Day Skipper Itinerary & Syllabus of both courses
Competent Crew Notes
Competent Crew courses are aimed at complete novices to sailing. The syllabus however covers a huge amount of practical skills, so it is also the best course if you have already tried sailing on a yacht or tall ship but simply want to learn more and gain confidence in a supportive environment. Experienced dinghy sailors will find this a great hands-on course to adapt their skills to larger boats.
We want you to develop a love of sailing - the best way to make a start on any boat is to feel you are a vital and competent part of the crew. There is a whole new language to learn. You will be fully involved in hoisting, handing and trimming the sails, steering and learning how to use the wind and tides. The instructor will plan the voyage to give you a range of experiences – sailing along the coast, entering different ports, anchoring off beaches, mooring to buoys in sheltered rivers and coming alongside marinas and historic quays and sailing under the stars at night.
This is learning by doing course with a maximum of 5 students. If you successfully complete the whole syllabus the skipper will award you a nationally recognised RYA Competent Crew Certificate.
Competent Crew Syllabus
Knowledge of sea terms and parts of the boat: Sufficient knowledge to understand orders concerning the sailing and day-to-day running of the boat.
Sail handling: Bending on, setting, reefing and handling of sails. Use of sheets and halyards and winches.
Rope-work: Handling ropes and warps, including coiling, stowing, securing to cleats and bollards. Tying knots and their correct use: figure of eight, clove hitch, rolling hitch, bowline, round turn and two half hitches, single and double sheet bend, reef knot.
Fire precautions and fighting: Awareness of the hazards, preventative methods, and action to take in the event of fire.
Personal safety equipment: Understands how and when to wear safety harnesses, lifejackets etc.
Man overboard: Understands the action to be taken to recover a man overboard.
Emergency equipment How and when to use distress flares. How to launch and board a liferaft.
Manners and customs: Understands flag etiquette, courtesies to other craft in harbour, protecting environment.
Rules of the Road: Is able to keep an efficient lookout at sea.
Dinghies: Understands and complies with loading rules. Is able to handle a dinghy under oars.
Meteorology: Awareness of forecasting and the Beaufort Scale.
Seasickness: Working efficiency unaffected/ partially affected / severely affected by seasickness
Helmsmanship and Sailing: Understands the basic principles of sailing and can steer and trim sails on all points of sailing. Can steer a compass course, under sail and motor.
General duties: Has carried out general duties satisfactorily on deck and below decks.
Where do I go Next?
We hope this will be the beginning of an addictive new interest. Once you have gained either of these certificates you can set foot on a sailing boat knowing you’re not going to make a fool of yourself. It will be easier for you to become part of any boats team and skippers will be keener on having you on board. This will help get you more sailing time and give you experience to go up to the next RYA Course level Day Skipper Practical or Theory.
Day Skipper Practical
RYA Day Skipper practical courses are an introduction to skippering and the practical application of navigational skills. The suggested minimum experience before this course is 5 days on a yacht, 100 miles sailing, with 4 hours sailing at night. You should know how to trim sails, tack and gybe and have some basic navigation knowledge. Ideally you should have completed an RYA Shorebased Theory course, but it is not compulsory. A good starting point is to understand how to work out tidal heights and streams, fix positions by visual landmarks, and know some of the basic rules of the road. There will not be time to teach all these from scratch during the course, since the whole purpose of the course is to learn how to apply navigation techniques at sea whilst also keeping the boat sailing properly and the crew happy ! If you are not quite up to the pre-requisites, please talk to us as we may be able to suggest ways in which you can gain some extra experience before your course commences.
Day Skipper on a Gaff Cutter
Eve of St Mawes is one a very few gaff rigged vessels you can sail on for an RYA Course. So if you want to learn old sailing skills as well as new – we are the experts. Eve is surprisingly easy to manoeuvre under engine and you can play with lots of sails to improve your leadership skills, or reduce sail to keep it simple. Skippering a boat is fun - this course is about taking your first steps towards taking charge, with the safety net of an instructor on board. Everyone is given the chance to navigate and take control of Eve on short coastal passages. You will also have plenty of practice at co-ordinating manoeuvres under sail and power and learning how to cope with emergencies.
The aim of the course is to achieve a level where you should feel confident enough to tackle short passages as skipper– in daylight – on a boat (7-13m LOA) you know in tidal waters with which you are familiar. The instructor will de-brief you throughout the course, and, if you complete all aspects of the syllabus successfully they will issue you with a nationally recognised RYA Day Skipper Certificate (Tidal).
Day Skipper Syllabus
Preparation for Sea: Is able to prepare a yacht for sea, including engine checks, selection of sails, securing and stowage of all gear on deck and below.
Deck Work: Can reef, shake out reefs and change sails to suit prevailing conditions. Can prepare an anchor, mooring warps and take charge on deck when mooring alongside, coming up to a buoy, anchoring, weighing anchor, and slipping from a buoy or alongside berth.
Navigation: Is proficient in chart work and routine navigational duties on passage including:
Taking and plotting visual fixes
Use of electronic navigation equipment for position fixing. Use of waypoints
Working up DR and EP
Estimating tidal heights and tidal streams
Working out course to steer to allow for tidal stream, leeway and drift.
Knowledge of IALA Bouyage
Maintenance of navigational records
Use of echo sounder and lead line
Pilotage
Can prepare and execute a pilotage plan for entry into or departure from harbour.
Understands the use of leading and clearing lines. Use of transits and soundings as aids to pilotage.
Meteorology: Sources of forecast information, can interpret shipping forecasts, use barometer as a forecasting aid.
Rules of the Road: Has a working knowledge of the International Regulations for the Preventing Collisions at Sea.
Maintenance and repair work: Can carry out maintenance tasks. Knows the properties and uses of ropes.
Engines: Knows how to change fuel and water filters, pump impeller and bleed fuel system.
Victualling: Understands how to victual a yacht.
Emergency Situation: Is able to take correct action as skipper for recovery of a man overboard. Understands distress flares and how to use a liferaft. Can operate a radio telephone in an emergency and send a distress message. Understands how to secure a tow. Understands rescue procedures including helicopter rescue.
Yacht handling under power: Can bring a boat safely to and from an alongside berth, mooring buoy and anchor under various conditions of wind and tide.
Yacht handling under sail: Can bring a boat safely to and from a mooring buoy and anchor under various conditions of wind and tide. Can steer and trim sails effectively on all points of sailing.
Passage Planning: Can plan and make a coastal passage, taking account of relevant navigational hazards and limitations imposed by the type of boat and strength of the crew.
What’s the Next Step
Gaining your RYA Day Skipper is the first run in the command ladder. You will be able to charter boats and move towards that first important voyage where you are in command and there is no one else to make the decisions. There are plenty of steps to help you gain confidence:
Apply to come back as a voluntary mate on Eve on one of our Isles of Scilly voyages and practice some more complex pilotage and watch keeping on the two 60 mile offshore passages there and back.
Gain hundreds of miles and night sailing experience on tall ship ocean passages (see Bark Europa, Brig Stavros S Niarchos or Oosterschelde) and learn bigger crew management.
Charter a yacht on a flotilla holiday and learn to skipper with the back up of a lead skipper who know the area.
Many of our day skipper students have bravely gone straight onto buying their own boat (not as expensive as you think) and it doesn't have to be big to learn more skills in your own time.
For the next RYA Course level (Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster) you will need to build up your sea time (2500 miles) and log up some 60 mile passages where you have been the skipper.
Itinerary
Day one
Join at 1500hrs on St Mawes Quay. See St Mawes port details - use the tab above.
After a thorough safety briefing and introduction to Eve of St Mawes you will usually set off out to sea. The idea on the firsevening is to just to show you what’s what and begin to get familiar with her.
Depending on the weather Eve might have a bash around Falmouth Bay, maybe anchor off St Just to enjoy the sunset, moor up in Restonguet, enjoy a blast to the Helford River or run for shelter up the beautiful River Fal.
Day two and three.
The skipper will be devising short passages suitable for the RYA Day Skipper candidates to get there teeth into. Included in this will be boat handling under sail and engine. Coming alongside quays, pontoons, picking up moorings and anchoring.
At the same time as all this sailing activity there will be practical navigation to do with courses to steer, pilotage and command experience for the day skippers.
Competent Crew will get plenty of opportunities to put the sails up and down, tack reef and steer. Prepare ropes for mooring etc.
Day four and five
The tasks will get tougher as the week goes on and each students experience improves. It is a compulsory part of the course that you do four hours of sailing in the dark. It is often the highlight of the voyage as it requires good team effort, a clear command structure and the chance to see how things looks at sea by night. The course is called day skipper because it sets out to make it safe for a suitably qualified skipper to be in charge for a typical days passage. But as we all know the best laid plans can go awry and even days skippers may need to operate at night.
Day Six
Picking up moorings under sail is something you see few yachtsmen or women attempt when they can reach for the engine start key, but it is an important part of the day skipper course. Our instructors will find you moorings in plenty of room so you first attempts are not so scarey. Its great fun for day skippers and crew to throw a 14 ton boat about under sail, and you start to feel that you have really progressed. If we have'nt had a crew meal somewhere already, it is great to row ashore to one of the many great waterside pubs or resturants for a celebratory end of course meal and a few drinks.
Day 7
Breakfast and a bit of a de brief for each student individually, then a short hop back to St Mawes.
St Mawes
Joining or leaving point.
Assemble towards the end of St Mawes Quay. There is only one quay right in the centre of the village. If the tide is in you will be able to board directly on to Eve of St Mawes or Annabel J. If there is not enough tide you will be taken out to your pilot cutter by dinghy.
Getting to or from your port.
Ferry is the best way. Contact St Mawes Ferry on 01872 861 911 or 07855 438 674 http://www.kingharryscornwall.co.uk/ferries Ferries are hourly in winter and three per hour in the summer.
Train
To get to St Mawes Ferry catch the train to the “Falmouth The Dell” Station which is on the branch line from
“The Dell” is ten minutes walk from Customs House Quay where one of three ferries runs to St Mawes in the summer. In the winter it is about another five minutes walk to the Prince of Wales Pier.
Bus and Coach
First Group run a regular service from Truro Bus Station a twenty minute walk from the Railway Station. http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/devon/home/index.php
National Express run Coaches to Truro all year and Falmouth summer time only. http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/index.cfm
Service No 50 - Tel 0871 200 2233
Plane
Newquay Airport (NQY) is about 40 miles away and about £55 taxi fare.
Taxi - You can book a local taxi on 01326 279 042 or 07971 104 909 ask for Graham.
Flights currently from London Gatwick,
Road
The A30 is the best route into
The best way is to leave the A30 at Fraddon and follow the B3275 until it meets the A390 where you turn left for a little way back towards St Austell. Then follow the signs to the right for the A3078 which ends in St Mawes.
Parking
There are two car parks in St Mawes both trouble free and requiring coins.
St Mawes Quay Car Park is very convenient as it is where you join your voyage but is a little more expensive.
St Mawes Central Car Park run by the St Just in Roseland Parish Council at about £18.00 for 6 days is recommended. It is just a minute walk from the Quay.
History
St Mawes has a beautiful
The artist William Turner made St Mawes famous by painting a scene of the fishing harbour with the Castle on the hill behind, very Italianette, http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=14744&tabview=image
Attractions
St
St Just Church – a medieval building in a wonderful lush green setting next door to the Bar.
Sailing in the Roseland and Cornwall
- St Mawes Sailing Club www.stmawessailing.co.uk/
- Roseland Paddle and Sail www.paddleandsail.com
- St Mawes Kayaks www.stmaweskayaks.co.uk
- Fal Wooden Boat Hire www.falwoodenboathire.com
Walking
The South West Coast Path is linked by two ferries
Annual Events
Classic Sailing Pilot Cutter Review – June each year http://www.classic-sailing.co.uk/info/pilot-cutter-review
St Mawes Regatta as part of Falmouth Sailing Week see www.stmawessailing.co.uk/
Roseland Festival every Autumn http://www.crbo.co.uk/roseland/welcome.php
High Quality accommodation
Hotel Tresanton as used by Prince Charles and Adam Purser www.tresanton.com/
Mid range accommodation
Braganza best guest recommendations www.stmawes.info/bed-and-breakfast/braganza-guesthouse
Idle Rocks www.idlerocks.co.uk
Rising Sun www.risingsunstmawes.co.uk
Victory Inn and best pub Adam’s local. www.victory-inn.co.uk
Standard accommodation
Little
Camping
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Alternative Joining in Falmouth if the wind is too strong from the South West. You will be notified near the joining time if this is required. Please make sure we have your mobile phone number to let you know if we have had to to do this. We will use either Port Pendennis or Falmouth Visitor Yacht Haven depending on availability. Please NOTE this is only used it the weather is unsuitable for St Mawes.
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St Mawes
Joining or leaving point.
Assemble towards the end of St Mawes Quay. There is only one quay right in the centre of the village. If the tide is in you will be able to board directly on to Eve of St Mawes or Annabel J. If there is not enough tide you will be taken out to your pilot cutter by dinghy.
Getting to or from your port.
Ferry is the best way. Contact St Mawes Ferry on 01872 861 911 or 07855 438 674 http://www.kingharryscornwall.co.uk/ferries Ferries are hourly in winter and three per hour in the summer.
Train
To get to St Mawes Ferry catch the train to the “Falmouth The Dell” Station which is on the branch line from
“The Dell” is ten minutes walk from Customs House Quay where one of three ferries runs to St Mawes in the summer. In the winter it is about another five minutes walk to the Prince of Wales Pier.
Bus and Coach
First Group run a regular service from Truro Bus Station a twenty minute walk from the Railway Station. http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/devon/home/index.php
National Express run Coaches to Truro all year and Falmouth summer time only. http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/index.cfm
Service No 50 - Tel 0871 200 2233
Plane
Newquay Airport (NQY) is about 40 miles away and about £55 taxi fare.
Taxi - You can book a local taxi on 01326 279 042 or 07971 104 909 ask for Graham.
Flights currently from London Gatwick,
Road
The A30 is the best route into
The best way is to leave the A30 at Fraddon and follow the B3275 until it meets the A390 where you turn left for a little way back towards St Austell. Then follow the signs to the right for the A3078 which ends in St Mawes.
Parking
There are two car parks in St Mawes both trouble free and requiring coins.
St Mawes Quay Car Park is very convenient as it is where you join your voyage but is a little more expensive.
St Mawes Central Car Park run by the St Just in Roseland Parish Council at about £18.00 for 6 days is recommended. It is just a minute walk from the Quay.
History
St Mawes has a beautiful
The artist William Turner made St Mawes famous by painting a scene of the fishing harbour with the Castle on the hill behind, very Italianette, http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=14744&tabview=image
Attractions
St
St Just Church – a medieval building in a wonderful lush green setting next door to the Bar.
Sailing in the Roseland and Cornwall
- St Mawes Sailing Club www.stmawessailing.co.uk/
- Roseland Paddle and Sail www.paddleandsail.com
- St Mawes Kayaks www.stmaweskayaks.co.uk
- Fal Wooden Boat Hire www.falwoodenboathire.com
Walking
The South West Coast Path is linked by two ferries
Annual Events
Classic Sailing Pilot Cutter Review – June each year http://www.classic-sailing.co.uk/info/pilot-cutter-review
St Mawes Regatta as part of Falmouth Sailing Week see www.stmawessailing.co.uk/
Roseland Festival every Autumn http://www.crbo.co.uk/roseland/welcome.php
High Quality accommodation
Hotel Tresanton as used by Prince Charles and Adam Purser www.tresanton.com/
Mid range accommodation
Braganza best guest recommendations www.stmawes.info/bed-and-breakfast/braganza-guesthouse
Idle Rocks www.idlerocks.co.uk
Rising Sun www.risingsunstmawes.co.uk
Victory Inn and best pub Adam’s local. www.victory-inn.co.uk
Standard accommodation
Little
Camping
Award winning Caravan and
Stay In Britain - Bed and Breakfast, Hotels, Guest House, Self Catering and campsites in britain
Alternative Joining in Falmouth if the wind is too strong from the South West. You will be notified near the joining time if this is required. Please make sure we have your mobile phone number to let you know if we have had to to do this. We will use either Port Pendennis or Falmouth Visitor Yacht Haven depending on availability. Please NOTE this is only used it the weather is unsuitable for St Mawes.
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Ekki Keel, oak frames, larch planking, Douglas Fir mast and bowsprit.
"Throughly enjoyed the holiday. It was a real escape. I pretend I'm on the boat at home. I haven't slept so well for a long time! " Liz L
Eve of St Mawes Dimensions:
Length on deck 38’
Length with bowsprit 51’
Beam 12’
Draught 6’ 2”
Engine 42hp
Tonnage 14
Rig Gaff Cutter
Sails: gaff mainsail, gaff topsail, staysail, working jib, flying jib, jib topsail and storm jib.
Construction
Built and Designed by Luke Powell, Working Sail.
Launched April 1997
Ekki keel, oak frames, larch planking, Douglas Fir Mast and bowsprit.
Below Decks:
6 single berths with reading lights
Headroom—some low beams
Large oak dining table & serious cooker.
Hot and cold running water
Shower and WC
Full size navigation table
Radar, GPS, DSC VHF
Safety: MCA Code of Practice Category 2, up to 60 miles from a safe haven.
Skipper
Debbie has a commercial Yachtmaster Certificate, has worked as a landscape architect, taught outdoor pursuits, sail training on large yachts and tall ships. She enjoys sketching and block print making.
Voyage Fees include:
all meals, sailing tuition, waterproofs, port fees, wildlife guides were arranged, pillows and pillowcases.
Involvement level: full hands on sailing, navigation if you wish and washing up.
Eve of St Mawes was launched new in 1997
Eve of St Mawes lots of information pdf
Eve owes her heritage to the pilot Cutters of the Isles of Scilly. Rugged and versatile craft built to withstand the rigours of the Western Approaches in comfort and safety; these little ships were fast, weatherly and immensely strong.
Built in 1996 by Luke Powell, many people mistake Eve for an old boat; such is the sense of history within her solid new timbers. Constructed entirely traditionally from the best materials available, Eve was built to last. She has been admired, photographed and written about countless times.
" Nobody would have guessed this as a brand new vessel. The feeling of history inherent in theses vessels was present in Eve" Classic Boat Magazine article on Eve of St Mawes 1997
Voyage Style
A hard working and plucky ship earning her keep, Eve offers block and tackle sailing on an intimate scale. On deck you have a boat only 38’ long that beginners can throw around easily for RYA teaching, but the beauty of a bowsprit is that she can also spread her wings.
Under full canvas from overhanging boom to bowsprit cap she becomes a 51’ cutter – able to set 5 sails, keep experienced sailors very busy and create quite a spectacle around the small ports and harbours of Cornwall, Brittany and the Scillies.
Eve is large enough to accommodate 6 in comfort and carry enough resources to sail independently of marinas, yet small enough to do some serious creek crawling. She fits perfectly into the secluded anchorages and out of the way corners of her playground.
Leaving only the sparkling wake behind her makes you realise the full potential of traditional boats like Eve of St Mawes and the ethical forces behind them.
"Eve is a beautiful boat, outside and in, and the all wood construction adds a charm distinctly lacking in most modern boats - real character " - Rob.
What to Bring
N.B. BOATS HAVE LIMITED STORAGE SPACE SO PLEASE LIMIT YOURSELF TO ONE SOFT BAG OR RUCKSACK (not suitcases).
Sleeping bag (pillow & pillow case provided)
Hats for sun and cold weather.
At least two sets of warm clothes - layers e.g. tracksuit bottoms, shirts, fleece jacket, wool jumpers, thick socks, and neck scarf. It can get cold at sea even in mid summer.
Swim suit, towel, and suntan lotion.
Flat shoes with a good grip e.g. trainers or sailing deck shoes.
Sailing boots or wellies as the sea can come over deck if rough*.
(An alterative to boots in summer is to bring another pair of flat shoes with a good grip in case the first pair get wet).
All terrain type Sandals are great for dinghy trips ashore – but you do need shoes which protect your toes for sailing.
For sailing & Walking voyages / Scillies – Walking boots are useful and can be these can be worn on Eve’s deck too (over 1” thick planking with a non slip paint).
A small rucksack is useful for going ashore – especially on sailing and walking and Scillies voyages.
Camera, binoculars, sketchbook, a relaxing read.
Passport for French Voyages, (an E111 Form from Post Office - Reciprocal Free Health Care in Europe)
(Please bring a passport on Scillies, RYA courses or other 6-7 day voyages so Brittany can be an alternative option)
Any medication, spare spectacles. Seasick tablets - check with your Doctor, which brand if you suffer asthma or are on medication.
RYA Cruising Logbook for RYA Courses.
We supply offshore waterproof jacket and trousers, but you can bring your own.
Musical instruments are always welcome.
Alcohol – we do not supply alcohol on board, but you are welcome to bring modest quantities e.g. to drink with meals, but consumption will be at the discretion of the instructor / skipper for safety reasons.
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