HOBO YACHTING 1 Wilcon Court, Knowle Lane, Horton Heath, SO50 7PJ. Tel. 02380 697157 e-mail: jenny@hoboyachting.co.uk

HOBO YACHTING

COURSES

PRACTICAL COURSES:

• START YACHTING
• COMPETENT CREW
• DAY SKIPPER
• COASTAL SKIPPER
• YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE (PREPARATION & EXAM)
• RADAR

PASSAGES/CRUISES/SPECIAL EVENTS

• CHANNEL ISLANDS CRUISE PROGRAMME
  
• CROSS CHANNEL PASSAGES
  
• FRENCH ATLANTIC COAST CRUISE
  

Hobo Yachting have recently introduced their Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper Combined Theory/Practical Courses – now you can take advantage of the introductory price of £750 for the Day Skipper Package and £795 for the Coastal Skipper Package. Undertake the theory element by distance learning in the comfort of your own home at your own pace of learning, with tutor backup just an email or phone call away. When you are ready move onto the practical course by joining us in the Solent on our beautifully maintained Moody Yacht.

SHOREBASED COURSES:

We offer the full range of RYA Theory Courses which can be completed by distance learning with full tutor backup.

START YACHTING & REFRESHER WEEKEND COURSES

A Start Yachting course is a taster weekend and is an introduction to sailing and how a yacht works. More experienced clients are welcome to join us for a weekend sailing in order to consolidate their skills.

The course will cover basic boat handling skills, helmsmanship, sail handling, mooring and ropecraft. HAPPY HOBO's wide side decks and large cockpit make her an ideal vessel for the complete beginner.

COMPETENT CREW

is an ideal introduction to cruising and teaches personal safety, seamanship and helmsmanship to the level required to be a useful member of the crew of a cruising yacht. The course will cover basic boat handling skills, helmsmanship, sail handling, mooring and ropecraft. HAPPY HOBO’S wide side decks and large cockpit make her an ideal vessel for the complete beginner.

DAY SKIPPER PRACTICAL

COASTAL SKIPPER PRACTICAL

YACHTMASTER COASTAL OR YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE PREP

RADAR COURSES

Most electronic aids are useful but at best they only do what you can do yourself - albeit somewhat quicker! RADAR can do what no human being can do - IT CAN SEE IN FOG!!

Electronics are now commonplace on many boats and will become even more so in the near future. Position fixing systems, electronic plotters, depth indicators etc etc - all of these help us to get to our destination with a high degree of accuracy and to do so with safety.

GPS receivers are fairly straightforward to operate, and, even if you don’t take advantage of all the wonderful things that they can do, obtaining your position is usually simple. Radar, however, requires proper training in order to utilise its benefits to the full. Operating its controls is one thing but interpreting the picture is quite another and is not easy. There are many text books that can help but there is no substitute for expert tuition whilst on the water.

So, having invested a not inconsiderable sum of money in this wonderful aid, how do you maximise your new investment? Easy - you contact HOBO YACHTING who run a one day course designed to help you understand how radar works, and, most importantly, how to interpret and use the information it gives you. You will learn:

• How radar can be used to obtain fixes from the surrounding land
• How to improve safety when navigating in confined waters and reduced visibility
• How to use radar to avoid collision situations when in open water