HOBO YACHTING
20 Queenstown Road,
Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 3BH.
Tel/Fax. (023) 8033 4574
e-mail: jenny@hoboyachting.co.uk


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HOBO YACHTING

Visit us at the Southampton Boat Show 10-19 September Stand No J96 Solent Hall!

Visit us at the Southampton Boat Show 10-19 September Stand No J96 Solent Hall


COURSES


RYA NATIONAL CRUISING SCHEME

FAST TRACK YACHTMASTER

PRACTICAL COURSES:

SHOREBASED COURSES:

DAY SKIPPER COMBINED THEORY/PRACTICAL COURSE

PASSAGES/CRUISES/SPECIAL EVENTS

PRICES

DAY SKIPPER COMBINED THEORY/PRACTICAL COURSE

Hobo Yachting introduced their new Day Skipper Combined Theory/Practical Course at the 2010 London Boat Show – now you can take advantage of the introductory price starting at £675pp. Undertake the Day Skipper 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 on to the Day Skipper Practical by joining us in the Solent on our beautifully maintained Moody yacht. No need to take extra time off work as the practical course can be done over 3 weekends if you prefer that to 5 days. Take advantage of our introductory offer of £675pp with the practical over 5 days (Sunday-Friday) or £725pp with the practical over 3 weekends.

FAST TRACK YACHTMASTER
1 March-5 July 2009 £6995pp

Our l8 week course is designed with the individual in mind with all instruction given by a fully qualified mature, experienced RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Instructor. During your time with Hobo Yachting you will experience a minimum of 50 days and 2500 miles at sea and cover the following syllabi:

There will also be the opportunity for you to obtain the International Certificate of Competence (ICC) and undertake concentrated periods of Yacht Maintenance. All of this training will be supplemented by Cross Channel Passages, Channel Island Cruises and a Long Distance French Atlantic Coast Offshore Passage. The culmination of your 18 week Fast Track Training is the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Examination.

Hobo Yachting, a long established RYA recognised Training Centre, has its sailing base at Southampton’s prestigious Ocean Village Marina with easy road/rail access and ample car parking facilities. You will sail train on a superb 12 metre Ocean going Moody Yacht, Happy Hobo. The nearby Royal Southampton Yacht Club with its excellent facilities offers a convivial meeting point for you and your fellow students to meet with other like minded sailors.Whilst on board food and accommodation are all provided, mooring fees are also included and waterproofs are loaned to you free of charge. Shorebased courses and leave periods are non-residential with Southampton offering a wide range of bed and breakfast and hotel accommodation plus an excellent base for leisure time.

Hobo Yachting’s 18 Week Fast Track Package offers the discerning customer the maximum of quality training in a limited timescale at an extremely competitive price of £6995 per person.

MOODY 422 HAPPY HOBO

START YACHTING & COMPETENT CREW COURSES

are an ideal introduction to cruising and teach 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

is intended for those who already have 5 days seatime including 4 night hours sailing and 100 miles and are already at Competent Crew level. The course aim is to teach pilotage, navigation, seamanship and boat handling up to the standard required to skipper a small cruising yacht safely by day in waters with which the student is familiar. The course builds on basic navigation and sailing skills and is aimed at those with little or no experience of skippering. It assumes the level of knowledge which would be attained through the Day Skipper Shorebased Course. The attainment of the Day Skipper Practical Certificate qualifies the student for the issue of the International Certificate of Competence (ICC).

COASTAL SKIPPER PRACTICAL

is for those with at least 300 miles logged, 8 night hours, some skippering experience and who are aiming to skipper a yacht on longer coastal and offshore passages by day and night. The course concentrates on effective passage planning, day and night pilotage, yacht handling in confined spaces under power and sail handling in emergency situations.

COASTAL SKIPPER OR YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE PREP

Experienced skippers who require Dept of Transport Certification may join us for intensive preparation leading to examination at the end of the course. Coastal skippers must have 800 miles, 12 night hours and 30 days at sea. For holders of the Coastal Skipper Practical Course Completion Certificate the seatime requirement is reduced to - 400 miles, 20 days living on board, 12 night hours, 2 days as skipper. Yachtmasters - 2500 miles, 5 passages over 60 miles including 2 as skipper and 50 days at sea.

DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED

is designed for those who have completed their Competent Crew course, or have gained similar experience, and now wish to make the transition from crewing to skippering. It is a course in basic seamanship, navigation and meteorology, and will impart all the navigational and other knowledge to allow students to naturally progress to the Day Skipper practical course and Day Skipper certificate.

COASTAL SKIPPER/YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE SHOREBASED

is a more advanced course in navigation and meteorology, suitable for students who have already completed the Day Skipper course, or who have a backgroud of cruising or offshore racing experience. The course will cover complex items of navigation at sea including tidal calculations, position fixing and passage planning, culminating in the level of knowledge required to progress to the Coastal Skipper practical and Yachtmaster examination.

YACHTMASTER OCEAN SHOREBASED

is for RYA Yachtmasters and covers astro navigation and world wide meteorology. It includes passage planning, yacht management, and electronic navigation aids. Primarily aimed at those Offshore Yachtmasters who wish to study astro navigation before undertaking an ocean qualifying passage, it is also “a must” for those seeking the challenge and adventure of blue water cruising.

RADAR COURSES

Most electronic aids are useful but at best they only do what you can do yourself - albiet 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:

ONE DAY PRACTICAL, AT SEA, COURSE

(lunch provided)

PRICES

All of our courses can be paid for in Euros if preferred.

PRACTICAL COURSES

5 DAY R.Y.A. PRACTICAL COURSE
Competent Crew, Day Skipper or Coastal Skipper
£395 (Nov-Mar)
£475 (April, May,Oct)
£525 (June-Sep)
2 DAY WEEKEND R.Y.A. PRACTICAL COURSE
Start Yachting, Competent Crew or Day Skipper
(3 weekends required for Competent Crew/Day Skipper)		£475 (Nov-Mar)
£530 (April, May,Oct)
£590 (June-Sep)
Special 3 weekend price £475/£530/£590
YACHTMASTER FAST TRACK£7695 (18 weeks)+ exam fees
EXCLUSIVE PACKAGES - 5 DAYS - 2 PERSONS£1350/£1590/£1750
EXCLUSIVE PACKAGES - 5 DAYS - 3 PERSONS£1590/£1890/£2080
7 DAY YACHTMASTER PREP (5 day course + exam)
£605 (Oct-Mar)
£715 (Apr-June)+ exam fee
RADAR COURSE One day, practical, at sea course £165
ICC (One date training and assessment) £210
Uk Course fees fully inclusive apart from 2 evening meals/mooring fees/waterproof hire
Cherbourg courses/cruises,exclusive packages, 2 day courses - evening meal not included.


SHOREBASED COURSES
*Min. 3 to a course

5 DAY R.Y.A. SHOREBASED COURSE
Day Skipper, Coastal/Yachtmaster£480
Yachtmaster Ocean
£575
Please note all shorebased courses are non-residential.
OWN BOAT TUITION
£210 (per day) owner plus one crew (extra crew £20 each)

All of our courses can be paid for in Euros if preferred.

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