Minimum Sailing Kit

 

Note: Please use a soft, foldable bag as suitcases are difficult to store on board. You can, of course, unpack on board and leave your suitcase in your car.

 

Please bring with you…

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  • Enough changes of clothes to last the number of days you are sailing, plus one extra set. (Always worth having a spare.)

  • Select clothes that are comfortable, T-shirts and the like.

  • Casual clothing suitable for shore wear (we sometimes visit a pub for a meal or drinks)

  • Warm jumper and Fleece

  • Soft (non-marking) shoes

  • At least 2 pairs of warm socks

  • Sleeping bag and pillow (essential)

  • Towel & wash kit (a bag to carry your wash kit to the shower blocks and back is handy too)

  • Suntan lotion & lip salve (yes, even in England)

  • Torch with fresh batteries

  • Woollen hat, scarf or snood

  • Gloves and a Sun hat or a baseball hat

  • Shorts (always optimistic)

  • Own your medical items, and your Passport if you are going abroad. Some local money for a café/pub

  • Sea boots (don't buy these if you don't have a pair, a 2nd pair of soft shoes will do)

  • Own waterproofs, if you own them. Otherwise, these can be used free of charge

Optional Items…

  • Flip-flops or other slip-on shoes for wearing to the shower blocks.

  • Earplugs, to maintain good relations with those who may snore!

  • An evening beverage of your choice & mixer, if needed.

  • RYA Practical Course Notes (RYA members get 15% off on the rya.org.uk/shop website. Competent Crew Skills / Day Skipper Practical Course Notes, and a range of GO… ! eBooks written for Children. eBook subscriptions are also available, with affordable packages that can be directly accessed through the RYA Books App. Although many of the books are available (new and used) through other bookshops and websites, it’s worth checking the edition, as there are currently three versions of the RYA ‘Day Skipper’ book (‘Shorebased Notes’, ‘Practical Note’s and the ‘Handbook’) and many revisions of each over the years.

The following items are provided as part of the course…

  • Approved life jacket and harness

  • Use of waterproofs

  • Clean fleece under blankets for each course

  • RYA Yachtmaster Scheme Syllabus and Logbook (G158) & certificate documents folder.