Inshore Bareboat Charter Course

Are you planning to bareboat charter a yacht in an area like the Whitsundays or Sydney harbour? This is the course for you!

The Inshore Bareboat Charter Course is a one-day course designed to prepare you for skippering a sailing vessel in sheltered waters during daylight hours. It is an important module when achieving the International Crew Certificate.

Prerequisites: Previous experience / knowledge of sailing and sailing yachts.

Course Outline & Important Information

There is around 2 hours of theory on this course:
- Operating procedures
- Safety inspection and equipment
- Location and layout
- Seacock’s and thru-hull fittings electrical systems – switches and breakers
- Bilge systems – pumps and filters
- Instruments – log and transducer, basic engineering – engine parts & spares
- Trouble shooting
- Water leaks
- Electrical failure – pumps, lights, windlass
- Engine failure – over heating, fuel shortage, toilet blockage
- Stove in-operable
- Radio operation
- Emergency procedures
There is around 4 hours of practical on-water action on this course
- Sailing technique
- Tips on sail configuration
- Reefing
- Sailing in heavy seas
- Comfortable sailing
- Helming techniques & short handed sailing
- Trouble shooting & gear failure
- Anchoring technique
- Passage planning provisioning the yacht
- Using the chart & equipment
- Dead reckoning
- Best itineraries – Sydney Harbour
- Best itineraries – Whitsundays
- Best anchorages – Sydney Harbour
- Best anchorages – Whitsundays
This course costs $420 per person and includes:
- Total of seven hours of professional training onboard a Sydney By Sail yacht
- Includes all safety gear, fuel and instruction
- Gift Vouchers available
If you would like to book this course as a Private Lesson, we can do so on ANY date available to us for a price of $1550. You could have 1-5 people onboard this course and the instructor can teach to various levels and get the group working together. This is the best preparation for a bareboat charter in sheltered waters.
It is important to be prepared for a day of yachting on Sydney Harbour. It is wise to bring the following:
- Sun safety gear
- Warm jacket/jumper
- Wet weather gear (if required)
- Water Bottle
- Lunch (or be prepared to visit one of the eateries nearby)
- Notepad and pen
- Non marking shoes (avoid black soled shoes)
- A sense of fun and adventure
This course is a part of both of our Sail Training packages. Why not consider one of the packages to enjoy economical and operational advantages? We have two packages you could consider:
- International Crew Package which prepares you for bareboat chartering domestically in sheltered waters, such as the Whitsundays or Sydney harbour
- International Skipper Package: providing internationally recognised certification allowing you to bareboat charter yachts anywhere in the world, such as the Mediterranean or Caribbean.

COST: $420pp for a total of seven hours training on a Sydney By Sail yacht
PRIVATE LESSON: available on ANY date available for a total price of $1550. You could have 1-4 people onboard this course and the instructor can teach to various levels for best preparation of a bareboat charter in sheltered waters.
THEORY: There is around 2 hours of theory on this course, including:
- Operating procedures
- Safety inspection and equipment
- Location and layout
- Seacock’s and thru-hull fittings electrical systems – switches and breakers
- Bilge systems – pumps and filters
- Instruments – log and transducer, basic engineering – engine parts & spares
- Trouble shooting
- Water leaks
- Electrical failure – pumps, lights, windlass
- Engine failure – over heating, fuel shortage, toilet blockage
- Stove in-operable
- Radio operation
- Emergency procedures
PRACTICAL: There is around 5 hours of practical on-water action on this course
- Sailing technique
- Tips on sail configuration
- Reefing
- Sailing in heavy seas
- Comfortable sailing
- Helming techniques & short handed sailing
- Trouble shooting & gear failure
- Anchoring technique
- Passage planning provisioning the yacht
- Using the chart & equipment
- Dead reckoning
- Best itineraries – Sydney Harbour
- Best itineraries – Whitsundays
- Best anchorages – Sydney Harbour
- Best anchorages – Whitsundays
WHAT TO BRING: It is important to be prepared for a day of yachting on Sydney Harbour:
- Sun safety gear
- Warm jacket/jumper
- Wet weather gear (if required)
- Water Bottle
- Lunch (or be prepared to visit one of the eateries nearby)
- Notepad and pen
- Non marking shoes (avoid black soled shoes)
- A sense of fun and adventure
UPGRADE: This course is a part of both of our Sail Training packages. Why not consider one of the packages to enjoy economical and operational advantages? We have two packages you could consider:
- International Crew Package which prepares you for bareboat chartering domestically in sheltered waters, such as the Whitsundays or Sydney harbour
- International Skipper Package: providing internationally recognised certification allowing you to bareboat charter yachts anywhere in the world, such as the Mediterranean or Caribbean.

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If you would like to book this course as a Private Lesson, we can do so on ANY date available to us for a price of $1550. You could have 1-5 people onboard this course and the instructor can teach to various levels and get the group working together. This is the best preparation for a bareboat charter in sheltered waters.

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