Wave Force Nautical Services

In conjunction with Wave Force Nautical Services, Venture Force are delighted to be able to offer a range of sailing courses.

Basic Navigation & Safety Course

This course gives a basic introduction to navigation and safety for anyone new to boating: sailors, powerboaters, sea anglers, divers and boatmasters. Also useful for experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers.

Requirements

• Pre-course experience: none
• Assumed knowledge: none
• Course content:
  Charts and publications, safety, buoyage, tidal awareness, basic navigation and pilotage, rules of the road, electronic navigation, anchoring, weather forecasts, passage planning
• Ability after course:
  A basic awareness and understanding of navigation and safety.
• Minimum duration:
  16 hours. Can be taught over 2 days or a series of shorter sessions

Day Skipper Shorebased Course

A comprehensive introduction to chartwork, navigation, meteorology and the basics of seamanship. Invaluable for learning how to start making decisions on board and if you are considering taking the Day Skipper practical course.

Requirements

• Pre-course experience: Some practical experience desirable
  
• Assumed knowledge: None
• Course content:
  Basic seamanship and introduction to navigation and meteorology. A basic knowledge of lights, weather and IRPCS is also included.
  
• Ability after course:
  Sufficient knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day.
• Minimum duration: 40 hours and 2 assessment papers.

Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Course

This course is ideal for candidates for the Coastal Skipper practical course and Yachtmaster Offshore exam. Some revision of the Day Skipper shorebased course is included, plus more advanced skills in offshore and coastal navigation by day and night, pilotage and meteorology.

Requirements

• Pre-course experience: Knowledge equivalent to the Day Skipper shorebased course
  
• Assumed knowledge:Navigation to Day Skipper standard and some practical experience is recommended
• Course content:
  Navigation, meteorology, collision avoidance, safety and passage planning
  
• Ability after course:
  Understands the principles of navigating for coastal and offshore passages
  
• Minimum duration: 40 hours plus 3 assessment papers

Marine Radio Short Range Certificate Course

This radio operator qualification authorises the holder to operate a VHF radio fitted with Digital Selective Calling on board any British vessel which is voluntarily fitted with radio equipment.

Requirements

• Pre-course experience: None
  
• Assumed knowledge: None
  
• Course content:
  Use of marine radios including GMDSS. Routine, distress, urgency and safety procedures
  
• Ability after course:
  Can use a marine VHF radio
  
• Minimum duration: 1 day including exam
  

Russ started out competing at both sprint and slalom canoeing, combining this in the early days with Sub-aqua diving. He kicked off his sailing for a short time sailing mirror dinghies on the lakes of South Wales.

In the mid eighties Russ took to sailing small cruisers predominantly around the south and east coast of the UK. Since then Russ became a qualified British Sub-Aqua Diving instructor, and later a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Yachtmaster Shorebased Instructor.

With well over 10,000 nautical miles experience, he has delivered boats to various parts of the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Caribbean.

To enquire about any of the above courses, please contact us.