Dinghy Sailing Level 1
Your first steps from shore to sail. Learn to handle a dinghy independently, with confidence and control in light winds.
SEAQUEST ACADEMY / THE SAILING PATHWAY / LEVEL 01 Course details.
- Course duration
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- 6 × 3-hour weekend sessions (3 Saturdays & 3 Sundays).
- Please note: You are eligible to request a replacement session for up to two sessions, should you be unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances.
- Customised sessions can be arranged.
- 6 participants to start the class.
- Cost
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RM1,800 course fee
- Price inclusive of SST.
- Includes the Dinghy Sailing Course Workbook & SeaQuest Club Certification.
- Prerequisites
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- Be able to swim at least 50 metres without a personal flotation device.
- Between 12–18 years old OR weigh at least 40 kg.
- Ratio
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- 1 instructor : 8 students.
- Minimum of 6 students to start the course.
- Certification
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Dinghy Sailing Level 1 Certification on successful completion of the course.
View certificate of achievement - Equipment
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All training equipment will be provided.
- Location
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Selected SeaQuest Harbours:
P-01-05B Forest City,
Mahkota Selatan, Jln Forest City 1, Pulau Satu,
81550 Gelang Patah, Johor, Malaysia Get directions
Certificate
of achievement.
Dinghy Sailing Level 1 Certification, awarded on successful completion.
Select the certificate to view it in full.
What you’ll
learn.
A practical introduction to boat handling, safety and navigation. Build the skills to rig, launch and sail a dinghy unaided in light winds.
Independent sailing
Sail a dinghy unaided in light winds with control and safety.
Collision regulations
Understand and apply basic COLREGs principles.
Safety equipment
Select appropriate sailing clothing and wear a buoyancy aid correctly.
Rigging and launching
Rig, reef and launch a dinghy for different conditions.
Balance and control
Adjust body weight and manage the mainsheet to balance the boat.
Sailing manoeuvres
Identify a reaching course and perform controlled turns and slaloms.
Mainsheet control
Accelerate and decelerate on a reach using the mainsheet.
Tiller and sail trim
Control speed and direction through steering and sail trimming.
Tacking
Sail close-hauled and execute smooth tacks.
Running and gybing
Balance the boat on a run and perform controlled gybes.
Stopping
Stop from different points of sail, including a reach and a run.
Towing
Prepare the boat and crew for safe towing.
Capsize recovery
Recover a capsized dinghy and resume sailing.
Essential knots
Tie a figure eight and a round turn with two half hitches.
Weather and aerodynamics
Read sailing forecasts and understand basic sail aerodynamics.