5 Kingdoms SC News
Spring is here and thoughts are turning to getting out on the water! First though we need to get YNOT on the hard and do annual maintenance tasks. The team take on almost all the jobs but we also need the help of the yard for more technical issues.You can book onto work parties via our booking page if you want to join in the fun! Along with Liverpool Yacht Club we have run some RYA shore-based courses this winter: First Aid, Diesel Engine and Radar were popular. The instructor can also provide VHF and Sea Survival so please get in touch if you want to do these courses by emailing: training@5ksc.org.uk) RYA Practical courses on the Clyde start in May – there are places on the Day Skipper 13 - 17 May 2022 if there are no more candidates for DS then we can take Competent Crew candidates. There are a few places on the threeday conversion from Start Yachting to Competent Crew in August. On offer from 20th June is a week’s sailing out of Largs designed to allow Day Skippers to get a feel for being in charge of the yacht. We have a four-day dash from Largs
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to Mallaig which is an opportunity to gain miles and night hours. Please book on https://www.5ksc.org.uk/booking.php A group of women members have got together to sail their qualifying passages this year and gain their Coastal Skipper or YM Offshore exams in September. If they pass then they can become CSSA approved skippers and then able to charter CSSA yachts. If this is something that you would like to help organise for your group of friends then start planning! There is a gap in the program for early September so we are looking for people to charter or let us know if they available to join a club cruise, contact: crew_bureau@5ksc.org.uk
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