Pillars of Sailing

The Mediterranean Moor, Med Moor or Medi Moor is a very efficient way of securing your vessel to a quay, it takes up little space, makes for a swift departure and if correctly executed, looks great.

This course will introduce, explain and then teach you how to begin learning the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

This course is a free introduction to the key concepts of celestial navigation for mariners. It is divided into three courses, Getting Started in Celestial Navigation, Going Further in Celestial Navigation and Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation. It is highly recommended to take these courses in this order.

This course explains how to correctly plot a course on the nautical chart, allowing for the wind effect and the set and drift of the current.

This course will introduce and explain Rule 15 of the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

If you have never been sailing or have little experience, you need a lot of useful information before you get on board. This course explains how to crew a boat, what a boat looks like and how classic sailing manoeuvres take place in port and under sail.

This course will introduce, explain and then teach you how to begin learning the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

Lighthouses, buoys and navigational aids are indispensable to the mariner; however, they are only as useful as the ability of the mariner to read them. Apart from being able to read and understand the different marks, one must also appreciate the limitations of such marks, to make a full appraisal and a complete risk assessment during all stages of voyage planning.

This course will introduce and explain Rule 8 of the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

Learn the fundamentals of visual signaling including flashing light!

This course is designed to provide up-to-date, engaging information and instruction about all the aspects of Radar systems such as available models, functions and usage.

This course will introduce, explain and then teach you how to apply Rule 5 of the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).