RYA DInghy Instructor Course
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Topic: RYA DInghy Instructor Course
Posted By: sailor girl
Subject: RYA DInghy Instructor Course
Date Posted: 28 Jun 06 at 6:55pm
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Hello Guys and Gals,
Can people tell me, is the instructors course easy? is it one of those things where everyone passes at the end?? Thanks, Sailor Girl xXx ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
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Posted By: olly_love
Date Posted: 28 Jun 06 at 7:05pm
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it isnt easy but aslong as you have taught before it is ok. just need to be confident and willing to keep learing. not everyone passes.you can fail and have to do it again or just work on certian stuff.
------------- TWO FRANK-Hunter Impala |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 28 Jun 06 at 8:00pm
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the instructor course isnt to hard u have just got to know your stuff & be very good at the presentations. i found that the on the water stuff was very easy try and play games with the kids & adults, games like tag or football is very fun and they can lean quite alot! have fun hope u pass and keep us informed! ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 28 Jun 06 at 11:59pm
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like most exams there is no guarenteed pass i found it easy but one guy on my course struggled! im sure u will blitz the course knowing your sailing ability! ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 29 Jun 06 at 1:00am
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Being a good sailor is a definate advantage. The course focuses a lot on teaching skills so if you are relatively confident (confidence grows throughout the course anyway) and know your stuff, it isn't too hard. Revising the sylabus for the course content you are going to teach makes things so much easier. Also try and get familiar to the boats you are using in the course, ie if you have to do a Man over board demo on a Wayfarer, be aware the boat carries more momentum than racing boats. On my course, it was suprising how many instructors had to get used to the Wayfarers again because they don't stop as easily as the lighter boats we race. ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 29 Jun 06 at 8:02am
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Thankyou, what are the presentations all about exactly? i havn't got my books yet so im just guessing at what things will be like!?? ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 29 Jun 06 at 9:46am
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It can be on any aspect of dinghy sailing. When Mark took his instructor's course in April, he was asked to talk about assymetric dinghies: presentation, particularities, performances, etc. Another student had to talk about the effect of the tides on sailing. There are no trick questions, but you need to show you can stay calm and level-headed in all situations. Mark spent a week in Cobnor and didn't want to leave! It's rather and intensive course (when you're an old man like him ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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) but there were plenty of games, good fun and a great atmosphere! I only wish I could sail well enough to do it too. 
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 29 Jun 06 at 1:12pm
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oh and make sure u learn the flow chart thats the most difficult bit! ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 29 Jun 06 at 2:43pm
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what are they!?!!!! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: southcoast
Date Posted: 29 Jun 06 at 2:57pm
| tis really easy to be honest. Dont worry about it now you get taught things as you do it and ya just have to learn some stuff. We had a theory test but the results didnt seem to affect anything and the practical isnt bad aslong as you have sailed before.Im sure you'll find it easy. |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 29 Jun 06 at 4:52pm
hehe!!!  ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: gonzo
Date Posted: 29 Jun 06 at 8:12pm
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Just go and have fun doing it. I was with a good bunch of people and had a great night life as well what a brilliant 5 days it was. Sailing was amazing and great fun especially the pre assessment gybing a laser 2k rudderless with a kite ijn about 17 knots brilliant fun. ------------- Go Big or Go home or sail a 49er!!! |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 29 Jun 06 at 8:20pm
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LOL! ooooh...me excited now!!! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 29 Jun 06 at 8:21pm
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does anyone know what a CVNI certificate is as well? is it different the the internation certificate of competance? ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: Phat Bouy
Date Posted: 02 Jul 06 at 10:40am
I think you mean the CEVNI test which covers the rules and regulations of the European inland waterways. Further details can be found on the RYA site. Caution - not all EU countries use exactly the same rules even though they have signed up to the standards! But then, what's new in Europe? ------------- Je suis Marxiste - tendance Groucho |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 02 Jul 06 at 1:32pm
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is it the same as an ICC? ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: Phat Bouy
Date Posted: 02 Jul 06 at 10:07pm
Not really. The ICC is an international certificate and the CEVNI is a European certicate. See my previous reply to get an idea as to the diffference. If you do a CEVNI in the UK it will only apply to a UK registered boat  whilst you are abroad. Yes, I know this is the EU and we are harmonised and everything but not quite on everythingI would suggest that you do a CEVNI only if you really need to  ------------- Je suis Marxiste - tendance Groucho |
Posted By: laser47
Date Posted: 02 Jul 06 at 10:18pm
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where and when are you doing it Sailor Girl? i've got mine like the week after next but im not sure where yet ------------- |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 03 Jul 06 at 10:22am
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I think im totally confuzled now!!!!!
when i did my powerboat2 i was given a form type thing to fill out whch says 'international certificate of competance' i was told that if its filled out and sent to RYA you pay about £34 and get certificate back for using boats etc abroad?!?!?!?! Help!!!!!!!!! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 03 Jul 06 at 10:32am
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yes but u get the ICC free if you are an rya member which u need to be to become a sailing instructor ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 03 Jul 06 at 10:33am
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Indeed, so if i join RYA again then is that for the ICC and CEVNI? ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: Phat Bouy
Date Posted: 04 Jul 06 at 12:16am
Your Level 2 PB course can get you an ICC which is valid either for Inland or Coastal depending on where you do it. If you do not have a Level 2 PB cert, you can do a CEVNI practical test along with the theoretical test. This is not equivalent to a Level 2 PB cert The CEVNI is totally separate and if you use a boat in Europe, you will need to do one. If your CEVNI was done in the UK, it is only valid if you use a UK registered boat in Europe. Some countries will not recognise a UK cert on a non-UK registered boat (ie hired) and will make you take another CEVNI test for their country. No prizes for guessing which ones! ------------- Je suis Marxiste - tendance Groucho |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 04 Jul 06 at 11:21am
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Brilliant, thankyou, thats what i was trying to work out! so really its pointless! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |