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Coastal Navigation for Small Boats (Shorebased)

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Sat, 24 May 2025, 09:00 GMT+1 – Sun, 25 May 2025, 18:00 GMT+1
The Kilrush Digihub, 2nd Floor Merchant's Quay Business Quarter, Frances Street, Kilrush, Clare Map
Coastal Navigation for Small Boats (Shorebased)
Course Details:
Times: 0900-1800hrs each day
Course Type: Shorebased. No water sessions.

The aim of this course is to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to safely navigate a boat by day and by night in coastal waters with which they are familiar. It is intended as preparation for;
  • Irish Sailing Intermediate Powerboat Certificate (open powerboats)
  • Irish Sailing Advanced Powerboat Certificate (open powerboats)
  • Irish Sailing Advanced Sailing Certificate (sailing dinghies, keelboats or catamarans).

Previous experience / knowledge required

  • Participants should have completed either,
  • Irish Sailing National Powerboat Certificate (open powerboats)
  • Irish Sailing Improving Skills Certificate (sailing dinghies, keelboats or catamarans)
  • Irish Sailing Competent Crew Certificate (sailing yachts)
  • Irish Sailing Helmsman Certificate (motor yachts)

Course Modules include:

  • Weather
  • Tide theory including tidal curves
  • Rules of the Road
  • Buoyage - Night and Day including Day Shapes and Sound Signals
  • Chartwork and passage planning
  • Use of GPS including Navionics
  • Safety on the Water
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Instructors

Karl Glynn

Chief Instructor

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Location

The Kilrush Digihub, 2nd Floor Merchant's Quay Business Quarter, Frances Street, Kilrush, Clare

Classifications

Categories
  • Coastal Navigation for Small Boats
  • Shorebased Course
Age Groups
  • Adult - Over 16