Cruising Preparation Schools 2010/2011

• Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th November 2010 in Auckland

• Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th February 2011

This seminar requires ICA membership ($45.00) Please go HERE first if you are not a current member.

Dates: Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th November 2010 In Auckland and Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th February 2011

Place: yet to set

Times: Sat. 0830 Sun. 0900 (Each day finishes 1630)

• The Ideal Cruising Yacht?
• Hull Design - keels, yacht balance, righting ability, speed, size
• Hull Materials - wood, steel, aluminium, grp, ferro
• Corrosion - galvanic action, electrolysis, fouling, worm
• Deck - layout, how to avoid going out of cockpit at sea
• Rigging - for offshore & safety
• Sails - selection, balance, tuning, fault finding
• Furling - headsail, mainsail, car handling, storm safety
• Anchors - types, warps, laying, windlass
• Anchoring and Mooring - techniques
• Dockmanship - line handling, fenders, rafting up, prop walk
• Galley - layout, cooking, refrigeration, cooling, safety measures
• Provisions - food stores, what is available on the islands
• Water - treatment, filtration, purification, disinfectant, watermakers
• Ventilation - without any bugs, many ways to achieve this
• Sanitation - looking at all the options
• Accomodation - layout below, sleeping arrangements
• Money - management of, establishing credit lines
• Mail - forwarding, ICA mail & fax drops in the south pacific
• Email - ways to receive this, advantages
• Living in the Tropics - with other cruisers plus the locals
• Search and Rescue - authority & scope of SAR
• Cat 1 - What it means to you, where to find inspectors in NZ
• Ship Registration - guide to NZ ships registry
• Passage Certificates - What are they?
• Indemnity Forms - Why have them?
• Navigation - basic equipment requirements
• Charts - tables, filing, requirements
• Log Keeping - plus basic record keeping
• Books - recommendations, pilots, reference manuals, cruising guides
• Computers - what they can do aboard to assist you
• GPS - what it does, how it does it, care in use?
• Interfacing - all electronics, the advantages, the pitfalls
• Radios, CHF, SSB, HAM - skeds, basic operation, installation
• Radar - basics of use, navigation with, alarms & safety measures
• Depth Finding - avoiding reefs, forward scanning sonar
• Power Generation - invertors, alternators, water, wind, solar
• Electricity - living with 12 volts, what it is, how to measure it
• Steering - Tiller, wheel, vanes, emergency
• Diesel Engines - how they work, troubleshooting spares
• Fuel - Filters, injectors, filtering before it enters the tank
• Emergencies at Sea - fire, grounding, heavy weather, hull damage, leaks, MOB practic3e
• Repairs at Sea - rigging loss, steering loss, towing, being towed and abandoning ship
• Legalities - of many items that concern cruisers
• Heavy Weather - storm rigs, storm sails, heaving to, laying ahull, sea anchors, drogues

Come Cruisin'

No 1 Kiwi Cruising Preparation School

These are held in Auckland at the MIA (Marine Industry Assoc.) board room in Westhaven.

• Two full days with hands on information sharing.
• 0830 to 1800 each day
• Tea and Coffee will be supplied.
• Lunch is BYO.

Experience this unique opportunity to share ideas of the fine points of cruising from master voyagers. Let us help you sail your dream in comfort and safety. Many of our past participants are now cruising, not only the South Pacific, but the world. The school atmosphere encourages full participation, encourages questions and interchange with the instructors and the other attendees.

The mission statement of the Island Cruising Association is "WE MAKE CRUISING MORE FUN". This Seminar is limited to 6 people, so these schools are very much one on one, with personal attention. The workbooks used are "A GUIDE TO CRUISING & SAFETY & EMERGENCIES at SEA " written by Brian and Joan Hepburn. If you have already purchased these publications, you do not need to buy them again, but remember to bring them with you. The Directors of the school, Lyn & John Martin reserve the right to cancel, or amalgamate the venues and dates if less than 6 people register on one weekend.

INVESTMENT $375* per couple $250* per single

Additional Costs: Two workbooks: A Guide to Cruising $50.00 & Safety and Emergencies at Sea $75.00.

Bookings are essential.

Our enthusiasm lies in helping people fulfill their cruising dreams.

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