Internationally Accredited Sailing School

ICC Yacht CertificateBareboat Training

Complete training for those wanting the licence to Bareboat in Europe

An extensive course coveringall the skills you will need tosafely charter a yacht.• Comprehensive learning with a

low teacher/student ratio of 1:4• Proven training curriculum backed by the IYT

We are Bareboat Training

SpecialistsWe train on Bavaria 35, Bavaria 37 or SeawindCatamaran. All yachts set up for training.

Requirements: Time to study at home, and someexperience on the water preferably on a yacht as crew. If you have zero experience you should consider theCompetent Crew Course. Any IYT or RYA course, NSWBoat Licence is acceptable. Essential skills are coveredwith emphasis on cruising popular destinations aroundthe world.

5 Course modules include:

Intro to Sailing - 2 daysOn board safety, taking over a vessel, sailing techniques,heavy weather sailing, and more to make your sailingexperience both pleasurable and memorable. Line handling, safety, use of winches and assessingstrategy for any situation is the course outcome.

Docking, Berthing, MOB - 1 dayPerhaps the most difficult part of yachting, docking and

berthing, anchoring and manouvering under power. The majority of accidents occur in this area. We take themystery and guess work out of this challenging skill.

Navigation - 1 dayIntroduction to Navigation and using Marine Charts.Marine Charts are your map to safe boating – if you donot know how to use one then you are taking risks. Our unique one day course makes sense of the roadrules, the marks and how you should approach the taskof simple navigation.

Night Time Sailing - 1 evening from sunset,approx 3 hoursCombined with the navigation course, this moduleintroduces using and understanding lights, flashingsequences, dangers, and using safe navigationtechniques at night.

Live aboardIs available to students at no additional charge. Availableas weekend courses or as a 5 day Fast Track course.

Modules may be taken separately.

Competent Crew Course

A beginner course for those wanting to start sailingand/or crewing on a racing yacht. Learn key yachthandling skills, trimming the sails at different windangles, steering the yacht, safety issues and acquiringgood seamanship skills.

Stay on board is available (not essential) for anyone

wanting to experience and understand the yacht’ssystems.

The 2 day course, usually run on a weekend, covers:

• Safety

• Departing and coming into dock

• Using a self tailing winch

• Line handling

• Trimming the sails

• Reefing the sails while underway (and removing a reef)

• Sailing a set course around at least 2 islands on Sydney Harbour

The ideal course for those who have no experience andwish to start yachting. Qualifies for more advancedcourses such as Bareboat Skipper, ICC for Europe,Coastal Skipper and more advanced sailing.

Other Courses

Advanced Coastal CruisingComprehensive course covering more advanced sailingand navigation techniques. (2 days – overnight toPittwater or Port Hacking)

IYT Coastal Yacht Master6 day live aboard course building on skills already learnt,we sail to prevailing weather conditions to Port Stephensor Jervis Bay – incl. 2 overnight passages

Phone 0410 088 028

liquidedge.com.au/sailing-school-sydney

Campbell Street Marina 57 Campbell St

PO Box 594, Balmain NSW 2041

Liquid Edge Sailing School is an International Yacht Training Inc. (IYT) approved Training School. IYT is the leading provider of yacht training services - recreational andprofessional in 56 countries. Our trainers are all qualified IYT instructors and professional sailors who have experienced multiple charter destinations around the world.