Night Sailing – This course focuses on helming and trimming sails at night as well as looking at the entrances to Newtown Creek, Beaulieu River and, if possible, Hurst Narrows.  This course is a good stepping stone to the Night Pilotage course out of Hamble.

Skills covered…

• Helming at night

• Moving around the boat and foredeck work

• Hoisting, lowering and trimming sails in the dark

• Basic night pilotage

• Identifying lights (without the chart plotter!)

Night Pilotage – Build confidence in sailing at night amongst the shipping and confusing lights of Southampton Water.  This course focuses on IRPCS lights and finding your way amongst background lights from the shore.  An excellent evening for those wishing to develop further night sailing experience.

Skills covered…

• Night Pilotage around a commercial port

• Identifying lights (without the chart plotter!)

• Night sailing and helming

• Passage planning