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Collection of resources to download for sailing trips

A whole range of sailing resources that you can use for short and long-distance voyages. We use a lot of these on our trips.

  • Packing list for cold locations (pdf)
  • Packing list for warm locations (pdf)
  • Pre-departure checklist (pdf)
  • Grab Bag checklist for offshore trips (pdf)
  • Grab Bag checklist for coastal trips (pdf)
  • Boat inspection checklist (pdf)
  • Steering system inspection checklist (pdf)
  • Rigging spares checklist (pdf)
  • Provisioning checklist (pdf)
  • Deck walk checklist (pdf)
  • Boat maintenance checklist (pdf)
  • Offshore First Aid Medical Kit checklist (pdf)
  • Joining day plan (pdf)
  • Passage plan and execution (pdf)
  • Standing orders (pdf)
  • Safety briefing (pdf)
  • Logbook for cruising under sails - English version (pdf)
  • Logbook / Logbuch for cruising under sails - Deutsch version (pdf)
  • Consumables management log (pdf)
  • Boat issues log (pdf)
  • Watch systems (pdf)
  • Watchkeeping duties and rules (pdf)
  • Distress procedure card (pdf)
  • Emergency procedures (MOB, Water, Fire, Abandoning ship etc.) (pdf)
  • Deviation card (pdf)
  • Standing rigging tuning - step by step (pdf)
  • Hints and advice on rigging and tuning a mast (pdf)
  • Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) (pdf)
  • Line selection recommendations (pdf)
  • Free online version of Navionics Navigation app (useful for passage planning at home)

Splicing lines:

  • Instructions (pdf)
  • Splicing dyneema lines (video)
  • Splicing double braid lines (video)
  • Polar diagrams of ORC sailboats (online)

Sail trim:

  • Foresail (video)
  • Mainsail (video)
  • Reaching (video)
  • Downwind (video)

Goose wing (wing-on-wing) sailing with a pole:

  • Poling out headsail with whisker pole (video)
  • Poling out headsail with whisker pole and foreguy/downhaul (video)
  • All about whisker poles (video)
  • Poling out headsail by presetting spinnaker pole with foreguy/downhaul and guy (video)

Symmetric Spinnaker sailing:

  • Using Symmetric Spinnaker (video)
  • Using Symmetric Spinnaker single handed (video)
  • Using Symmetric Spinnaker single handed with double sheets and guys (video)
  • How to pack a spinnaker sail (video)

Assymetric Spinnaker sailing:

  • Using Assymetric Spinnaker (aka Gennaker) (video)
  • Assymetric Spinnaker (aka Gennaker) tips and tricks (video)

Code Zero sailing:

  • Using Code Zero (video)
  • Code Zero tips and tricks (video)
  • Captain's Certificate of Passage confirming sea miles (pdf)
  • Crew Member's Certificate of Passage confirming sea miles (pdf)
  • RYA Yachtmaster logbook template to print off (pdf)
  • RYA Application Forms (online)

Agreements

  • Yacht Crew Agreement (pdf)

RYA pathway leaflets

  • Sail cruising (pdf)
  • Motor cruising (pdf)
  • Powerboat (pdf)
  • Personal watercraft (pdf)
  • Certificates of competence (pdf)
  • Shorebased courses (pdf)
  • Inland waterways (pdf)
  • Dinghy, Keelboat and multihull: adult (pdf)
  • Dinghy, Keelboat and multihull: youth (pdf)
  • Windsurfing: adult (pdf)
  • Windsurfing: youth (pdf)

MCA Master Certificate of Competency:

  • Sea service testimonial for Master or Deck Officers (online)
  • Certificate of discharge (pdf)
  • Navigation proformas (pdf) - pilotage, coastal and offshore passage planning
  • Tidal calculations proformas (pdf) - secondary port and tidal stream calculations
  • Yachtmaster Shorebased online training materials (online)
  • Admiraltiy Tide Stream Atlases for the English Channel (online)

Celestial Navigation:

  • How to use a sextant (pdf)
  • Celestial navigation proformas (pdf)
  • Universal plotting sheets (pdf)
  • Nautical Almanac and Sight Reduction tables (online)
  • Polish-English sailing dictionary (pdf)
  • Deutsch-English sailing dictionary (pdf)

The content of these resources is put together for the sailing community in good faith and is constantly evolving. If you spot an error or would like to add anything to these resources please contact us.

The information and views contained herein and in the attached documents are not offered as legal advice, and we do not offer any warranty implied or otherwise as to the legality or fitness for the purpose of this information.

Our sincerest thanks for the contribution of the materials goes to Michael Moschny, Krzysztof Wojtyczka, Edvardas Naskauskasm, Maija Soynova and Johann Warkentin. Thank you for your help and support!

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