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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)
  • Joining day plan (pdf)
  • Passage plan, execution and monitoring (pdf)
  • Standing orders (pdf)
  • Safety briefing (pdf)
  • Logbook for cruising under sails (pdf), (Logbuch - Deutsch version)
  • Consumables management log (pdf)
  • Boat issues log (pdf)
  • Watch systems (pdf)
  • Distress procedure card (pdf)
  • Emergency procedures (MOB, Water, Fire, Abandoning ship etc.) (pdf)
  • Deviation card (pdf)
  • Rig tuning step by step (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)
  • 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)

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 pro-formas (pdf) - pilotage, coastal and offshore passage plan
  • Tidal calculations pro-formas (pdf) - secondary port and tidal stream calculations
  • Yachtmaster Shorebased online training materials (online)

Celestial Navigation:

  • How to use sextant (pdf)
  • Celestial navigation pro-formas (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 the resources is put together in good faith and is constantly evolving. If you spot an error or would like to add anything to these resources please contact us.

Many thanks to:

  • Michael Moschny for translating some of the resources to German
  • Krzysztof Wojtyczka for reviews & corrections

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