Escape the land and join the crew on board Maybe on this hands on practical sailing adventure.
Become a member of crew and spend 7 days sailing in the Celtic Sea whilst learning all the skills necessary to sail a traditional gaff rigged sailing boat. By the end of the week you should be able to steer the ship, handle sails, keep a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in the day to day duties on board.
Ship | Under 25 | Adult | 4-6 Berth Cabin |
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Maybe | £400.00 | £500.00 | £500.00 |
Embarkation | Disembarkation | Nights |
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September 13, 2019 | September 19, 2019 | 7 |
Join the boat in Liverpool in one of the most energetic city in North West England and set sail all the way to Falmouth. When the sun goes down, Liverpool’s vibrant nightlife will keep you entertained every night of the year!
Hands On Classic Sailing Adventure
During this trip we want you to develop a love of sailing, and the best way to make a start on any boat is to feel you are a vital and competent part of the crew. We will teach you the seamanship skills of steering, setting sails, reefing, and tying knots with conviction! So you can experience a wide range of sailing experiences: – anchoring in remote bays, mooring in sheltered rivers, coming alongside harbour walls or pontoons and night sailing. The skills you learn will be relevant for modern yachts, but you should also feel at home on traditional boats and tall ships with blocks and tackles.
There is a whole new language to learn and by the end of the week you won’t be fazed by terms like sheet, fender, windlass or ‘bear away’ and all the things that make going on board a yacht a bit bewildering and intimidating.
Previous experience:
None. You can be a complete beginner that has never stepped on a boat before.
It is also good for those who have done a bit of yacht, keelboat or dinghy sailing and want to be sure they have the basics to sail bigger boats where you can go cruising and live on board.
Skills that you will cherish:
Knowledge of sea terms and parts of the boat, her rigging and sails.
Sufficient knowledge to understand orders concerning the sailing and day to day running of the boat.
Sail handling
Bending on, setting, reefing and handling of sails. Use of sheets and halyards and their associated winches.
Ropework
Handling ropes, including coiling, stowing, securing to cleats and single and double bollards. Handling warps. Ability to tie the following knots and know their correct use: figure of eight, clove hitch, rolling hitch, bowline, round turn and two half hitches, single and double sheet bend, reef knot.
Fire precautions and fighting.
Awareness of the hazards of fire and the precautions necessary to prevent fire. Knowledge of the action taken in the event of fire.
Personal safety equipment
Understands and complies with the rules for wearing of safety harnesses, lifejackets and personal buoyancy aids.
Man overboard
Understands the action to be taken to recover a man overboard.
Emergency equipment
Can operate distress flares and knows how they should be used. Understands how to launch and board a liferaft.
Manners and customs
Understands the accepted practice with regard to: use of burgees and ensigns, prevention of unnecessary noise or disturbance in harbour including courtesies to other craft berthed alongside. Aware of the responsibility of yacht skippers to protect the environment.
Rules of the Road
Is able to keep an efficient lookout at sea.
Dinghies
Understands and complies with loading rules. Is able to handle a dinghy under oars.
Meteorology
Awareness of forecasting and the Beaufort Scale.
Seasickness
Working efficiency unaffected/ partially affected / severely affected by seasickness (delete as applicable).
Helmsmanship and Sailing.
Understands the basic principles of sailing and can steer and trim sails on all points of sailing. Can steer a compass course, under sail and motor.
General duties
Has carried out general duties satisfactorily on deck and below decks in connection with the daily routine of the vessel.
Liverpool, UK
Falmouth, UK
How to get to Liverpool
Liverpool is a large city in the North West of England, serviced by an international airport and great rail and bus links. Once you arrive in the city centre, make your way down to the waterfront where you will find Tall Ship Maybe berthed in the Albert Dock, usually opposite the Maritime Museum.
Air
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is only nine miles from Liverpool city centre and offers over 60 inbound UK and European routes. Carriers such as easyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air, FlyBe and Blue Air offer convenient and cost effective air travel from most major European cities.
Manchester Airport is only 45 minutes from Liverpool city centre and offers many direct long haul routes in to the North West. Carriers include British Airways, Emirates, Etihad and KLM.
Rail
Travelling to Liverpool by train has never been easier or faster, when it’s only 2 hours 13 minutes from Central London on Virgin Trains’ state-of-the-art tilting Pendolino trains.
London Midland Trains, Transpennine Express and Northern Rail also run routes into Liverpool from all major UK cities.
Travel by Road
Travel to Falmouth is a very straight forward by road, rail or by air. By road, once you reach Exeter you then have a lovely drive down the newly improved A30 taking in stunning scenery over Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor. Then follow the A39 via Truro and onto Falmouth.
Travel by Public Transport
By rail, Falmouth is very well served with a branch line linking directly to the main line at Truro. Great Western Railway
By air, you can fly to Newquay airport from numerous locations throughout the UK and some European locations and then take a taxi ride from the airport to Falmouth.