As well as offering a UK-based programme, Clipper Training also offers training in Singapore. Keppel Bay Sailing Academy is the only centre outside the UK accredited to offer Clipper Training.
Clipper Training Centre at KBSA, Singapore.
Clipper's overseas training offers two training programmes with an identical focus to those in the UK.
Level 1 introduces you to the basic principles of sailing and teaches you personal safety and sea survival techniques along with the principles of good seamanship.
Level 2 introduces key racing skills, spinnakers and boat to boat communication via VHF radio as well as developing all of the skills you learned at Level 1.
Crew who complete Levels 1 and 2 at Keppel Bay Sailing Academy, Singapore will need to complete an Introduction to Big Boat Sailing course in the UK. The focus of the course will be the transfer of your new skills to the Clipper Race yachts while also introducing new techniques specific to big boat sailing. Once you have completed this course you will progress through Levels 3 and 4 as normal.
Overseas - Level 1
In the same manner as the UK-based Level 1 course, at the Clipper Training Centre at KBSA you will be introduced to the basic principles of sailing. The course teaches personal safety and sea survival techniques along with the principles of good seamanship and the importance of teamwork on board.
You will learn all of the basic crewing skills which will become the bedrock of your sailing expertise. During the course you will undertake a dedicated session on sea survival where you will learn key skills for both your personal safety and the safety of your fellow crew mates. It will also provide an important insight into the inherent risks involved in ocean racing and, most importantly, how to minimise them.
Qualifications: RYA Competent Crew
Boats: Beneteau 40.7
Course title: Level 1
Total duration: 5 days
Time on water: 5 days
Shore based training: 0 day
Course Content:
Pre course reading:
Knots
Nautical names and terms
How sails work
Types of boats/yachts
Practical talks:
All safety equipment
Man overboard
Points of sail
Knots
Technical clothing
Meteorology
Practical experience:
Preparing the yacht for sea
Sail hoisting and lowering
Sail folding and care
Tacking and gybing
Reefing
Headsail changes
Poling out headsails
Man overboard
Helming
Log keeping
Overseas - Level 2
During Level 2 you will continue to develop the basic sailing and seamanship skills you acquired at Level 1, ensuring you have a sound base on which to build your sailing knowledge. This course introduces key racing skills, spinnakers and boat to boat communication via VHF radio.
This course primarily focuses on key racing skills, placing an emphasis on boat speed and efficient manoeuvres. Spinnaker techniques are a major part of the course, along with extensive sail trim sessions where you will learn how to maximise the speed of the boat. You will undertake dedicated sessions on ship to ship communications.
Qualifications: None
Boats: Beneteau 40.7
Course title: Level 2
Total duration: 6 days
Time on water: 5 days
Shore based training: 1 day
Pre course reading:
Collision regulations
Hygiene
Basic sail trim
Practical talks:
On board fixtures and fittings
Safety equipment
Sail trim
Spinnaker theory and trim
Racing rules of sailing
Start line and race tactics
Basic chart work
Practical experience:
Review all Level 1 topics
Yankee and staysail trim
Mainsail trim
Spinnaker hoists, drops, trim
Man overboard and MOB under spinnaker
Emergency steering
Match racing