Competent Crew

Be the Best Hand onboard!

Experience:

Beginner

Duration:

5 consecutive days or
2 x weekends
(2 day + 3 day weekends)

Cost:

€850 per person

Syllabus & Certificate:

Start Sailing Syllabus | Irish Sailing

You can’t be the Best Hand onboard without being Hands on!

You will learn to operate the whole boat from parking & sail hoists to steering & anchoring… time to get stuck in and learn the ropes with this fun, 5-day course!

Perfect for dinghy sailors or budding crew members who are over being shouted at, you’ll master the “right way” while having a blast. If 5 days is too much… then check out our 2 Day Adult Beginner Sailing Skills Courses.

More than just skills, our experienced Cruising Instructors will teach you a way of thinking to anticipate the next job so you’re ahead of your skipper and the most valuable person onboard.

By the end, you’ll be a Confident Competent Crew pro, all in a safe, enjoyable setting. Fun and learning? Aye aye, captain!

What am I aiming for?

Work towards the Irish Sailing Start Sailing Certificate. Get your Certificate!

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Our Location

Where is it?

Rossaveel Marina, Co. Galway

Rossaveel, Co. Galway, Ireland

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Parking Information

(VENUE WEATHER DEPENDENT)

Our Schedule

When is it?

March to September

5 consecutive days
or

2× weekends

2 day + 3 day weekends

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What do i bring?

Skills You’ll Learn

Helmsmanship and sailing

Sail handling

Basic Knots & Ropework

Man overboard recovery

Safety on board

Emergency equipment

Meteorology

What People Are Saying

Excellent quality, 2nd to none

Can’t recommend Dave at Wild West Sailing enough. The quality of the Day Skipper Courses, Yachts & Instruction are 2nd to none. Already booked in for my next trip and working towards a Yachtmaster in the next year.

Jonathan Curran (Coastal Skipper)

March | 2025
Couldn’t recommend highly enough.

Lovely Boat, Great Instructor And An Incredible Place To Sail Off Ireland’s Beautifully Rugged West Coast. A Day Trip To Sligo’s Innismurray Island In Summer With Wild West Sailing Is Unforgettable, And Sailing There As Part Of A Crew Was A Great Experience. Dave Has A Wealth Of Knowledge, Yet Is Patient In Training Others. He Knows How To Put People At Ease, While Also Pushing Them To Achieve More.

Sophie Skinner

March | 2025
A great experience!

Great experience and awesome instructor with many years of sailing experience! Thanks Dave for the perfect week sailing on the west coast of Ireland. We will come back for sure and do the day skipper course with you. I highly recommend this experience for everyone who is serious about sailing.

Eike Willner

March | 2025
WWS continue to exceed expectations!

Highly recommend Wild West Sailing having done both Day skipper theory and practical courses with them this year. David and Nigel provided expert, friendly tuition and were super patient. Will be back for my Yachtmaster next year.

Damien Duggan

March | 2025
A true bucket-list experience!!

Round Ireland September 2023. Exceptional!! I will remember this experience for the rest of my days! Big seas, calm seas, lots of wind, no wind, amazing islands, pristine coastlines, basking shark, bioluminescence and dolphins swimming in it in the pitch dark, the Skelligs at night, starry skies, shooting stars under full sails, tidal gates, tuskar rock, the fastnet, we saw it all!

John Mc Donald

March | 2025

What’s Next?

Keep the momentum going!

After completing Competent Crew, advance to our Pre-Day Skipper Sailing Skills course!

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