Sailing

Things to know before a sailing course (ideally)

Sea terminology = parts of boat, rigging, sails
Sail handling = bending on, setting, reefing, handling of sails, use of sheets, halyards and winches
Ropework = coiling, stowing and securing to cleats and single/double bollards of ropes. Handling warps
Knots = to learn
- figure-of-eight
- clove hitch
- rolling hitch
- bowline
- round turn
- two half hitches
- single sheet bend
- double sheet bend
- reef knot
Fire and hazards = awareness and precautions to prevent fire, actions to take in the event of fire
Rules for wearing safety harnesses, lifejackets and buoyancy aids
Man overboard procedures
Emergency equipment = how to operate and when to use distress flares, how to launch and board a life raft
Manners and customs = use of burgees and ensigns, prevention of noise or disturbance, responsibilities to protect the environment
Rules of passing and precedence
Dinghies = loading rules, handling under oars
Meteo = forecasting services knowledge, Beaufort scale
Knowing and handling seasickness
Helmanship = basic principles of sailing, steering and trimming sails on all points of sailing, steer a compass course under sail and power
Responsibilities of skipper and crew
Vessel checkout = documentation, charts, nautical publications and flags
Capsizing, swamping and sinking
Buoyage
Charts, tides and currents
Basic first-aid
Anchoring and running aground

A few costs for an hypotetical refit of a 40-ish boat (2022).

I have been quoted about 2300€ to transport a 45’’ boat from Portugal to central Poland (2022)