Welcome to TeachMe to SAIL - Powerboat & Motor Cruising Edition
All you need to know to pass the RYA shorebased Day Skipper theory exams and Powerboat II course
The Powerboat and Motor Cruising CD is a combined theory and practical CD – Two CD’s for the price of one.
A
unique and comprehensive resource covering RIBs, Powerboats and Motor
Cruisers.
Special offer - Get a further FREE Rules of the road CD worth £39.99.
The Powerboat and Motor Cruising Edition covers every element of the RYA shorebased course, with emphasis on hard to learn areas liked charting and navigation.
Packed full of worked examples and easy to grasp animations that make absorbing difficult concepts fun and enjoyable. Plus an interactive glossary and a topic quiz.
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TeachMe to SAIL - Powerboat and Motor Cruising Edition has over 300 megabytes of animations, video, colour graphics, sound, simple and clear explanations, worked examples and exercises to ensure you have grasped the topics, all of the dayskipper topics in detail along with an easy to use navigation system and helpful hints and tips along the way. The course makes reference to your RYA course materials making this programme an ideal partner to your Club training, Nightschool or as a standalone distance learning programme. When you have learned a topic you can test yourself with a quiz to ensure you have understood the concepts before you take the real exam, saving the hassle and disappointment that exam failure entails. All areas of the Powerboat and Motor Cruising theory required to pass the exams.
Bonuses:
All this in addition to the first version's award winning interactive content, glossary, quizzes and web links. |
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Included
FREE: The full IRPCS (International Regulations for Preventing
Collisions at Sea) inc. Rules of the road with superb animations
to make understanding easy and clear plus all the light patterns;
shape signals, sound signals and a complete set of quiz questions
to test your knowledge.
Topics Covered:
- Nautical Terminology, trim and balance
- Ropework
- Anchorwork
- Safety
- Definition of position, course and speed
- Navigational charts and pubs
- Navigational drawing instruments
- Compass
- Chartwork
- Tides and tidal streams
- Visual adis to navigation
- Meteorology
- Passage planning
- Navigation in restricted visibility
- Pilotage
- Marine environment Plus bonuses:
- IRPCS and Collision Regs
The RYA theory course deals with sailing as a whole rather than specific Motor orientated issues. So we have modified the content to offer extended sections on trim and boat balance along with parts of a boat relating to the Motor Cruiser.
However, there is a great deal of content, as specified by the RYA, that covers everything from Chartwork to how sails work that you need to know in order to obtain your Day Skipper Theory certificate.
The Powerboat II course is only a practical course and deals in depth with all the issues required to learn how to use a Powerboat or RIB, including topics on:
- Launch, recovery and trailering
- Boat handling, wind and currents
- Securing to a buoy and anchoring
- Coming alongside and leaving
- Man over board
- Disabled craft and towing
- Types and parts of craft
- Engines, drives and controls
- Ancillary and safety equipment
More details:
The content covers the RYA Day Skipper theory course and the Powerboat II practical course. The Day Skipper theory course is a combined course in that it is designed for both the Motor and the Sail student and as such covers a broad range of topics.
Special Offers:
None
Test Drive:
None
System requirements:
CD ROM
OS X inc. 10.4 Win 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista
Typical System Requirements:
PC or Mac (Pentium III+ preferable), 16+ speed CD-ROM, Minimum 64
Meg RAM, 16 million Colour SVGA Monitor running 800x600+ resolution, Minimum
5 Megabytes of hard disk space, a Mouse, Win 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista or Mac
OSX 10.2+. Soundcard and speakers preferable. NOTE:
all free CD bundles have been combined into a single
shipping CD for your convenience.
What they say about the Interactive Series:
"We recommend these CDs for interactive learning...overall this
is one of the best we’ve seen" Sailing Today
“If you want to learn the ropes as a beginner or with an
RYA course, it's ideal...it makes learning fun and interesting”
Yachting Monthly
“The CD is user friendly, with clear and concise text...quizzes
test how much you have learned” Practical Boat Owner
"It really is a fantastic piece of software that is a must
for anyone who wants to get into sailing" .TV buyers
guide
"A delightful interactive program that will be of benefit to would be sailors young and old. It takes each subject in turn and produces a simple and easy to understand explanation. It will make a superb training aid for those about to embark on the basic RYA dinghy sailing course. It will also benefit those already on the course with its uncomplicated explanation on tides and weather patterns etc. A very good interactive instructional package with first class graphics". Review, Sea Cadets, Bill Woodfield
"This has full, up-to-date and well-presented coverage of the syllabus, including new areas in GPS and chartplotter usage. There is an extensive use of mnemonics and other prompts to help memorise information. Dave found the COLREGs section particularly good, starting with a video, which covers all the basics, backed up with clear animation and flashcards. The quiz features helpful 'explain' buttons for wrongly answered questions."
"Emma used this software as a revision aid while doing her Day Skipper shorebased course earlier this year, and fully recommends it. The CD covers the entire course syllabus, and she found the videos particularly useful, explaining manoeuvres which she had struggled to understand with textbooks. The quiz gave her a good indication of how close she was to passing her exams. Simon liked the commentary accompanying some of and found the animation clear and well presented". 4 Stars, Yachting Monthly 2004
What customers say about the Interactive Series:
Last year I purchased your Competent Crew and Day Skipper CD's, having some "point and go" lake sailing experience, but no navigational understanding whatsoever.
I registered on an evening class to build up to the RYA exam and I am pleased to say that I have found both CD's to be absolutely brilliant in supporting the course and ideal for clarifying many issues which I struggled with in the class room. I can unreservedly recommend both CD's to anyone, the visual impact and logical progression is a massive aide to learning, understanding and remembering the many aspects involved.
Hopefully I will pass the RYA Theory Day Skipper Certificate and then
take the Practical during the summer.
I am now looking at VHF certificate and YachtMaster Coastal theory courses...Steve
Lennie, UK
PS. My two young children have also "played" with the CD's and as a result have developed in both their understanding and interest in the theory side of sailing....a good omen for the future!
More customer letters here
Upgrades:
None
"We recommend these CDs for interactive learning...overall this is one of
the best we've seen"
Sailing Today
"If you want to learn the ropes as a beginner or with an RYA course, it's
ideal...it makes learning fun and interesting"
Yachting
Monthly
"The CD is user friendly, with clear and
concise text...quizzes test how much you have learned"
Practical
Boat Owner.
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