Beginners course daytime/evening (no accommodation)
Beginners course, Oslo
Learn a lot in a short time.
The beginner’s course is for those who have little or no previous sailing experience.
If you have never been on a boat, come from a motorboat or want to get more involved in sailing than just being a passenger, this course is a good start. The sailing course has been thoroughly worked out and tested over several years, and is a summary of the most important things you must master before setting out in your own boat. The course will be held in Norwegian, if not specified otherwise.
Weekend beginners sailing course in Oslo
This weekend course is three days, Friday afternoon, 17:00 – 21:00, Saturday 10:00 -16:00 and Sunday 10:00 – 15:00. There is no accommodation in the boat on this course.
Beginners course program
The course takes place in safe waters in the inner Oslofjord, here we get the conditions that suit everyone. On the course you will learn about:
- Sailing
- Navigation
- Anchorage
- Maritime rules
- Maneuvering in port
- Mooring and knots
- To sail against the wind (tacking)
- Principles of good seamanship
- Setting the sails correctly (sail trimming)
- To reduce the sail area in high winds
- Controlled jibbing (an important exercise)
I had never sailed before and had a wonderful sailing experience with Dag Magne, an incredibly educational and knowledgeable sailor! Strongly recommended!
Britt Karin, Beginners course 2023
Itinerary
Friday from 17:00 to 21:00
- Attendance after the agreed time from 17 pm onwards
- Clarify any questions you may have
- Brief overview of the
- Safety
- Ropes and lines
- Seamanship
- Practical sailing
Saturday from 10:00 to 16:00
- Daily engine check
- “Rules of the road” – at sea
- Navigation
- Sailing theory
- Sailing exercises
- Port maneuvering
Sunday from 10:00 to 15:00
- Daily engine check
- Navigation
- Sailing exercises
- Port maneuvering
What is included?
- The course compendium, our extensive online documentation
- Lots of testing and practice on both theory and practical exercises
- SeilNorge Competent Crew course certificate
- Nice days at sea, with nice people!
Important info
Syllabus, compendium and online course
We recommend that you have studied the documentation you have access to before coming to the course.
- You can find our course compendium HERE. It’s free, but you have to log in.
Location, Departure
The course takes place in the inner Oslofjord, at Kongen Marina, Frognerstranda.
Duration
The course runs over 3 days, daytime/evening. No accommodation on board.
The weekend course is Friday afternoon from 17-21pm, Saturday 10am-16pm and Sunday 10am-15pm.
Provisioning, food and drink
Remember to bring a water bottle and packed lunch, maybe not on Friday as it is a shorter day. And if you want, some snack for the breaks. We have coffee and tea on board.
Clothing/equipment
We are outside most of the time regardless of the weather, so we allow ourselves to make some recommendations regarding clothing: Sailing or hiking gear that is rain and windproof. A woolen sweater, tights, a thick jumper, hat and gloves are nice to bring. We provide life jackets for everyone on board.
Certification
After completing the course, you will receive our SeilNorge Competent Crew course certificate. At many places, this can be used for renting a boat in e.g. Mediterranean Sea. (Some need the next level ICC certificate)
More sailing!
After this sailing course, you can take part in our ICC course or our long-weekend course which gives you more time for practice and learning. The course is well suited if you are thinking of taking the ICC as most of the exercises and theory are reviewed.