Sailing Program
Riviera Sailing School offers a program that will enable you to acquire the essential knowledge and skills to operate and cruise as a skipper.
Competent Crew
Ability to safely skipper sailboats under 40 feet in good weather
| The best way to get started Message | Clothing, heavy weather gear and standard equipment, minimum safety equipment - Names of sailboat parts, cockpit and canvas, rigging, cleats, blocks, etc. ・How to use a winch safely - Basic mainsail and mainsheet system, topping lift ・Bend on (preparing to depart) - Mainsail hoisting procedures, reefing and release, storage, halyard system ・Fore (jib) sail procedures and mechanisms ・Point of sailing (relationship between the wind and the boat), basics of sail trim ・Sailing by the Lee, Accidental Gyving ・Safe and dangerous areas, jacklines and harnesses, risk management Life jackets, PDFs, cold water drowning survival, hypothermia ・MOB (overboard rescue) crew roles and response methods ・MOB Williamson Turn, MOB Anderson Turn, How to Pull Up a MOB - Distress signals, how to use flares, e-pubs, navigation lights - How to use propane, batteries, engine systems, marine heads, and galleys - International VHF communications, international navigation rules ・The crew's role in anchoring ・Crew roles during docking, etc. |
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day skipper
Maneuvering skills for overnight cruising on sail boats under 45 feet
* General skill criteria for overnight bareboat charter
| The best way to get started Message | ・How to plan, pilot and brief a day's itinerary as a day skipper ・Sailing in general, point of sailing (relationship with the wind) ・Sail trim (sail control), reefing · General docking, - One-line docking (a method of docking and docking a ship using a single mooring rod to stabilize it) - Understanding docking techniques and prop walks under various conditions including tides, wind, and weather. ・Anchoring in general, anchoring procedures, how to read nautical charts and terrain, how to choose a good anchoring location - Various anchoring methods for various conditions, including bottom quality, topography, tides, currents, and winds - International navigation rules, buoys, day beacons, cardinal systems, fog signals, lateral systems - International Maritime Collision Prevention Law, collision bearing, poor visibility, narrow waterways, overtaking ・Basics of tidal calculations ・Weather basics and how to get weather information ・General MOB: Quick stop/quick return methods, emergency response methods, etc. |
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Program schedule
Conducted by 2 to 4 people, please contact us for the price
*Please contact us if you would like to take the program on your own ship.
2025
| Multi-session packge | Schedule | Vacancy |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 April Course | 3/15 Sat. ・16 Sun. ・20 Thu. ・21 Fri. ・22 Sat. ・23 Sun. | Acceptance end |
| 2025 April Course | 5/23 Fri. ・24 Sat. ・25 Sun. ・30 Fri. ・31 Sat. ・6/1 Sun. | Acceptance end |
| 2025 April Course | 6/27 Fri. ・28 Sat. ・29 Sun. ・7/4 Fri. ・5 Sat. ・6 Sun. | Acceptance end |
| 2025 April Course | 9/19 Fri. ・20 Sat. ・21 Sun. ・26 Fri. ・27 Sat. ・28 Sun. | Acceptance end |
| 2026 April Course | March 20th (holiday), March 21st (Sat), March 22nd (Sun), March 27th (Fri), March 28th (Sat), March 29th (Sun) | Acceptance end |
2026
| Multi-session packge | Schedule | Vacancy |
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| 2026 April Course (Owner boat lessons) | 4/18 Sat. ・19 Sun. ・25 Sat. ・26 Sun. | Acceptance end |
| 2026 April Course | 6/5 Fri. ・6 Sat. ・7 Sun. ・12 Fri. ・13 Sat. ・14 Sun. | Accepting |
| 2026 April Course | 9/18 Fri. ・29 Sat. ・20 Sun. ・25 Fri. ・26 Sat. ・27 Sun. | Accepting |
| 2027 April Course | 3/19 Fri. ・20 (Holiday) ・21 Sun. ・26 Fri. ・27 Sat. ・28 Sun. | Accepting |
Location: Riviera Zushi Marina / Riviera Seabornia Marina / Enoshima Yacht Harbor
*Venue will be arranged upon request of participants.
What the certificate proves
Limited to within 10 miles of coast, daytime, good weather only.
Prove that you have sufficient knowledge and skills as a skipper who can take responsibility for the safety of the crew and the ship.
training schedule
Day1
Lectures: Self-introduction, school overview, history of yacht qualifications, seamanship, cruising, docking, names
Practical skills: docking (landing and unlanding), handling, prop walking, rope work
Day2
Lectures: Terminology, Anchoring, Point of Sail, Ropework 1, Safety Precautions, Marine Head, Meteorology
Practical skills: Anchoring, Ropework 2, Point of Sail (Power)
Day3
Classroom lessons: bending sails, sailing basics, coming about, jibing, collision prevention at sea, three principles of sailing, international buoy system
Practical skills: Bend-on (rigging), coming about (tack), jibe, point of sail (Sail), ropework 3
Day4
Lectures: MOB underpower, undersail, how a yacht runs, CE, CLR, heave two, hypoceramia, reefing system
Practical skills: MOB rescue training engine, sailing, heave-to, comeabout, jibe, ropework ④
Day5
Lectures: Reef work, emergency response, tides and currents, slack time, passage planning, CDMVT, 60D=ST
Practical skills: Reefing work at the dock, opening and closing the jib sail, raising and lowering the main sail, winch work, reefing work at sea, traveler, jib leader, rope work ⑤
Day6
Classroom: Finish sail and cruise to Seabornia Marina or Oiso Port
Practical: Closing ceremony, certificate
To apply for the program, please use this form.
Instructor Introduction
instructor
Toshichika Tanaka
Toshichika Tanaka
My interest in the ocean began when I started surfing when I was in high school.
While looking for a job to work at sea, I was advised that it was important to experience the customer's position first, so I went to YMCA Sports College and learned about the sea.
After graduating, I got a job at a marina in Yokohama, where I met ISPA.By re-learning yachts from scratch, the charm of yachts and the sea has increased further, and I have acquired an instructor qualification.
After that, I cruised in Canada, California, Hawaii, and Australia to study yacht culture.My desire to make people in Japan familiar with the yacht culture of other countries became stronger, so I moved to the current Riviera.Through ISPA in the traditional Sagami Bay, we would like to help people of all ages learn how to enjoy yachting.
Riviera Resort Co., Ltd.
International Sail & Power Academy
Riviera Sailing School
TEL 046-882-1286
[Phoneephone reception]
April to October 4:10 to 9:00
April to October 11:3 to 9:00
[Regular holiday]
April to July and September: Tuesdays
August Open every day
October to March: Tuesdays and Wednesdays