Marine Training Software

RYA recommended training software - making learning easier for the novice or yachtmaster  

 

 

Longbow The Complete Course


Wetstuff Training


Training Version Passage Planner  -


Training Version C-Map Planner


Training Version Tides


Interactive Screen Savers



 
 
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LIGHTMASTER TRAINING SOFTWARE    
www.lightmaster.co.uk

RADAR TRAINING SOFTWARE
There are two main radar products:
Radar Plotting Tutorial
Radar Simulator

or both on one CD as the Radar TutorPlus
The ‘Radar TutorPlus’ is a bargain pack which offers the benefits of both radar programs at a discounted price.


RADIO TRAINING SOFTWARE
Again there are two main radio products:
VHF DSC Tutorial
VHF DSC Simulator

or both on one CD as the VHF DSC TutorPlus
The ‘VHF DSC TutorPlus’ is a bargain pack which offers the benefits of both vhf programs at a discounted price.


GPS TRAINING SOFTWARE
There is currently just one GPS program:
GPS Tutorial
Most GPS receivers incorporate a simulator, which can be used for practice, so LightMaster concentrate on the GPS Tutorial for learning these ubiquitous devices.
Like most electronic equipment, GPS sets are given ever more features. Some are easy to use, but need more knowledge to use them effectively and know how to avoid the pitfalls.
NEW Collision Regs Vessel Lights and Buoys
 

Training, Charter and Racing from Gosport  

www.wetstuff.org.uk

Wetstuff
is here to provide you with training, racing and charter opportunities from our Gosport base. We can help you set sail into your own personal sunset whether you are an experienced sailor, or looking to "learn the ropes" from scratch.

We offer RYA Training for offshore sailing, powerboating and shorebased courses.

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Sailing Schools and Students


TRAINING VERSION
NEPTUNE PASSAGE PLANNER

This is the Neptune Passage Planner program that enabling you to learn and practice all the fundamentals relating to planning courses taking into account all the tidal and wind information. Including GPS and Waypoint management.

Please contact Neptune if you would like us to send you the Training CD that includes the Passage Planner, Neptune C-Map Planner and the Tidal Prediction software, the cost is £15.00.

Quick Start Introduction


System Requirements: Pentium, Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP, 5.9Mb HDD

  
Users of Windows 95, 98 (first edition) & NT4 please note that the wind functions will not operate, program operation under these systems is at the users discretion.

 
C-MAP PLANNER - STUDENT VERSION  

Sailing Schools and Students

TRAINING VERSION

NEPTUNE C-MAP PLANNER
This is the Neptune C-Map Planner program that enables students to learn and practice all the fundamentals relating to digital charting and passage planning. The Program Group includes a text Word version of the manual and an Outline Passage Plan.

Please contact Neptune if you would like us to send you the Training CD that includes the Passage Planner, Neptune C-Map Planner and the Tidal Prediction software, the cost is £15.00.

System Requirements: Pentium, Windows  2000 or XP,
8Mb HDD

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Neptune C-Map Planner Training Version

 

UK TIDAL PREDICTIONS - STUDENT VERSION  

Sailing Schools and Students

TRAINING VERSION
NEPTUNE TIDAL PREDICTION SOFTWARE
Tidal Height -  Tidal Range & Rate - Under Keel Clearance - Primary and Secondary Ports. The advanced functions enable student to display the astronomical tide raising forces, brilliant for education and the understanding of complex tidal patterns, to see why some ports have stands, double highs or lows.   

Please contact Neptune if you would like us to send you the Training CD that includes the Passage Planner, Neptune C-Map Planner and the Tidal Prediction software, the cost is £15.00.

System Requirements: Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME or XP

 
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Neptune Tides

 

INTERACTIVE SCREEN SAVERS

INTERACTIVE SCREEN SAVERS


Interactive Screen Savers
enable the user to very easily and quickly learn or revise the Marine Buoys & Light Sequences, Flags Recognition and Shapes & Lights Recognition.
Ideal for anyone taking the RYA courses.

System requirements: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP

Program  £7.95 each

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Buoys & Light Recognition Screen Saver

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Shapes & Lights Recognition Screen Saver

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Flags Recognition Screen Saver


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Screen Savers Manual

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Buoys & Light Recognition


Shapes & Lights Recognition


Flags Recognition
LONGBOW SAIL TRAINING CD LONGBOW SAIL TRAINING CD DETAILS


Learn to Sail using the
Longbow Sail Training CD

Written by an experienced RYA theory and practical instructor (who ran the very successful RYA Longbow Sail Training school for 10 years). This very popular CD is still the market leader outselling all other software. Also used by the RNLI for Training. Its all you need to study, test or revise at any time.

Covers all the RYA theory; Start Yachting, Competent Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore. Do the whole course or at your chosen level. Includes RYA Day Skipper and Yachtmaster exams as set at night school for practice.

Now do exercises on paper charts or electronically. Interactive throughout - includes the whole RYA syllabus and goes well beyond with seamanship and animated boat handling to help you put to sea.

System requirements: Windows 2000, XP or Vista (version 4)

Longbow Sail Training CD  £49.95

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www.longbow-uk.com

NEW The Complete Course Version 4

No need for night school or distant learning - its all here
New Radar Section
New includes Fast-Track Collision Avoidance Rules (rrp £34.95)

The course contains over 700 megabytes of clear explanation, animations, sound and photographs
15 Day Skipper Exercises and Exams
18 Yachtmaster Exercises and Exams
Nearly 3000 questions on 650 collision avoidance situations

Plus
Meridian Chartplotter
Neptune Navigation Tidal Heights
Neptune Navigation Training Planner

Complete sections on:
Navigation, Chartwork, Passage Planning
Collision Regulations, Buoyage, Pilotage
Meteorology, Seamanship
Boat Handling under Power and Sail
Tidal Heights, Tidal Streams
Stability & Safety, Anchoring, Heavy Weather

Plus more - including in depth training for the novice (eg Living on Board and Basic Terminology) and advanced sections for the experienced sailor (eg fog navigation and worked pilotage passage plans)

Work through at whichever level suits you!

All chartwork uses special fictitious charts created for the RYA. The chartwork exercises may not be your local sailing area but are relevant as they include some very interesting sailing areas with many hazards and strong tides. Exercises may be done on RYA paper charts 1 & 2 available from the RYA or Longbow Sail Training or do the exercises electronically - no need for paper charts.
 

Neptune Navigation PO Box 5106  Riseley Reading RG7 1FD UK
tel: +44 (0)118 988 5309 fax: 087 0056 7329

e-mail: sales @ neptunenavigation.co.uk