KEELBOAT SCHEME
Keelboat Sail Training Programme
Sailing is a lifetime sport. While not everyone can afford to own a cruiser/yacht, keelboat sailing offers an economical option. In Hong Kong, there are 19 HKSF Recognised Teaching Centres which offer various levels of keelboat training.
Welcome to the sport of sailing. We hope that, through our scheme, you will derive a lifetime’s enjoyment either from family sailing or from club racing.
The full scheme allows complete beginners to eventually become skilled at keelboat racing, and even work towards becoming a sailing instructor themselves.
HKSF Courses
KEELBOAT 1
INTRODUCTION TO SAILING
The aim of this course is to provide a short introduction to sailing in a keelboat for those who have never sailed before. By the end of the course, participants will have experienced steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework and be aware of safety on board. The emphasis of this course will be largely practical.
Course Details
SYLLABUS:
The course covers the following topics:
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The ability to swim is recommended but not a prerequisite for learning to sail; however the person should be confident in the water.
COURSE DURATION
Minimum Course Duration: 14 hours
Recommended 2 full days
COURSE DATES AND PRICES
Please contact one of our member Clubs or Recognised Training Centres for current courses and prices.
KEELBOAT 2
COMPETENT CREW
By the end of the course the successful sailor will be safetyconscious, have basic knowledges of sailing and be capable of sailing a keelboat with little input from the instructor in light winds. The course introduces personal safety, seamanship and helmsmanship to the level required to be a useful member of the crew of a cruising yacht.
Course Details
SYLLABUS:
The course covers the following topics:
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Students must have either completed Level 1 or passed Junior Sail 3
Minimum requirements only. Individual centres may decide to impose additional requirements.
COURSE DURATION
Minimum Course Duration: 21 hours
Recommended 3 full days
COURSE DATES AND PRICES
Please contact one of our member Clubs or Recognised Training Centres for current courses and prices.
KEELBOAT 3
DAY SKIPPER
By the end of the course, the successful sailor will have a competent, safe, practical approach to the sailing of small keelboats during the hours of daylight and will be capable of sailing and making seamanlike decisions in moderate conditions.
Course Details
SYLLABUS:
The course covers the following topics:
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Students must have passed Level 2 and logged 40 sailing hours
Minimum requirements only. Individual centres may decide to impose additional requirements.
COURSE DURATION
Minimum Course Duration: 31 hours
Recommended 4.5 days
COURSE DATES AND PRICES
Please contact one of our member Clubs or Recognised Training Centres for current courses and prices.
Notices & Further Information
Download a bilingual copy of the full 2025 HKSF Dinghy Sail Training Scheme syllabus here
Download a bilingual copy of the 2025 HKSF Keelboat Scheme here
To purchase a copy of the HKSF Syllabus and Logbook for the Dinghy and Keelboat Sail Training Scheme, visit our online shop here
For Dinghy certificate replacement, please send the Dinghy certificate replacement application form (in English only) with a $55 cheque payable to ”Sailing Federation of Hong Kong, China” and a stamped envelope to ”Room 1009, Olympic House, 1 Stadium Path, So Kon Po, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong” for process.
If you are interested in learning more about our Sailing Programmes, please get in touch.
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