Training schedule

Please note: We have 3 days and shedloads of stuff to get through. You need to be on time for every session or we go on without you. Don’t forget your life jackets.  

Training skippers will be with you in your ngalawas for the optional training day and the first 2 official days of training. The third training day is a short day sail without your training skippers BUT we will be escorting you and any team that needs a little assistance will have a skipper delivered to them by a Race Boat.

Optional Training Day - 28th December

Location: Gerry’s Bar, Nungwi 

08:30 onwards - Find the crew at Gerry’s Bar and we’ll pair you up with a skipper. Your training skipper will run over the safety protocol for the day and then you’ll have your first taste of Ngalawa sailing. Bring your lifejackets and day sailing gear

12:00-13:00, Lunch - There are loads of places to grab food along the beach

13:00 - 16:00, Sailing continues - (LOW tide so launch at Cholo’s beach)

17:00 onwards - Join the motley crew at Gerry’s Bar for a drink or six

DAY 1 - Training - 29th December 

Location: Gerry’s Bar, Nungwi

08:30 - Official welcome and intro to the crew. We will divide into 2 groups. Red and Green

09:00 - RED: Registration - bring your passports and insurance details

          - GREEN: Trackers; safety equipment and tool bucket issued

10:00 - RED: Trackers; safety equipment and tool bucket issued

          - GREEN: Registration - bring your passports and insurance details 

11:00 - RED: Sailing

          - GREEN: Trackers and safety equipment 101; provisioning briefing

GREEN - Lunch

13:00 - RED: Trackers and safety equipment 101; provisioning briefing

          - GREEN: Sailing

RED - Lunch 

16:00 ALL: Debrief and Q&A

17:00 - End of day 1 training

19:00 - Dinner and drinks compliments of The Adventurists @ Gerry’s Bar

DAY 2 - Training - 30th December

Location: Gerry’s Bar, Nungwi

08:30 - Sign-in for the day, Finish any outstanding admin

09:00 - RED: Seamanship; Navigation; the route and checkpoints;
                      Cultural etiquette; How not to get ripped off and other useful stuff

          - GREEN: Sailing

12:00 - Lunch

13:00 - RED: Sailing

          - GREEN: Seamanship; Navigation; the route and checkpoints;
                           Cultural etiquette; How not to get ripped off and other useful stuff

16:00 - ALL: Debrief and Q&A

17:00 - End of day 2 training

DAY 3 - Training - 31st December

Location: Gerry’s Bar, Nungwi, sailing to Tumbatu Island for the night

08:30 - Sign-in for the day

09:00 - Pack your ngalawas

Last chance to grab anything you need from the market
You are leaving now so bring EVERYTHING you own
Lunch is on the water. Make sure you have a packed lunch 

11:00 - Sail to Jongowe village on Tumbatu island and pitch camp

18:00 - Briefing

Crack open the rum, it's NEW YEARS EVE!

START DAY - 1st January

Location: Tumbatu Island

06:00 - Rise & shine. Rinse your mouth with tequila and ready your ngalawa

07:00 - Final briefing

07:30 - START: Le Mans style