Become a Member

We are proud of having members of all skill levels in the club. For beginners we have introductory courses and beginner’s sailing. Experienced sailors can enjoy benefits such as using the boats outside of the sailing schedule and joining advanced sailing sessions.

Next Beginner Course in Spring 2019

BSI Sailing offers all its members a free sailing course. It’s an unique opportunity for getting an introduction to sailing. The sailing course is held twice a year, once in the autumn and once in the spring semester. Keep yourself updated on our main page and remember to join our Facebook group.

The course will give a thorough introduction in sailing and consists of a two-hour theoretical part and a practical sailing session at the Byfjord. You will be able to sign up for the practical part (the sail trip) on the theory course. The sessions will take place in the two-three weeks following the theoretical course. There, you will learn about how to prepare the boat for sailing, what the functions of all the different ropes are, and how to maneuver at sea. Each sailing will consist of an experienced skipper and up to five beginners acting as the boat’s crew.

After the beginner’s course, you have of course not yet learned everything, that’s why you can sign up for the daily member’s sailings throughout the semester at no extra cost.

Experienced sailors who would like to become skippers

Each year we need some more skippers to host members sailings. If you’re experienced, responsible and willing to explain and teach sailing to others, you are the person we are looking for. You need to sign up as a regular member first, and need to be staying in Bergen for at least one year.
General requirements and responsibilities:
As a BSI Skipper, you carry the full responsibility for the safety of our boats and crew.
In order take care of safety and ensure that sailing is enjoyable for our members, we set certain standards for your skippers.
A BSI Seiling skipper needs to be able to:
Know sailing and boat handling basics well.
Dock/un-dock under both engine and sail.
Lead a crew that know absolutely nothing about sailing.
Consider which weather conditions you and the boat can handle with the crew that is at hand.
Respond adequately to any situation arising when and where you choose to sail.
Therefore it is important that you know the boat, yourself, the conditions that can arise in the area where you sail, what to do if problems arise and that you are able to communicate well with the crew and run the boat by use of the crew.

Opportunities and duties as a skipper:
As a skipper we will put you on our sailing schedule 1-2 times a twice per month. During the bi-annual beginners course, you are expected to participate as an instructor. In return, you can book our boats anytime for short sails, day trips or longer trips as long as your crew consists of BSI Seiling members (We allow for a single test sail before one need to become a member).

How to become a skipper:
To become a skipper you need first to be a regular member and sail on our boats to be known with them. Then you can contact Clementine, the skipper manager to organise a check out. During the check out, an experienced skipper will go through the boat and sail together with you to see how qualified you are. At the end you’ll get feed back on what to improve to be a skipper. You can already have a look at the checkout list.

How to become a member

We strongly encourage all beginners to take the theory course before going out on the fjord.

Becoming a member is simple – just fill out the PAYMENT FORM. (It is NOT possible to use regular bank transfer or any other payment method – please contact us if you have problems with your payment.)

Prices for autumn 2018

Membership type	Single semester (valid until Feb 2019)	Per year (valid until Aug 2019)
Students	750 kr	1000 kr
Non-students & PhD students	950 kr	1500 kr
(Active) Skipper	–	300 kr
Board Member	–	100 kr

Any questions? Send us an e-mail at seiling@bsi.no or a Facebook message!

Become a Member

Become a Member

Next Beginner Course in Spring 2019

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