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Day Skipper Practical

Duration: 6 nights (Sunday evening to Saturday morning) Maximum of 4 students per yacht


Previous Experience Required: 5 days aboard, 100 miles logged and 4 night hours. Basic sailing ability and a knowledge of basic navigation which is best gained by attending an RYA Dayskipper Theory Course 
Course Overview: Practical navigation and pilotage, boat handling, seamanship and basic skippering techniques enabling you to skipper a boat in local waters in daylight
 

Day skipper syllabus
 

Skippering a yacht for the first time can be a daunting yet exhilarating experience. The RYA Day Skipper practical course is designed to teach you to "Take Charge" safely and confidently. A skipper does much more than navigate. They are responsible for the complete safety and wellbeing of the yacht and crew. These responsibilities include weather forecasting, victualling, engine maintenance, sail selection and handling, passage planning, watch keeping, navigation and pilotage.

Your experienced and patient instructor will teach you these skills and you will put them into practice as you skipper the yacht on short passages around the islands. There is particular emphasis on boat handling for Day Skippers and during the course you will practice mooring under various conditions. Students live aboard for the duration of the course and visit many different harbours and anchorages to practice pilotage techniques which, like boat handling, is an essential skill for the aspiring skipper. You will complete at least 4 night hours sailing to experience night pilotage and identify lights.

At the end of the RYA Day Skipper course you will be confident to skipper a cruising yacht on short passages by day. Students who successfully complete the Day Skipper course are awarded the RYA Day Skipper completion certificate.

This course will also enable you to apply for the ICC (International Certificate of Competence). This qualification is required by most European countries to validate your competence to own or charter a boat. The ICC, obtained by presenting your RYA Day Skipper certificate, will cover sailing yachts up to 24 metres in length in coastal waters.

 

If you would like own boat tuition to complete this course please feel free to call us to discuss the options

Itinerary:   2000 Sunday until approximately 1200 Saturday. 

What's Included:  All food except the evening of joining, wet weather gear, sleeping bag with liner and pillow, mooring fees and accommodation onboard. For details of what you should bring please refer to the FAQ's section.

Support Courses:  SRC/VHF Radio, RYA First Aid, RYA Diesel Engine

Next Step:  At this stage in the RYA scheme it is really worthwhile consolidating what you have learnt by completing some more sea miles. This could be achieved by coming along for another week or weekend of refresher/consolidation training.  Following this you should look to join the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Theory Course

  

 

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