RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory

An advanced course for the more experienced sailor. Either a brush up on existing skills and/or an improvement, building on your Day Skipper level. This course is classroom based and is suitable for both power and sail boat skippers who wish to do Coastal and/or Offshore passages. We will assume you have some prior theoretical and practical knowledge of navigation and seamanship before starting this course.

The course covers advanced navigation techniques: traditional and electronic. Advanced meteorology, including the interpretation of weather forecasts; weather systems and interpretation of weather forecasts and predictions. Stability, sailing abroad and skippers responsibilities. The collision regulations will be dealt with and responsibilities. The collision regulations will be dealt with in depth and should be learned in advance.

The course ends with a formal assessment. On successful completion, a certificate will be awarded.

We prefer to have no more than five students on each course so that each gains the maximum benefit from the tuition.