RYA Coastal Skipper

An advanced course for skippers to develop their passage planning and passage making.

Course Structure

This five-day course is for the more ambitious sail cruising skipper wanting to undertake coastal passages by day and night. On the course each candidate will skipper a passage in a variety of situations and learn more about safety, passage planning, pilotage by day and night, boat handling and emergency situations. The course is taken in tidal waters and your certificate will be endorsed accordingly. During the week you will skipper the yacht on a longer passage (25-50 miles), ideally in less or un-familiar waters than you already know. Our instructor will be on hand to guide you when required. We often mix Coastal Skipper Students with Competent Crew students (as there would not be time for everyone to skipper a suitable passage if the boat was all Coastal Skippers Candidates). It is also a great opportunity for the Competent Crews to experience some proper offshore or coastal yachting.

Useful Information

Pre Requisites:

15 days on board

2 days as skipper

300 miles

8 night hours

Boat handling to the standard of the Day Skipper Practical Sail Cruising Course

Navigation to the standard of the RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased course

RYA Short Range Certificate (recommended)

What's Included:

5 days instruction from a Yachtmaster Instructor

Yacht, gas and diesel

Accommodation on board

Meals and snacks on board

Loan of a life jacket

RYA Coastal Skipper Sail certificate

Free parking ( Subject to terms & conditions )

What's Not Included:

Hire of foul weather gear (£5/day if required)

Berthing fees, away from the home port

One evening meal (eaten ashore)