RYA Coastal Skipper

This course is an ideal bridge between Day Skipper and the full RYA/MCA Coastal Skipper examination course. The course is designed to give an experienced RYA Dayskipper the confidence to undertake longer and more complex passages which may involve sailing at night.

During the RYA Coastal Skipper course your instructor will guide you through practical navigation, both offshore and in limited visibility, weather forecasting and passage planning, watch keeping, preparation for sea and handling heavy weather. You will put this all into practice as each student plans and executes passages taking complete command of the motor cruiser under the supportive eye of the instructor. Coastal skippers must be good boat handlers and you will receive plenty of practice mooring the motor yacht and will complete at least 4 hours of night time passage making. Weather permitting the motor yacht will undertake a longer coastal passage.

At the successful completion of the RYA Coastal Skipper course you will be awarded the RYA Coastal Skipper Course Completion Certificate and will be able to skipper coastal passages safely and confidently.