RYA Day Skipper

The Day Skipper is a course for aspiring skippers with some yachting experience and basic navigation and sailing skills.

Learn to skipper a short passage with the instructor on hand to give advice and encouragement and ensure your safety. Experience being in charge, taking credit when it all goes well and being responsible when it doesn't. We encourage that you have at least taken the Competent Crew course with us or have spent at least 5 days on a yacht acting as an effective crew member.

You should also have taken the Day Skipper Shorebased course which will have given you the background theory knowledge making the navigation work aboard much easier.

Completion of this course will allow you to then obtain an ICC (International Certificate of Competency) which will then allow you to charter any one of our fleet of 1720s or Lynx!

Syllabus...

•Preparation of a yacht for sea

•Reefing

•Anchoring

•Navigation to include ?Position Fixes

?Course to Steer

?Dead reckoning and Estimated Positions

?Pilotage

•Interpreting Shipping forecasts

•International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

•Basic Engine Maintenance

•Can handle a yacht under power

•Can handle a yacht in close quarters under sail

The Boat...

This course is held on board our reflex 38 Yacht, 'Lynx' for further information, click here.

Sailing Gear...

We provide foul weather waterproofs from Gill Marine, though you will need to bring with you enough clothing for two days and a sleeping bag.