RYA Day Skipper

THE RYA DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED THEORY COURSE CAN BE TAKEN IN THE CLASSROOM, BY WEBINAR OR ONLINE

RYA DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED COURSE OVERVIEW:

If you would like to become involved with onboard navigation and planning or even to become a skipper then RYA Day Skipper training is what you’re looking for. Whether you are new to boating (yachting, keel-boating, motor boating, power-boating or coastal rowing) or you already have considerable crewing experience this course is for you.

The RYA Day Skipper shorebased course (sometimes known as the RYA Day Skipper theory course) is the ideal starting point for aspiring skippers (and their first mate), either motor or sail. The word “shorebased” in the title gives you the clue that this course is taken either in the classroom or online away from the many distractions of flapping sails, noisy engines, waves and other water users.

The Day Skipper shorebased course aims to provide students with sufficient knowledge to enable them to navigate around familiar tidal and non tidal waters by day and prepares students for progression onto either a RYA Day Skipper Sail Practical, RYA Day Skipper Power Practical or RYA Intermediate Powerboat course.

The RYA Day Skipper shorebased course with Chieftain Training isn’t all about gaining qualifications, though. Yes, our five-day, thirteen evening or 10 webinar theory course will equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills, but it is also about having fun and meeting like-minded people.

RYA DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED COURSE PRE REQUISITES:

The Day Skipper shorebased theory course is suitable for beginners and as such there are no specified requirements. However, it is preferable that you have at least a couple of days experience crewing aboard a sailing or motor yacht, keelboat or powerboat.

Course Structure

RYA DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED COURSE DURATION:

The RYA Day Skipper theory course traditionally takes five days or 40 hours to complete. We offer the course in a variety of different formats, allowing you to choose the option that best suits you from the following:

Five consecutive days usually starting on a Saturday or a Monday

Twin Weekend; the first weekend runs Saturday to Monday, the second weekend shortens to just Saturday and Sunday

10 Session on Zoom – Face to face with the instructor and a small group of fellow students

Night School; attend once a week for thirteen evenings (18.30 to 21.35) during the winter months OR attend a two-day weekend followed by 8 evenings.

Online with Skippers Online, for those who can not give up the 5 days for the classroom. The Day Skipper Shorebased online E-Learning course takes 40-50 hours to complete and can be undertaken at your own pace, over a period of up to 6 months. This online course is delivered by Skippers Online and support is provided by an RYA Instructors

The Day Skipper Shorebased classroom based courses are held at our training centre in Southampton. The online or webinar version is obviously on your PC, Mac or tablet.

RYA DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED ONLINE COURSE INVIGILATION:

If you choose the online or webinar version of the course you will complete the same two assessment papers as our classroom students For the majority of our students these papers do not require invigilation. However if you intend to use the RYA Day Skipper Shorebased Certificate to apply for a Commercial Endorsement then you will require invigilation. This does not have to be carried out here in Southampton, we can arrange for invigilation with an RYA Instructor near you (for which there may be a small fee).

Useful Information

RYA DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED COURSE PRE REQUISITES:

The Day Skipper shorebased theory course is suitable for beginners and as such there are no specified requirements. However, it is preferable that you have at least a couple of days experience crewing aboard a sailing or motor yacht, keelboat or powerboat.

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN OUR RYA DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED COURSE:

Day Skipper training at Chieftain Training is comprehensive. We aim to make life as easy as possible for our students and provide the following within the course:

Instruction

Two RYA Training Charts

RYA Day Skipper Shorebased Handbook

RYA Day Skipper Exercises publication

RYA Electronic Chart Plotter (for PC or Mac)

Use of plotter and dividers whilst at the training centre

Phone and email support for online students

RYA Day Skipper Shorebased Certificate

On Street parking (at our centre)

Free postage within the UK (for the online course)

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN OUR RYA DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED COURSE:

5 day and Split Weekend Day Skipper Shorebased

Meals and accommodation

Night School Day Skipper Shorebased

Meals and accommodation

Plotter and dividers to take away for homework (available to buy from us)

Webinar and Online Day Skipper

Plotter and dividers (available to buy from us)

Overseas postage- (click for charges)

RYA DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED COURSE RATIOS

The RYA allow centres to run with up-to 12 students on this course. While this works for night school we find it is far too many for our 5-day and weekend courses so we limit the class size to 8, which means you each get a double desk to spread your charts out on. In reality the class size is often smaller and we run with as few as two students.