RYA Coastal Skipper Practical

(sail only, in association with Dartmouth Yacht Club)

This course is intended to develop your skippering skills. At the end, you should be able to skipper a cruising yacht safely on coastal waters and offshore passages by day and night.

Course type:
a five day course living on board a sail training yacht, starting and finishing in Dartmouth, South Devon.

Pre course experience:
ideally you should have been on a yacht at least fifteen days, sailed over 300 miles, including about 8 hours during the hours of darkness. To gain the maximum benefit you should have some previous experience as a skipper

Pre course knowledge:
you should have a grasp of the theory up to Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased

Outcome:
successful students will be issued with the RYA Coastal Skipper Practical course Completion Certificate

Equipment:
None

Price guide:
£432

Some Syllabus Headings:
Passage planning, preparation for sea, passage making, skippering, yacht handling under power and sail, adverse weather, emergency situations.