RYA Coastal Skipper Practical

5 days (Monday till Friday) with a maximum of 5 students per yacht.

15 days aboard, 2 days as skipper, 300 miles logged and 8 night hours. A knowledge of navigation to
RYA coastal skipper shore based level

Skippering techniques and navigation for coastal  passages, advanced boat handling and pilotage

5 continues days, course starting on Monday mornings  at 10.00 until Friday afternoon 17.00

Skippering a yacht on coastal and offshore passages demands strong navigation, seamanship and leaders skills. The RYA Coastal Skipper Practical course prepares those with previous skippering experience to undertake longer voyages.

During the RYA Coastal Skipper course your instructor will guide you through navigation, both offshore and in limited visibility, weather forecasting and passage planning, watch keeping and preparations for sea.

You will put this all into practice as each student plans and executes passages taking complete command

of the yacht. Coastal skippers must be good boat handlers and you will receive plenty of practice mooring

the yacht and have at least 4 hours night sailing. Weather permitting the 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 by day and night.