RYA COASTAL SKIPPER PRACTICAL
Practical courses are operated from our home base in Kip Marina, The Yacht Harbour, Inverkip
RYA Coastal Skipper Course Overview
Advanced skippering techniques for yachtsmen and women with considerable knowledge of sailing and navigation, wanting to undertake coastal passages by day and night.
Like the Day Skipper course, this course consists of skippered passages in a variety of situations. Each trainee will skipper more challenging passages and learn more about passage planning, pilotage by day and night, boat handling, safety and emergency situations.
It is important that you have attended the Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster™ Offshore shorebased course, or have the associated level of knowledge, beforehand as there is insufficient time to teach you theory during the week. It is a satisfying but intensive week, with candidates often working towards a Certificate of Competence.
This course is for you if you…
To learn the skills to take charge on coastal passages day and night preparing the route plans and executing them. This course is ideal for anyone wanting to further their sailing skills and wanting to sail their own boat on coastal or offshore passages. Topics covered include:
Ability after the course
Advanced skippering techniques for yachtsmen and women with considerable knowledge of sailing and navigation, wanting to undertake coastal passages by day and night.
Like the Day Skipper course, this course consists of skippered passages in a variety of situations. Each trainee will skipper more challenging passages and learn more about passage planning, pilotage by day and night, boat handling, safety and emergency situations.
It is important that you have attended the Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster™ Offshore shorebased course, or have the associated level of knowledge, beforehand as there is insufficient time to teach you theory during the week. It is a satisfying but intensive week, with candidates often working towards a Certificate of Competence.
This course is for you if you…
- Are seriously involved in sailing
- Want to become a valuable crew member
- Want to skipper your own yacht in coastal areas day and night
- Want to take the next step from day skipper with a little experience
- 15 days, 2 days as skipper, 300 miles, 8 night hours
- Boat handling to the standard of Day Skipper and navigation to shorebased Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster™ Offshore
- 5 days, taken over 5 weekdays
- 17 years
To learn the skills to take charge on coastal passages day and night preparing the route plans and executing them. This course is ideal for anyone wanting to further their sailing skills and wanting to sail their own boat on coastal or offshore passages. Topics covered include:
- Passage planning
- Preparation for sea
- Pilotage
- Passage making and ability as skipper
- Yacht handling under power
- Yacht handling under sail
- Adverse weather conditions
- Emergency situations
Ability after the course
- Able to skipper a yacht on coastal passages by day and night.
- Coastal Skippers should be able to undertake more difficult passages by day and night and handle the yacht in more demanding conditions. By the end of the course you should have the knowledge, if not the experience, to become a Yachtmaster™.
- Full board whilst onboard the yacht
- Safety equipment, i.e. lifejacket and safety line
- Cooking gas
- Fuel, although hopefully you will be doing more sailing than motoring
- Mooring and marina fees
- Secure marina parking
- RYA Certificate
