RYA COASTAL SKIPPER/ YACHTMASTER THEORY
Classroom courses are operated from our home base in Kip Marina, unless stated otherwise
Advanced training for more experienced skippers building on the Day Skipper course. This course equips you to navigate safely on coastal and offshore passages.
This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Yachtmaster™ Coastal and Yachtmaster™ Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills.
The course is taught over 40 hours, plus time for three exam papers. It can be covered as a series of short sessions, as an intensive week-long course, or by distance learning. During the course you will work on 17 coursework exercises, pre-assessment appraisal and sit three assessments covering navigation, collision regulations and passage making.
On successful completion of the course and assessment you will be awarded the RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Certificate.
This course is for you if you...
The RYA Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster theory course is an advanced course for those wishing to skipper a yacht on longer coastal passages or for students working toward the Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore exams. It is an intensive course covering:
This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Yachtmaster™ Coastal and Yachtmaster™ Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills.
The course is taught over 40 hours, plus time for three exam papers. It can be covered as a series of short sessions, as an intensive week-long course, or by distance learning. During the course you will work on 17 coursework exercises, pre-assessment appraisal and sit three assessments covering navigation, collision regulations and passage making.
On successful completion of the course and assessment you will be awarded the RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Certificate.
This course is for you if you...
- Are involved in or becoming more involved in sailing/ motor or power boating/ sea angling/ diving
- Have a some experience on the water
- Want to take the next theory step up from day skipper
- Have a good grasp of the navigation basics
- Are preparing for the coastal skipper practical
- Want to be more competent skipper
- Day Skipper shorebase course level of knowledge
- Navigation to Day Skipper shorebased standard
- 6 days, taken over 6 consecutive days or 3 weekends
- None
The RYA Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster theory course is an advanced course for those wishing to skipper a yacht on longer coastal passages or for students working toward the Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore exams. It is an intensive course covering:
- Position fixing
- Course shaping and plotting
- Tidal knowledge
- Use of almanacs and admiralty publications
- Electronic position finding equipment
- Taking and interpreting forecasts
- Plotting weather systems
- Weather predictions using a barometer and by observation
- Collision regulations
- Customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad
- Instructor time
- Drinks and biscuits
- Certificates and course packs
