ISA / RYA Sailing Courses

Day Skipper Practical

This course is designed to teach you pilotage, navigation, seamanship, and boat handling so that you will feel confident to skipper a small yacht safely yourself by day in familiar tidal waters.

Course Syllabus

• Preparation for Sea
• Deck Work
• Navigation
• Pilotage
• Meteorology
• Rules of the Road
• Maintenance & Repair Work
• Engines
• Victualing
• Emergency Situations
• Yacht Handling Under Power
• Yacht Handling Under Sail
• Passage Planning

Course Details

• Duration: 5 days
• Start Sunday 1800
• Finish Friday 1800

Pre-requisites: 5 days sea time, 100 miles, 4 night hours and navigation to Day Skipper Shorebased level.