Advanced Course

Overview:

This is the first of the advanced courses in which you will undertake longer coastal passages and navigating at night to become a Coastal Skipper. Skippering a yacht offshore requires you to have strong and confident leadership skills with complete faith in your seamanship and navigational skills, regardless of what “Mother Nature” decides to put your way.

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Note:

Please ensure that you have successfully completed the Yachtmaster theory course within the past 12 months so as to get the most from this practical course.

Course suitablilty:

• Those seeking a recognised RYA Coastal Skipper qualification in yachting.
• To be able to sail bareboat.
• To be able to charter a boat.
• Those out to become more confident and to be able to go further afield.
• Those looking to explore the area with the security of having an experienced skipper onboard.

On this 5-day yacht-based Coastal Skipper course you will become:

• Confident in your decision making with respect to all aspects of handling and navigating the yacht.
• Skilled in longer offshore passage planning and its deployment.
• Conversant with the Rules of the Road and how they apply in every day situations.
• Confident in night sailing and watchkeeping.
• A confident and skilled RYA Coastal Skipper.

By the end of the course:

• You will be a confident and knowledgeable Coastal Skipper in your boat handling and navigation.