Day Skipper Practical Course

RYA Day Skipper Practical Course

The Day Skipper practical course enables you to skipper a small cruising yacht in familiar waters by day. Before you start the 5 day course you should have had a minimum of 5 days sea time, 4 night hours and 100 miles. You can gain this experience by taking a 5 day Competent Crew course. You should also have Day Skipper Theory or knowledge to that level. You can take this RYA shorebased course as a 5 day theory course in our classroom in Gosport Marina or as an On-line Day Skipper Theory course.

NEW!

Day Skipper ‘pass promise’ -

In the unlikely event of you not passing by the end of the course we promise to provide extra training FREE to help you complete your Day Skipper¹ 

During the Day Skipper Practical course you will be taught basic pilotage, boat handling, seamanship and navigation all in the sheltered waters of The Solent. After the course you should be able to skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day. You will be continually assessed and awarded a certificate for passing the course. After this course we recommend you build up your experience either by taking one of our milebuilding cruises, chartering a yacht or sailing on your own or friend’s boats. The next stages in the RYA cruising scheme are Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster theory and the Coastal Skipper practical course.

If you have questions about the Day Skipper practical course do contact us. Click here to find our most frequently asked questions.

Click here for the full RYA Day Skipper syllabus

Course dates and fees

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Duration	5 days	Maximum students : instructor	5:1
Location	Solent	Minimum age	All ages although under 18s must be accompanied by an adult
What’s included	Accommodation on board one of our Bavaria yachts Breakfast, lunch, evening meals* and drinks on board, berthing fees. Free hire of wet weather gear	Extras	Evening meal ashore on joining night if required. Log books if required
When	Friday evening 1900hrs to Wednesday afternoon 1600hrs, Sunday evening 1900hrs to Friday afternoon 1600hrs. Also over 3 weekends. All year round	Don’t forget	Anything you cannot travel without as we cannot cater for everyone’s special favourites!
Let us know about	Any special dietary requirements and needs	Cost	October – March £420.00 - £550.00 April – September £520.00 - £595.00

* Evening meals taken ashore on weekend courses.

¹ Our ‘pass promise’ is subject to the following conditions:

• Students must have theory knowledge to Day Skipper level.
• RYA Day Skipper theory course must have been passed within 12 months of the Day Skipper practical course OR the student may be asked to sit an Day Skipper theory exam paper in our classroom.
• Extra  training will be offered subject to the recommendation of one of our experienced RYA instructors up to a maximum of 5 days.
• This offer excludes any expenses incurred by the student in attending the extra training.
• Any training offered will be subject to availability.

 

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