Coastal skipper practical

Highlands & Islands Marine Training

RYA Coastal skipper Practical

Duration: 6 nights (Sunday evening to Saturday morning). Maximum 4 students per yacht
Previous Experience Required: 15 days aboard, 2 days as skipper, 300 miles logged and 8 night hours. A knowledge of navigation to RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster theory level
Course Overview: Skippering techniques and navigation for coastal passages by day and night. More advanced boat handling and pilotage for experienced Day Skippers

This course is an ideal bridge between Day Skipper and the full RYA/MCA Coastal Skipper examination course. The course is designed to give an experienced RYA Day Skipper the confidence to undertake longer and more complex passages which may involve sailing at night or involve watch keeping systems.

Skippering a yacht on coastal and offshore passages demands strong navigation, seamanship and leadership skills. During the RYA Coastal Skipper course your instructor will guide you through navigation, both offshore and in limited visibility, weather forecasting and passage planning, watch keeping, preparation for sea and handling heavy weather. You will put this all into practice as each student plans and executes passages taking complete command of the yacht. Coastal skippers must be good boat handlers and you will receive plenty of practice mooring the yacht and have at least 4 hours night sailing. Weather permitting the yacht will undertake a longer coastal passage.

At the successful completion of the RYA Coastal Skipper course you will be awarded the RYA Coastal Skipper Course Completion Certificate and will be able to skipper coastal passages safely and confidently.

If you would like own boat tuition to complete this course please feel free to call us to discuss the options

Itinerary: 2000 Sunday to 1200 Saturday

What's Included: All food except the evening of joining, mooring fees and accommodation onboard. For details of what you should bring please refer to the FAQ's section

Support courses: RYA Radar, RYA Sea Survival, Sail Trim, RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety, SRC/VHF Radio, RYA First Aid

Next Step: At this stage of the RYA scheme it is really worthwhile consolidating what you have learnt by completing more sea miles. This could be achieved by joining a distance cruise or just coming along for another week or weekend of refresher /consolidation training. Following this you should look to joining the RYA/MCA Coastal Skipper Preparation week followed by the RYA/MCA Coastal Skipper examination