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RYA Day Skipper
2 day w/e: £250
3 day w/e: £365
5 days: £595
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The 5 day, RYA Day Skipper Sailing practical course is for aspiring skippers who have some yachting experience and basic navigation and sailing ability. If you are concerned about your sailing ability, a way to learn is on an RYA Level 2 dinghy course or on board one of our cruising sailing yachts. You should be able to sail around a triangular course and control boat speed and if gybing is still a surprise, then you need more practice. Navigation can be learnt by attending the RYA Day Skipper shorebased theory course at our Sea School. Each trainee skipper will be asked to skipper the yacht on a short passage. The instructor will be on hand to give advice and encouragement, ensuring that your destination is reached safely. The essential element is that you experience being in charge, taking the credit when all goes well and also being responsible when it does not. The end of each day is usually spent around the chart discussing the passages and gaining from each other's experience. At the end of the course you should achieve a level of seamanship and boat handling up to the standard required to skipper a small cruising yacht safely by day in tidal waters with which the student is familiar. |
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Suggested Previous Experience You should already know how to sail. Your knowledge of coastal navigation & meteorology should be to the standard of Day Skipper shorebased course. Course Content You will be coached over the full RYA syllabus (see below)as you live aboard one of the school owned yachts. These conform to or exceed the MCA standards for sail training. The full course syllabus is found in RYA logbook G15 available from our office. Award RYA Day Skipper Tidal Practical Sail Certificate. Options Five consecutive days commencing at 2030 hours on Sunday, Tuesday or Friday evenings Three weekends, commencing at 2030 hours on Friday ending Sunday afternoon available most weekends from March to November. Two weekends, a 3 day and a 2 day weekend, commencing Friday evenings at 2030 hours. 2010 Dates 2 day w/end
3 day w/end
5 days course
Syllabus Preparation for sea Is able to prepare a yacht for sea, including engine checks, selection of sails, securing and stowage of all gear on deck and below. Deck work Can reef, shake out reefs and change sails to suit prevailing conditions. Can prepare an anchor, mooring warps and take charge on deck when mooring alongside, coming to a buoy, anchoring, weighing anchor and slipping from a buoy or an alongside berth. Navigation Is proficient in chartwork and routine navigational duties on passage including: Taking and plotting visual fixes; Working up DR and EP; Use of electronic navigation equipment for position fixing; Use of waypoints; Knowledge of IALA buoyage; Estimating tidal heights and streams; Working out course to steer to allow for tidal stream, leeway and drift; Maintenance of navigational records; Use of echo sounder and lead line. Pilotage Can prepare and execute a pilotage plan for entry into, or departure from, harbour. Understands the use of leading and clearing lines. Use of transits and soundings as aids to pilotage. Meteorology Knows sources of forecast information. Can interpret shipping forecasts and use a barometer as a forecasting aid. Rule of the road Has a working knowledge of the I.R.P.C.S. Maintenance and repair work Understands and is able to carry out maintenance tasks. Knows the properties and uses of common synthetic ropes. Engines Knows how to change fuel and water filters, pump impeller and how to bleed the fuel system. Victualling Understands how to victual a yacht. Emergency situations Is able to take correct action as skipper for recovery of man overboard. Understands distress flares and how to use a liferaft. Can operate a radio telephone and send a distress message. Understands how to secure a tow. Understands rescue procedures including helicopter rescue. Yacht handling under power Can bring a boat safely to and from an alongside berth, mooring buoy and anchor under various conditions of wind and tide. Yacht handling under sail Can bring a boat safely to and from a mooring buoy and anchor under various conditions of wind and tide. Can steer and trim sails effectively on all points of sailing. Can steer and trim sails effectively on all points of sailing. Passage making Can plan and make a coastal passage, taking account of relevant navigational hazards and limitations imposed by the type of boat and strength of the crew. |
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