RYA Coastal Skipper Practical Course
| Duration: | 5 Days |
No. Students to Instructor: | 5:1 |
| Previous Experience: | 15 days onboard, 2 days as skipper 300 logged nautical miles and 8 night hours. A knowledge of navigation to RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Theory level |
Minimum Age: | |
| Locations: | Gosport, Portugal, Antigua |
Dates: | This course is run all year round |
This course is designed to give
the experienced Day Skipper the additional skills required to undertake
longer passages. Skippering on more demanding passages requires good
leadership and seamanship skills, as well as a clear understanding of
advanced chartwork and electronic navigation techniques. During this
course, your experienced instructor will guide you, as you plan and
execute passages, and take full command of the yacht. You will learn how to navigate and carry out pilotage at night, and in restricted visibility, as well as weather forecasting and preparing the yacht for sea. By the end of the course you should be able to bring the boat alongside in any conditions of wind or tide, and be able to carry out various manoeuvres under sail. If the weather permits, a longer coastal passage will be carried out. Regular debriefs will keep you up to speed, allowing you to continue improving throughout the course. |
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Upcoming Course Dates and Venues
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To complement your course we recommend the following which can be purchased from the Ondeck Shop:
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Written by the RYA Chief Cruising Instructor in an informative, but easy to follow format. Packed full of detailed clear drawings and diagrams. An invaluable on-board aide-memoire covering advanced navigation techniques, electronics, IRPCS, meteorology and much more. |
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| Price: £9.99 | ||
| * If you want to save the P&P and collect this book when you arrive for your course please select 'Collect from Gosport Shop' from the delivery options when you checkout. | ||
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Written by a sailor for sailors, the RYA Weather Handbook explains the complexities of weather and is full of practical and useful advice on how to understand weather maps and improve your forecasting skills. Northern hemisphere edition. |
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| Price: £13.65 | ||
| * If you want to save the P&P and collect this book when you arrive for your course please select 'Collect from Gosport Shop' from the delivery options when you checkout. | ||
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Highly recommended for anybody who needs to navigate safely and confidently, coastal and offshore. The official reference book for Day Skipper and Yachtmaster students. Illustrated in full colour. Includes GPS and electronic chart plotting sections. |
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| Price: £15.75 | ||
| * If you want to save the P&P and collect this book when you arrive for your course please select 'Collect from Gosport Shop' from the delivery options when you checkout. | ||
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All vital aspects of seamanship are included, from estimated positions and tide tables to meteorology and maydays. Through full colour illustrations, this book follows the newly revised Yachtmaster® syllabus and includes recent developments in electronic chart plotting and GPS. |
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| Price: £16.99 | ||
| * If you want to save the P&P and collect this book when you arrive for your course please select 'Collect from Gosport Shop' from the delivery options when you checkout. | ||
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A Seaman's Guide to the Rule of the Road
This book is written as a self-learning programme and is essential reading for RYA Day Skipper, MSA Deck Officers and Fishing Certificates and MSA Boatmaster Grades 1 & 2. |
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| Price: £12.49 | ||
| * If you want to save the P&P and collect this book when you arrive for your course please select 'Collect from Gosport Shop' from the delivery options when you checkout. | ||
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Rule of the Road, Buoyage System, Code Flags, Sound and Light Symbols and Lights and Shapes are also recommended. |
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| Price from £5.00 | ||
| * If you want to save the P&P and collect this book when you arrive for your course please select 'Collect from Gosport Shop' from the delivery options when you checkout. | ||
Sail Training Courses from Ondeck:
RYA Start Yachting | RYA Competent Crew | RYA Basic
Navigation & Safety | RYA Day Skipper Theory | RYA Day Skipper Practical | RYA Day
Skipper 9-Day Combined | Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster
Theory | RYA Coastal Skipper Practical | RYA CS Preparation &
RYA/MCA Exam | RYA YM
Preparation & RYA/MCA Exam | RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Theory | RYA Cruising Instructor
