Day Skipper
The course is a comprehensive introduction to navigation and seamanship, and great fun as well. The ideal way to do a course is at an evening course over the winter, when there is plenty of time to learn, practice and discuss at a relaxed and friendly pace. Pin Mill is a wonderful location to learn with the lights on navigation buoys flashing outside the window and ships passing by.
Alternatively the course can be done over 6 days or week-ends by arrangement. the course fee includes the RYA pack of charts, exercises and course book.
Do your Day Skipper course with Sara who has written the RYA exercises used on this course worldwide for over 10 years, and a couple of books on the subject as well.
Course topics include
- construction, part and equipment of a cruising boat
- the basics of seamanship
- the essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage
- chartwork
- electronic charts
- position fixing
- plotting a course to steer
- weather forecasting and meteorology
- tides
- collision regulations
- construction, part and equipment of a boat
- emergency and safety procedures including distress calls, use of flares, safety harnesses, lifejackets and liferafts
Evening course over 2 winter terms £395, including the RYA pack. Maximum course size 12. Or intensive course over 3 week-ends or 6 other non-consecutive days , £545, including the RYA pack. Maximum course size 8.