RYA Day Skipper

A comprehensive introduction to cruising for inexperienced skippers.

This course equips you with enough knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day. A basic knowledge of lights is also included to introduce you to night cruising. A chart plotter has also been developed specifically for use on training courses, giving you a realistic insight into electronic navigation.

Course topics include:

  • 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, parts and equipment of a cruising boat
  • emergency and safety procedures including distress calls,use of flares, safety harnesses, lifejackets and liferafts

In the classroom, the course is taught over 40 hours with two exam papers. It can be covered as a series of short sessions, or as an intensive week-long course. Classroom based courses will usually run between November and March.

The course is accompanied by a course pack that includes course notes, exercises, electronic chart plotter voucher, practice charts, training almanac, plotter and dividers.

Recommended Reading (all found in our online shop)

G158 Yachtmaster Scheme Syllabus and Logbook

G6 Navigation Handbook

G7 Navigation Exercises

G2 International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (IRPCS)

RYA Day Skipper

This classroom based course usually runs either as an evening class or as an intensive week long course between October and March each year. If no dates are set yet then please contact us to find out when it might run.

There are no courses currently scheduled. Please give us a call or email to enquire further.

RYA Yachtmaster Offshore

Advanced training for more experienced skippers building on the Day Skipper course. This course equips you to navigate safely on coastal and offshore passages.

This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Yachtmaster™ Coastal and Yachtmaster™ Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills.

As with the Day Skipper shorebased course, the RYA’s specially designed chart plotter software will be used during the course to give you a realistic taste of modern electronic navigation.

Course topics include:

  • position fixing
  • course shaping and plotting
  • tidal knowledge
  • use of almanacs and admiralty publications
  • electronic position finding equipment
  • taking and interpreting forecasts
  • plotting weather systems
  • weather predictions using a barometer and by observation
  • collision regulations
  • customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad

In the classroom, the course is taught over 40 hours with three exam papers. It can be covered as a series of short sessions, or as an intensive week-long course. Classroom courses will usually be scheduled between November and March.

The course is accompanied by a course pack that includes course notes, exercises, electronic chart plotter voucher, practice charts, training almanac, plotter and dividers.

Recommended Reading (all found in our online shop)

G158 Yachtmaster Scheme Syllabus and Logbook

5011 Symbols and Abbreviations

G6 Navigation Handbook

G7 Navigation Exercises

G2 International Ragulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (IRPCS)

RYA Yachmaster Offshore

This classroom based course usually runs either as an evening class or as an intensive week long course between October and March each year. If no dates are set yet then please contact us to find out when it might run.

There are no courses currently scheduled. Please give us a call or email to enquire further.