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Please email for dates with your availability: 1800 Sunday to 1600 Friday

Experience the freedom of coastal passages and sailing offshore, by day or night, and take your skills beyond the level of RYA Day Skipper Practical (Sail) with this intercontinental sailing course. This intermediate level course covers all aspects of sailing, including reefing, man overboard, sailing alongside, sailing onto moorings, planning coastal passages, passage making, collision regulations, knots and much more.



Upon completion you will be able to manage inshore and Coastal passages by day and by night with confidence.
Course summary

Syllabus Summary
    Passage planning
    Preparing a yacht for sea
    Yacht handling under power
    Yacht handling under sail
    Adverse weather conditions
    Emergency situations
Minimum Pre-course Experience & Assumed Knowledge
    15 days sea time (2 as skipper), with a minimum of 300 miles, and 8 night hours (at least 100 NM and 4 night hours will be achieved during the course).
    Theory to Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Theory standard, plus sailing to RYA Day Skipper Practical (Sail) standard.
Duration
    Sunday 1800 until Friday 1600 with five full days sailing and instruction.
Certificate
    RYA Coastal Skipper Practical (Tidal), awarded to the successful candidate

Price from £750 per person all year round