Full price £450*

Deposit to pay today £50

*Balance due 2 weeks prior to course start date 

DURATION: 5 days

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS: None required, though background knowledge, Essential navigation, and seamanship skills course would help

ABILITY AT COURSE END:

PLACES PER COURSE: 12

MINIMUM AGE: 16

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The RYA Day Skipper Theory course is 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.

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 life rafts