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RYA Day Skipper - Practical

A course for aspiring skippers with some yachting experience and basic navigation and sailing skills.

Learn to skipper a short passage with the instructor on hand to give advice and encouragement and ensure your safety. Experience being in charge, taking credit when it all  goes well and being responsible when it doesn't.

Before this course, if you are not sure that you sailing skills are up to speed, a good way to learn is on an RYA Level 2 dinghy course, or some big boat/yacht sailing with coaching. (See Sail Training) This will teach you to sail around a course and control the boat's speed. 

If it's help with navigation that you need, you should take our Day Skipper shorebased course (see Shorebased Courses).

The Day Skipper course can be taken in tidal or non-tidal waters and your certificate will be endorsed accordingly. 











Pre-course experience

5 days, 100 miles, 4 night hours  on board a sailing yacht


Assumed knowledge

Basic navigation and Sailing skills inc helmsmanship.

It is recommended you attend the Day Skipper shorebased course beforehand


Minimum duration

5 days,

3 weekends

or 2 x 3 day Weekends.


Minimum age 16


Ability after the course - Able to steer, handle sails, Keep a look out, organise the day to day running of the yacht.

Course content

  • Preparation for sea,
  • deck work,
  • Navigation,  &  Pilotage,
  • meteorology,
  • rules of the road,
  • maintenance and repair work,
  • engines,
  • victualling,
  • emergency situations,
  • yacht handling under power,
  • yacht handling under sail,
  • passage making, & night cruising
  • man overboard, emergency equipment,
  • meteorology,
  • seasickness,
  • helmsmanship,
  • general duties, manners and customs,
  • rules of the road,
  • Use of dinghies


 Options

A/5 Day Monday to Friday                                £444 p/p

B/ 5 Day inc weekend                                       £480 p/p

C/ 2 x 3 day weekends typically inc Fridays      £ 560 p/p

D/ 9 day combined practical & shore-based       £ 775 p/p