Course Includes

  • Tuition
  • Onboard Accommodation
  • All meals and drinks onboard
  • Study Aids
  • RYA Equipped Boat
  • Life Jackets per student (automatic self inflatory)

Skippering a yacht on coastal and offshore passages demands strong navigation, seamanship and leader skills.

The Coastal Skipper course prepares those with previous skippering experience to undertake longer coastal voyages.

During the Coastal Skipper course, your instructor will guide you through navigation, both offshore and in limited visibility, weather forecasting and passage planning, watch keeping and preparations for sea.

You will also be advised upon the essential skill of communicating with and directing your crew.

You will put this all into practice as each student plans and executes passages taking complete command of the yacht.

Coastal Skippers must be good boat handlers and you will receive plenty of practice mooring the yacht and have at least 4 hours night sailing.

Weather permitting the yacht will undertake a longer coastal passage.

At the successful completion of this course you will be able to skipper coastal passages safely and confidently by day and night. 

 

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Choose a Midweek Date €1.125,00

Course Content

  • The yacht
  • Ropework
  • Underway
  • Rules of the Road
  • Manoverboard Recovery
  • Clothing and Equipment
  • Emergency Equipment and Precautions
  • Meteorology

Ability After Course

  • The student will have gained a fundamental understanding of sailing
  • Recognising the purpose of each rope
  • Practising boat steering
  • Participating in the operation of the boat
  • They will have increased their confidence on the water and acquired valuable experience in developing new skills

Assumed Knowledge

None