A course for aspiring skippers with some yachting experience and basic navigation and sailing skills.
A course for aspiring skippers with some yachting experience and basic navigation and sailing skills.
Course Level:
Intermediate
Preparation for sea, deck work, navigation, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, maintenance and repair work, engines, victualling, emergencies, yacht handling under power, yacht handling under sail, passage making, and night cruising.
Basic sailing ability. Five days, 100 miles and four night-hours onboard a sailing yacht. Navigation and theory knowledge is at the Day Skipper Shore-based level.
Demonstrate competence in skippering a small yacht in familiar waters by day.