RYA Day Skipper Practical

Sunsail’s RYA Day Skipper Practical Course enables students to gain the experience and the qualification necessary to set sail with confidence on one of Sunsail’s Level 2 Yacht Charter or Flotilla holidays, in some of the most breathtaking sailing destinations in the world.

This is a practical course for sailors with significant previous sailing experience (a minimum of five days sailing and living on board, 100 miles logged and 4 hours night sailing is required) and a comprehensive understanding of the theory behind the practice. Students preferably take the RYA Day Skipper Theory Course or have theory knowledge to this level.

This is an internationally recognised certificate and it is strongly recommended that you gain either this, or the ICC (International Certificate of Competence) certificates as more countries move towards compulsory certification.

RYA Day Skipper or ICC are requirements for chartering in Croatia.

The Sunsail RYA Day Skipper Practical course will enable you to skipper a yacht by day or night in familiar waters. You will gain the qualification and experience needed to set sail onboard your own yacht, on a Yacht Charter or Flotilla holiday to many of our breathtaking worldwide destinations.

Following this 5-day Day Skipper Practical course you will have experience of deck work, navigation and passage making, as well as the confidence to skipper under sail and power.

The course will teach you basic practical skippering techniques which will enable you to skipper a yacht on short coastal passages by day, in both tidal and non-tidal waters. As a skipper, you will be responsible for the management of a yacht, therefore the course includes elements of meteorology, engine checks, passage planning, preparing the yacht for sea and rules of the road.

The minimum pre-course experience required is 5 days sailing and living onboard, 100 miles logged and 4 hours night sailing. You will also need to have completed your Day Skipper Theory course prior to taking your practical, or have knowledge equivalent to this level.

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Itinerary / Highlights

Ability after course
Skipper a small yacht in familiar water by day.

Pre-course experience
5 Days sailing, 100 miles, 4 night hours and theory.
Pre-exam experience
10 Days sailing, 200 miles, 8 night hours and theory.

Day skipper theory knowledge essential. To do the day skipper practical course you require a full working knowledge of the theory, including: chartwork, navigation, how to plot a course, how to plot estimated position and leeway, application of deviation and variation, plotting transits, making a passage plan, iala bouyage system, light characteristics, safety & emergency equipment.

Duration
5 days and 5 nights

Dates
Port Solent 5 Day 19.00 Sun - 17.00 Fri
Port Solent 2+3: 19.00 Fri - 17.00 Sun, 19.00 Fri - 17.00 Mon

What to bring
Bedding: sleeping bag, pillow and a towel. soft pack bag, white soled non marking shoes, money for meals/mooring fees.

Meals
Breakfasts, lunches and one evening meal included. excluding special dietary requirements.

Departure Dates, Options & Prices

Port Solent 5 day 19.00 Sunday - 17.00 Friday
Port Solent 2+3: 19.00 Friday - 17.00 Sunday, 19.00 Friday - 17.00 Monday
BVI’s Friday 18.00 - Wednesday 17.00 - weekly all year. non tidal
Thailand: Sunday 16.00 - Friday 17.00, May to September
Australia Sunday 16.00 - Friday 17.00 all year (book to sat am)
Vounaki 5 day 19.00 Sunday - 17.00 Friday

5 Days - Nov-Mar - £549
5 Days - Apr-Oct - £599
2+3 Days - Nov-Mar - £599
2+3 Days - Apr-Oct - £649

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