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RYA Day Skipper Shorebased

RYA Day Skipper Shorebased

By Go West Sailing

4.9(48)
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  • Delivered In-Person

Description

The Day Skipper shore based course sits in the RYA Syllabus as preamble to the Day Skipper practical course and will give the aspiring skipper the knowledge that is needed to navigate familiar water. The course also provides an introduction to lights to help you on your way with sailing in the dark.

The course will give you the confidence to be able to plan your passage on inshore and coastal routes, and ensure that you and your crew are safe. The course includes:

  • Basics of seamanship

  • Essentials of inshore navigation and pilotage

  • Chartwork (plotting tidal streams, estimated positions and courses to steer)

  • Electronic charts

  • Position fixing

  • Passage planning

  • Weather forecasting and meteorology

  • Tidal height calculations

  • Collision regulations

  • Construction, parts and equipment of a cruising boat

  • Emergency and safety procedures including distress calls, the use of flares, safety harnesses, lifejackets and liferafts

Location

Largs Yacht Haven, Irvine Rd, Ayrshire, KA30 8EZ, United Kingdom, Largs

About The Provider

Go West Sailing
Go West Sailing
Largs
4.9(48)

We are an RYA Recognised Sailing School based in Scotland, offering top-quality RYA sailing theory courses and practical training; offshore adventure sails, and...

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