RYA Day Skipper Sail practical course (DSP420)

Course content

Learn to skipper a short passage with the instructor on hand to give advice and teach you new techniques. Experience being in charge, managing your crew and your yacht, while sailing and executing teamwork manoeuvres during day-time.

This course is available as 5 consecutive days and as course divided over 2 weekends of 2 and 3 days.

Amongst other you will learn

• Preparing a yacht for sea, including checks
• Navigation, position fixing, use of plotter and chart work
• Deck work, such as anchoring
• Pilotage for entering or leaving harbours
• Meteorology and practical weather forecasting
• Rules of the road
• Maintenance and repair work
• Diesel engine, including engine checks and fault finding
• Victualling
• Emergency procedures, including the MOB recovery drill
• Yacht handling under power and under sail
• Passage planning and making
• Night cruising