RYA Competent Crew, RYA Day Skipper Practical and RYA Coastal Skipper Practical
RYA Competent Crew
This course is for beginners and those who would like to become active crew members rather than just passengers.
Experience living on board and really get to know the boat. Virtually all the course is hands on. You are the crew - without you, the sails won't go up and the boat won't be steered.
By the end of the course, you should be able to steer, handle sails, keep a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in all day to day duties on board. You will also have visited some interesting places and had an enjoyable holiday.
RYA Day Skipper Practical
A course for aspiring skippers with some yachting experience and basic navigation and sailing skills.
Learn to skipper a short passage with the instructor on hand to give advice and encouragement and ensure your safety. Gain experience being in charge, taking credit when it all goes well and being responsible when it doesn't.
Before this course, if you are not sure that your sailing is up to speed, a good way to learn is on an RYA Level 2 course. This will teach you to sail around a course and control the boat's speed.
If it's help with navigation that you need, you should take our Day Skipper shorebased course.
This course has some prerequisites;
5 days, 100 miles, 4 night hours on board a sailing yacht.
And theory to a Day Skipper Theory Level
RYA Coastal Skipper Practical
Advanced skippering techniques for yachtsmen and women with considerable knowledge of sailing and navigation, wanting to undertake coastal passages by day and night.
Like the Day Skipper course, this course consists of skippered passages in a variety of situations. Each trainee will skipper more challenging passages and learn more about passage planning, pilotage by day and night, boat handling, safety and emergency situations.
It is a satisfying but intensive week, with candidates often working towards a Certificate of Competence.
DURATION
5-day residential course on a yacht over 5 days in a row for a total of 5 days and nights.
Starting at 1700 on the first day and finishing around 1600 on the last
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
This course has some prerequisites;
15 days, 2 days as skipper, 300 miles, 8 night hours on board a sailing yacht.
Navigation to shore-based Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster.
All courses itinerary and more details.
5-day residential course on a yacht either over two weekends (not Coastal Skipper) or 5 days in a row for a total of 5 days and nights.
One Instructor to 4 students.
Starting at 1700 on the first day and finishing around 1600 on the last.
Courses for 2023 are below
Cost: £590 members £640 non-members (£100 deposit required)
Minimum age: 18yrs
You will need:
Waterproofs and warm clothes
None marking shoes
Sleeping bag and pillow
Notebook and pen
Base of operations, Exe Sailing Club, max ratio of 1 instructor to 4 students.
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Dates
This event encompases the following:
- DS and CC, 21st to 26th June : 21 - 26 June, from 17:00
- DS and CC, 14th to 19th July : 14 - 19 July, from 17:00
Booking
Please visit the club website to book this event.
Last updated 2:31pm on 19 April 2024
