Day Skipper
Pre-experience: 5 days, 100 nm and 4 night hours
Upcoming courses
Target group
Anyone who already gained basic sailing skills and knowledge wanting to make the transition from crew to skipper. Participants should be above 16 years old and interested in developing the practical skills and confidence to take command on a small yacht.
Content
- Preparation for sea
- Deck work
- Navigation & pilotage
- Meteorology
- Rules of the road
- Maintenance and repair work
- Engines
- Emergency situations
- Yacht handling under power
- Yacht handling under sail
- Passage making
- Night cruising
Course design
This one-week practical course is designed for a maximum of 5 students and takes place on the water. Students are accommodated on board. You might be onboard together with students at Competent Crew level.
A qualified RYA instructor will deliver the course content tailored to the needs of the participants.
Any training week will start with a general introduction and safety brief as well as an outlook over the week. Tuition of any other areas of the syllabus including night sailing will be arranged flexibly according to the weather conditions and learning progress. Please do not plan additional activities. Expect a training week, rather than a cruising holiday.
After the course you will get a qualified debrief about your progress. The exam for the Dayskipper licence will take place on the final day of your practical training.
Certificate issuing criteria
Able to skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day.
Code of Conduct
Miles Ahead Sailing is committed to create an open, respectful and joyful learning environment, integrating everybody into the team.