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Hamble Point Day Skipper Weekend
Trip Details
Weekend course (25-28 Oct & 8-10 Nov 2019)
The RYA Day Skipper Practical is 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. By the end of the course you should be able to skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day. Experience being in charge, taking credit when it all goes well and being responsible when it doesn't.
Course Content:
Preparation for sea, deck work, navigation, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, maintenance and repair work, engines, victualling, emergency situations, yacht handling under power, yacht handling under sail, passage making, night cruising.
Pre-course experience:
5 days, 100 miles, 4 night hours on board a sailing yacht
Assumed knowledge Theory to the level of Day Skipper. It is recommended you attend the Day Skipper shorebased course beforehand.
Minimum course duration: 5 days
Minimum age: 16
Unlike most other schools in the area, your mooring fees and wet weather clothing for the duration of your course are included in the price quoted.

Crew Wanted
Availability
2 of 2 berths available
Price
£605
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