Coastal skipper, day skipper and competent crew courses.

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Want to improve your sailing skills? We have partnered with sea regs to offer three types of heavily discounted courses to cater to everyone’s abilities.

The dates are:

7/4/25 to 11/4/25 Costal Skipper and Competent Crew.
14/4/25 to 18/4/25 Day Skipper and Competent Crew
19/5/25 to 23/5/25 Day Skipper and Competent Crew

Coastal skipper:

Costs £550 per person, usually goes for £800 ( excluding food and mooring fees)
5 days, 4 nights on a boat.
Allows chartering of boats in most countries, including the UK.

Prerequisites:

navigation to yacht master/ coastal skipper level.
Boat handling to day skipper level.

What you will learn:

How to skipper a yacht on coastal passages day and night.
Passage planning
Preparation for sea
Pilotage Passage making
Yacht handling under power
Yacht handling under sail
Adverse weather conditions
Emergency situations

Day skipper:

Costs £550 per person, usually goes for £800 ( excluding food and mooring fees)
5 days, 4 nights on a boat.
Allows chartering of boats in some European countries, mostly in the Mediterranean.

Prerequisites:

Theory up to day skipper theory level.
Basic navigation and helmsmanship.

What you will learn:

How to skipper a yacht in familiar waters by day.
Navigation
seamanship
boat handling
pilotage.

Competent crew:

Costs £525 per person, usually goes for £800, ( excluding food and mooring fees)
5 days, 4 nights on a boat.
Allows you to be comfortable on a boat.

Prerequisites: none

What you will learn:

Knowledge of sea terms and parts of a boat
rigging and sails
sail handling
ropework
fire precautions and fighting
personal safety equipment
man overboard
emergency equipment
meteorology
seasickness
helmsmanship
general duties
manners

Money

Deposit of £150 to secure your place on the course

Full amount due on the 31st of January

Questions

If you have any questions about the course please contact Amy (VC Cruising ) or another member of the committee.

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