RYA Shore based courses

What better way of spending those cold, dark winter evenings than either learning a new skill or improving your existing knowledge, which, in turn will help you enjoy next years boating even more, with the confidence that these two courses give.

Both courses are held in the Yacht Club and will last for 25/26 weeks, one night per week, two hours per night (7pm -9pm) with about the same for home work.

Meet new people make new friends.Courses start at the end of September with enrolment night prior to this. For further details please contact Pete McIntyre at petemcintyre2@tiscali.co.uk

Day Skipper Course

The Day Skipper Course is the complete introduction course to boating, it assumes absolutely no knowledge and covers all the basic requirements needed to enjoy your time at sea, safely and with confidence.

The syllabus includes: traditional and electronic navigation techniques, the regulations for the avoidance of collisions, all aspects of safety and safety equipment, tidal calculations, an insight into meteorology, rope work, anchoring, buoyage and pilotage and the codes of good practice for good seamanship 

Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore

The entrance level is the Day Skipper certificate and although it is helpful to have some practical experience, it is not essential.

This is a more advanced course in navigation, collision avoidance regulations, safety and meteorology and follows on from the Day Skipper, to give you the theoretical knowledge to safely travel offshore and for longer periods.