Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Shore Based Course

The coastal skipper / yachtmaster offshore shorebased course is an advanced course for more experienced skippers building on the Day Skipper course.

This course equips you to navigate safely on coastal and offshore passages. It allows some time for revision of the basics and then moves on to advanced navigation techniques.

This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills.

Course topics include:

position fixing
course shaping and plotting
tidal knowledge
use of almanacs and admiralty publications
electronic position finding equipment
taking and interpreting forecasts
plotting weather systems
weather predictions using a barometer and by observation
collision regulations
customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad

Course options:

We appreciate that finding time for courses can be difficult therefore we offer this course over 8 evenings & 1 weekend - 1 evening per week 6.30pm to 9.30pm plus 1 weekend at the end.