Minimum age: 17 years old
– 300 miles on a yacht
– 2 days as skipper
– 15 days onboard
– 8 night hours
Please note: These are the minimum requirements from the RYA, however, our experience tells us that much more sailing experience than listed above is needed, as an RYA Day Skipper as a minimum. As the expected theory knowledge level is high, it is highly recommended to take the Yachtmaster shorebased theory course, now available also as an online with us.
What do you get?
The course is designed to provide the skills and confidence to plan and execute longer passages at sea, involving night watches. We will include at least one long passage (> 12 hours), including night pilotage into an unknown harbour or marina. You will learn how to consider vessel and crew capabilities, ports of refuge, weather and more. During the course you will:
plan longer passages (> 12 hours), including night sailing using a watch system
– sail one or two long passages (> 12 hours), including extensive night sailing and pilotage into a harbour
– learn how to properly consider vessel and crew capabilities, weather forecast for a longer time span, define ports of refuge, victualling, and more.
– have sailed among the most beautiful waters and bays in Croatia
– have made lifelong friends!
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We will practice a lot of manoeuvres under sail, including the recovery of a man overboard, picking up a buoy, and sailing in confined spaces.
You will plan and execute a pilotage into unknown harbours or marina, including at night.
You will spend the week aboard our yacht, visiting many beautiful bays and harbours in Croatia.
With a maximum of 5 students per yacht, your instructors can devote plenty of time to your needs and focus the program on the areas you need most.
Exam
There is no formal exam to obtain either the Coastal Skipper certificate. The instructor will follow your progress during the week, provide you with regular feedback in what is could ‘continuous assessment’, and constantly adapting the action plan to cover any gaps. At the end of the week, there will be a final one-to-one debrief, by which point the outcome should not be a surprise to anyone.
If successful, you will be awarded the RYA Coastal Skipper Certificate!
