Coastal / Yachtmaster Theory
Advanced training 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.
As with the Day Skipper shorebased course, the RYA’s specially designed chart plotter software will be used during the course to give you a realistic taste of modern electronic navigation.
Students in the southern hemisphere can take advantage of the southern hemisphere version of our training materials, ensuring that your course is relevant to you.
The course is taught over 40 hours with three exam papers. It can be covered as a series of short sessions, as an intensive week-long course, or by distance learning.
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
Courses are run at our purpose built classroom a few hundred yards from the pretty harbour in the centre of the bustling fishing port of Brixham, Torbay, Devon. Or we now offer them via distance learning, click here to have a look at the taster page, you can then do the assesment papers with us when you come to do your practical course with us
We have a maximum Student to Instructor ratio of 6:1 ensuring high interaction between Student and Instructor. All courses include free refreshments course notes and relevant RYA Publications and Charts. Chart plotter, dividers and almanac available for loan if required.
Courses are run over 5 consecutive days, 3 consecutive weekends or evening classes*.
Please contact us for dates or to arrange a date to suit yourselves, local accommodation can be arranged on request.
*Evening Classes are available – 2 hours one night a week for 20 weeks.
