RYA Day Skipper Sail Course in Malaga

The RYA Day Skipper Sailing Course is designed for people who want to learn how to handle a sailing yacht in coastal waters safely and with confidence. This course will provide you with the skills necessary to plan and execute short passages, both day and night, with minimal supervision.

What will you learn in the course?

Plan routes and navigate accurately using nautical charts, compass and GPS.
Interpret weather conditions and make navigation adjustments as necessary.
Perform essential maneuvers such as tacking, gybing, docking in ports and anchoring in bays.
Lead a crew and make decisions in everyday situations on board.

Who is the Day Skipper Course for?

This course is perfect for those who already have some experience sailing as a crew and wish to take command of a small yacht. It is ideal for those who wish to charter a boat in the future or improve their sailing and boat leadership skills.

Prerequisites:

Participants are recommended to have basic sailing knowledge and a Competent Crew qualification or equivalent. In addition, it is useful to have completed the RYA Day Skipper theory course.

Certification and Advantages:

At the end of the course, you will obtain the internationally recognised RYA Day Skipper certification. This certification is your passport to rent boats and sail independently in different parts of the world.

Plan

Day 1: Introduction and Fundamentals of Coastal Navigation:
* 09:00 – 11:00: Introduction and review of prior knowledge.
* Explanation of the course agenda.
* Review of nautical charts, reading of instruments and basic planning.
* 11:00 – 13:00: Practice in port: preparing the yacht for departure.
* Assignment of duties to the crew, safety reviews on board.
* 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch.
* 14:00 – 17:00: Navigation in local waters.
* Basic maneuvers, sail adjustment and rudder control.
* First practices of tacking and gybing under supervision.

Day 2: Planning and Coastal Navigation:
* 09:00 – 12:00: Planning the crossing.
* Use of nautical charts and planning a coastal route.
* Introduction to the use of compass, GPS and navigation markers.
* 12:00 – 13:00: Lunch.
* 13:00 – 17:00: Navigation in coastal waters.
* Execution of the planned crossing, navigation by reference points.
* Practice mooring in ports and anchoring in bays.

Day 3: Leadership and Crew Management:
* 09:00 – 12:00: Introduction to crew leadership and management.
* Crew roles, effective communication and decision making.
* Evaluating weather conditions and how to adjust to them.
* 12:00 – 13:00: Lunch.
* 13:00 – 17:00: Advanced navigation.
* Navigation in more difficult conditions, maneuvers in limited space.
* Practice sailing in poor visibility or simulating breakdowns.

Day 4: Night Navigation and Emergency Practices:
* 09:00 – 12:00: Navigation and safety at sea.
* Emergency drills: man overboard, engine failure, fires on board.
* Review of safety equipment and basic first aid practices.
* 12:00 – 13:00: Lunch.
* 13:00 – 17:00: Preparation for night navigation.
* Study of navigation lights, planning of the night voyage.
* Night navigation, maneuvering and course tracking with limited visibility.

Day 5: Course Evaluation and Conclusion:
* 09:00 – 12:00: Practical assessment of coastal navigation.
* Practice of all the maneuvers learned, from mooring to tacking and navigation.
* Full leadership of the boat by the student (under supervision).
* 12:00 – 13:00: Lunch.
* 13:00 – 15:00: Final exam and conclusions.
* Theoretical and practical evaluation of the crossing.
* Instructor feedback and delivery of RYA Day Skipper certification.

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Other information

This course is taught in english. You must have a sufficient level of this language to be able to follow the course.

Why are we more expensive than other Centers?

We firmly believe in Quality Training and to achieve this, the first thing is to have the necessary time to teach it. In 5 days with a group of 5 students, as allowed by the RYA, there is really not enough time to go in depth with each student in all the skills to be learned, THEREFORE OUR COURSES ARE TAUGHT IN GROUPS OF MAXIMUM 3 STUDENTS.

You will pay a little more but you will receive many more hours of training in the same 5 days.

From 1,599 € /person

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Fantastic sailboat equipped and maintained to unsuspected limits to offer a very high level of training with top brand materials and for long ocean voyages!!!!!

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