Coastal Skipper Course

The RYA Coastal Skipper course is aimed at sailors who already have considerable knowledge and who have sailed at least 15 days, 2 of them being the skipper, and who already have at least 300 miles sailed and 8 hours of night sailing. It would be the equivalent of the titles of Recreational Boat Skipper (PER) or Yacht Skipper in Spain.

Before taking this course the RYA, the previous training of the theoretical course "Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore" is recommended, which includes learning about nautical charts, tides, use of almanacs and nautical publications, electronic navigation, meteorology, collision prevention and notions on international regulations on customs and nautical regulations.

The Royal Yachting Association Coastal Skipper course is composed of the following contents:

• Coastal crossings by day and by night, with a high level of demand.
• Maneuvering the sailboat in different weather conditions.
• Passage planning.
• Preparation of the sailboat to go sailing.
• Make a journey with skills as a Skipper.
• Maneuvers of the sailboat.
• Piloting during the day and night, the direction of the boat, security and emergency situations.
• Navigation in bad weather.

The RYA Day Skipper course is characterized by having a minimum duration of five days , during which the students will learn to plan a journey, prepare the boat, take the helm and act as skipper of the boat both by motor and by sail. Students will also prepare to navigate in bad weather conditions and handle different emergency situations.

On the other hand, the minimum age required to take this Royal Yachting Association course is 17 years old.