Caribbean Day Skipper Sail

Overview:

Combine some winter sunshine, a stunning sailing location and tidal waters with your Day Skipper Practical Course.

Aims:

To give students the skills required to skipper a cruising yacht in familiar tidal waters by day, while taking adavntage of the winter weather of the Caribbean.

Course Duration:

We provide one week's accommodation onboard, meaning there is more time to learn to sail and enjoy the Caribbean than on a conventional 5 day RYA Course.

Pre Requisites:

• Minimum Age 16
• 5 days on board
• 100 miles logged
• 4 night hours on board a sailing yacht
• Basic navigation and helming ability
• RYA Day Skipper Shorebased (or equivalent knowledge)

If gybes are still taking you by surprise then you are not quite ready for this course. It is recommended that you attend the Day Skipper Shorebased Course and Competent Crew Course before taking this practical course. You will also find the RYA SRC Course useful.

Course Content:

Pilotage, boat handling, seamanship and navigation. This practical course gives you the chance to put all the skills learnt on the shorebased course into practice.

What's Included:

• 6 days yachting instruction
• Yacht, gas and diesel
• 7 nights accommodation on board
• Breakfasts, lunches and one evening meal on board
• Loan of a life jacket
• RYA Day Skipper Sail Certificate
• 1 Year's free membership of the RNLI

What's Not Included:

• Flights and Transfers

Optional Extras:

• RYA International Certificate of Competence (ICC) subject to £40 RYA fee

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