Dayskipper practical course

The Course

Over the four days of this day skipper course there is the time to really focus on both boat handling and all aspects of planning and executing passages. Time is spent looking at charts and tides, passage planning, pilotage and subjects such as Course to Steer. All aspects of using GPS and chartplotters are covered too and we also introduce the basics of radar. There is plenty of time to address in detail safety from the equipment carried to how to deal with a man overboard situation. We also go out at night and execute a night passage.

Your instructor will cover the following topics with you during your course:

• Safety & preparation for sea
• Boat handling including leaving & coming alongside
• Navigation including use of electronic navigation techniques
• Pilotage & passage planning
• Rules of the road
• Engines
• Emergency situations including man overboard
• Night cruising
• Meteorology

When does it run/availability

• Courses are available 7 days a week, allow at least  1 weeks booking notice
• Available all year round, seven days a week. (Weather permitting)
• 4 Day Experience
• Flexible times from morning to evenings available

What you need to bring along

• Warm clothing and sensible shoes is always recommended.  Also don't forget to bring a bottle of water and some sunscreen just in case!

 What to do next?

• Simply add it to your basket by clicking the "buy now" button
• Go to the checkout and complete your purchase
• When you complete your purchase we'll send you an activity voucher email with contact and location details of your instructors
• Simply give them a call, get your date booked in and off you go! (you have six months to redeem your voucher)

The GO AWOL promise

Here's four great reasons to choose GO AWOL:

1.  We partner with some of the best activity providers so you can rest easy knowing that you're going to have an awesome time

2.  You get an activity voucher that can be used anytime for the next 6 months giving you total flexibility over when you want to book your dates. It's also ideal as a gift for someone

3.  Your activity voucher is totally flexible – you can change the activity any time you like provided that you haven't booked the date in with the activity provider. And even if you have done this we can still usually change your activity

4.  We offer one of the broadest range of beginner, intermediate and advanced courses

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