About the course
On this 5 day course you’ll learn to skipper passages in a variety of situations during both the day and night. The course becomes gradually more challenging with each day, and our instructors will teach you the skills needed for:
- passage planning
- day and night pilotage
- boat handling
- safely dealing with emergencies
This is a satisfying but intense course, and many candidates often work towards a Certificate of Competence. By the end of the course you should have the knowledge, if not the experience, to become a Yachtmaster™.
Required experience
Before joining this course you should have the following yachting experience:
- at least 5 days sailing experience
- at least 8 hours night sailing experience
- at least 300 miles total sailing experience
- at least 2 days skipper experience
- RYA Coastal/Yachtmaster theory
We recommend that you have boat handling ability to the standard of RYA Day Skipper.
If you have any questions or want to discuss if this is the right course for you, please contact our Watersports Team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
