Want to improve your sailing skills? We have partnered with sea regs to offer three types of heavily discounted courses to cater to everyone’s abilities.

The dates are:

• 7/4/25 to 11/4/25 Costal Skipper and Competent Crew.
• 14/4/25 to 18/4/25 Day Skipper and Competent Crew
• 19/5/25 to 23/5/25 Day Skipper and Competent Crew

Coastal skipper:

• Costs £550 per person, usually goes for £800 ( excluding food and mooring fees)
• 5 days, 4 nights on a boat. 
• Allows chartering of boats in most countries, including the UK.

Prerequisites:

• navigation to yacht master/ coastal skipper level.
• Boat handling to day skipper level.

What you will learn:

• How to skipper a yacht on coastal passages day and night.
• Passage planning
• Preparation for sea
• Pilotage Passage making
• Yacht handling under power
• Yacht handling under sail
• Adverse weather conditions
• Emergency situations

Day skipper:

• Costs £550 per person, usually goes for £800 ( excluding food and mooring fees)
• 5 days, 4 nights on a boat.
• Allows chartering of boats in some European countries, mostly in the Mediterranean.

Prerequisites:

• Theory up to day skipper theory level.
• Basic navigation and helmsmanship.

What you will learn:

• How to skipper a yacht in familiar waters by day. 
• Navigation
• seamanship
• boat handling
• pilotage.

Competent crew:

• Costs £525 per person, usually goes for £800, ( excluding food and mooring fees)
• 5 days, 4 nights on a boat.
• Allows you to be comfortable on a boat.

Prerequisites: none

What you will learn:

• Knowledge of sea terms and parts of a boat
• rigging and sails
• sail handling
• ropework
• fire precautions and fighting
• personal safety equipment
• man overboard
• emergency equipment
•  meteorology
•  seasickness
•  helmsmanship
•  general duties
•  manners

Money

Deposit of £150 to secure your place on the course

Full amount due on the 31st of January

Questions

If you have any questions about the course please contact Amy (VC Cruising ) or another member of the committee.