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RYA Day Skipper Practical Course in Gosport Marina, United Kingdom
5 to 33-day beginner to intermediate sailing course with Nomad Sailing
8 Dates
From £206.25 GBP today (£825 GBP total)
5 to 33-day beginner to intermediate sailing course with Nomad Sailing
8 Dates
From £206.25 GBP today (£825 GBP total)
The RYA Day Skipper Practical Course will advance your skills of pilotage, navigation, seamanship and boat handling up to the standard required to skipper a cruising yacht by day in tidal and non-tidal waters. You will be learning all these skills in the busy tidal waters of the Solent. You have learned about tidal heights and tidal streams, memorised your buoys and their light characteristics so where better to put all that knowledge into practise ? The Solent has it all, you will be visiting beautiful little harbours both on the mainland and on the Isle of Wight with some great pilotage opportunities. Nomad Sailing are committed to ensuring you will be a confident, competent and happy Skipper looking forward to your first charter or flotilla. Do your practical sailing course in one of the most famous sailing areas in the world with one of the best sailing schools.
Why We Love This Sailing Course
Five days in the Solent where everything you’ve learned suddenly has to work in the real world. Busy tidal waters, constant decision-making and the quiet shift from “learning” to actually taking charge.
Popular marina on the western edge of Portsmouth harbour with good rail and ferry connections to London and easy access to the Solent
Famous throughout the world as the home of yachting in the UK. The Fastnet race starts from here and the famous Cowes week. Interesting pilotage into the river and past the chain very, some great opportunities for mooring practise and ferry gliding to name but a few
Busy, popular river just at the bottom of Southampton Water. The Hamble boasts 5 marinas and numerous river pontoons with over 5500 boats in the river in total. This makes for good pilotage and knowledge of collision regs.
A few choices of marina to chose from up here, our preferred is Southampton Town Quay. Great sailing to be had up and down Southampton water and more than a little chance of seeing large container ships, cruise liners, ferries and much more.
Yarmouth, Isles of Wight
A fabulous little town on the Isles of Wight, pretty straight forward navigation in but when the tide is running fast it can be quite tricky.
5.0/5•131 ReviewsFrom one day sailing experiences in the Solent to full RYA training, Nomad Sailing provide a safe, sound and good humoured way to get out on the water on our fully equipped modern cruising yacht with highly qualified instructors. Food, accomodation and wet weather gear provided on all our courses.
A small, friendly sailing school where you actually learn properly and enjoy the process. Jim and the team have that rare knack of making complex stuff click, with real-world experience, patience and just the right amount of humour.
Your specific vessel is assigned based on your selected dates. All vessels meet our high standards for comfort and safety.
Jeanneau - Sun Fast 37
LOA: 37ft (11.4m)
Beginner
No sailing experience required. Perfect for newcomers.
Intermediate
Some sailing experience helpful. Comfortable on the water.
Advanced
Significant sailing experience required. Challenging conditions.
Active Crew Member
Full participation in all sailing activities.
Optional Involvement
Participate as much or as little as you like.
Passenger
Sit back and enjoy the ride.
Yes
Sharing the cooking & washing up
16
This is a five day RYA Training course residential on board the training vessel . Candidate should already have completed or have experience and skill equivalent to those covered in the RYA Competent Crew course. They should also have completed or have equivalent knowledge understanding to that covered in the RYA Day Skipper Shore-based theory course. Minimum age is 16 years. During the 5 day course you will sail to various different ports and marinas throughout the Solent, the exact itinerary is dependant upon wind and tide.
RYA Cruising Scheme Logbook - with space to record your passages and qualifications
8-14°C
Variable conditions, longer days returning. Layers essential.
14-18°C
Improving conditions, good sailing with longer daylight.
18-24°C
Peak season with longest days. Variable winds, warmest waters.
12-18°C
Cooler temperatures, stronger winds. Experienced sailors.
6-10°C
Cold with challenging conditions. Limited sailing.
8-14°C
Variable conditions, longer days returning. Layers essential.
14-18°C
Improving conditions, good sailing with longer daylight.
18-24°C
Peak season with longest days. Variable winds, warmest waters.
12-18°C
Cooler temperatures, stronger winds. Experienced sailors.
6-10°C
Cold with challenging conditions. Limited sailing.
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