RYA DAY SKIPPER THEORY | WEBINAR

The RYA Day Skipper shore-based course is for those that have done no actual navigation, regardless of whether you have a lot of sailing experience or none.

Learn how to navigate and skipper a yacht for beginner-level sailors. Calculate the tides and plot your course from your home with our instructor-led RYA Day Skipper Theory course over webinars.

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RYA Day Skipper Theory Course | Webinar
RYA Day Skipper Theory Course | Webinar
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THE COURSE

The webinar-taught version of this course has been very popular as you get the benefits of being in the classroom with your peers and the instructor, while not having to travel. This makes it a superior learning environment over the self-taught online course, while also being just as convenient. We have heard of many a benefit to motivation as well in feedback!

The sessions run on Monday and Wednesday evenings where you can tune in to sessions with the instructor, or watch the recording in your own time. The sessions are 3 hours each and run for 7 weeks.

The course is completed when the 2 x 1.5-hour exams have been passed and marked by the instructor.

WHY TRAIN WITH LSS

Why do it if it’s not going to be fun? At LSS we make sure everyone is having the best possible time at all times. Shouting is a no go and we just ask that you are enthusiastic and willing.

Everyone gets a go at all the jobs, sailing is a team sport and everyone needs to get stuck into the jobs above and below deck.

Connect with your skipper and crew to build new relationships that go beyond the course.

We learn the most about sailing and ourselves when we are being pushed out of our comfort zone.

Senses of humour, no sense of tempers, please…. We believe that people perform best, especially when learning, without a barrage of “encouragement” about how they could be doing it “better”, being hurled their way.

Being Free of Ego is the only way to learn, teach, and improve at sailing. We ask that to sail with us you come with a coachable and relaxed mindset

FAQs & IMPORTANT NOTES

    • All required learning materials

    • Postage of materials

    • 40 hours of instructor contact time

    • Questions answered and support from the instructor

    • Plotter Set - can be bought on Amazon

    • Extra Tuition if required

  • Please contact us at info@londonschoolofsailing.co.uk to discuss payment options

  • Please see our BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS for details about changing your course once booked

  • Previous experience required:

    • It is great and preferable if you’ve got some sailing experience, ideally up to or beyond Competent Crew level

    • The course consists of 40 hours of face time online with the instructor

    • Homework in between sessions will be set, approximately 1 hour per week

  • The evening sessions start at 18:00 and go until 21:00. The instructor is available for questions from 17:30

    The day sessions run from 09:30 with the instructor being available from 09:00. There are many breaks during the day session to prevent a day of staring at charts/computer screens.

  • After completing the Day Skipper Theory course you will have the background knowledge to skipper a yacht in familiar waters by day. This is perfect for taking your Day Skipper Practical course.

  • You will need a desk/kitchen-table area to work on your charts and a computer or tablet with a webcam/camera. The internet connection must be able to stream video, and the environment should ideally be quiet, and well-lit.

  • Nautical terms

    • Parts of a boat and hull

    • General nautical terminology

    Ropework

    • Knowledge of the properties of synthetic ropes in common use

    Anchor work

    • Characteristics of different types of anchor

    • Considerations to be taken into account when anchoring

    Safety

    • Knowledge of the safety equipment to be carried, its stowage and use (see RYA Boat Safety Handbook C8)

    • Fire precautions and fire fighting

    • Use of personal safety equipment, harnesses and life jackets

    • Ability to send a distress signal by VHF radiotelephone

    • Basic knowledge of rescue procedures including helicopter rescue

    International regulations for preventing collisions at sea

    • Steering and sailing rules (5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12-19)

    • General rules (all other rules)

    Definition of position, course and speed

    • Latitude and longitude

    • Knowledge of standard navigational terms

    • True bearings and courses

    • The nautical mile

    Navigational charts and publications

    • The information shown on charts

    • chart symbols and representation of direction and distance

    • Navigational publications in common use

    Compass

    • Chart correction

    Chartwork

    • Navigational drawing instruments

    • Use of parallel rulers, dividers and proprietary plotting instruments

    • Application of variation

    • Awareness of deviation and its causes

    • Use of hand-bearing compass

    Tides and tidal streams

    • Dead reckoning and estimated position including an awareness of leeway

    • Course to steer

    • Tidal definitions, levels and datum

    • Tide tables

    • Use of admiralty method of determining tidal height at standard port and awareness of corrections for secondary ports

    • Use of tidal diamonds and tidal stream atlases for chartwork

    Visual aids to navigation

    • Techniques of visual fixing

    • Satellite-derived positions

    • Use of waypoints to fix position

    • Lighthouses and beacons, light characteristics

    Meteorology

    • Sources of broadcast meteorological information

    • Knowledge of terms used in shipping forecasts, including the Beaufort scale, and their significance to small craft

    • Basic knowledge of highs, lows and fronts

    Passage planning

    • Preparation of navigational plan for short coastal passages

    • Meteorological considerations in planning short coastal passages

    • Use of waypoints on a passage

    • Importance of confirmation of position by an independent source

    • Keeping a navigational record

    Navigation in restricted visibility

    • Precautions to be taken in, and limitations imposed by, fog

    Pilotage

    • Use of transits, leading lines and clearing lines

    • IALA system of buoyage for Region A

    • Use of sailing directions

    • Pilotage plans and harbour entry

    Marine Environment

    • Responsibility for avoiding pollution and protecting the marine environment