RYA Yachtmaster Theory (Two weekends)

RYA Yachtmaster Theory Course (Shorebased)

ONLINE BOOKING AVAILABLE  – Please scroll down the page to book the Course

This particular course is being run over two long weekends – we are flexible on options.

The RYA Yachtmaster Theory Shorebased Course is a theory course for more advanced boaters, it gives you the knowledge to skipper a boat across the channel.

The course is suitable for powerboaters and sailors, for those looking to undertake journeys further afield, or achieve further practical qualifications.  We are running this course over two long weekends to allow time to digest information.  Students often learn best when they have had time to reflect and practice before progressing onto new topics.  We will supply teas, coffee and biscuits to help the concentration and we have a wonderful view from our waterside classroom.  This enables us to look outside for real life examples of the topics we discuss.

Course Topics for the RYA Yachtmaster Theory Course:

Chartwork and position plotting techniques

Plotting courses to steer, taking into account the influences of wind and tide

Electronic navigation and current technologies in instrumentation.

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

Tidal heights and streams, how they affect us and how to predict them.

Pilotage and visual navigation around harbours and coastal areas

Pre-requisites:

Students should have prior knowledge to ‘Dayskipper’ level.

You should have experience of being on a boat in coastal waters.

When do RYA Yachtmaster Theory courses run?:

We publish course dates on our home page.  For groups we can arrange dates to suit. If the published scheduled dates aren’t suitable for you please let us know.

If time is short we do offer this course as an online option too: Online Theory Courses