Who is the training course for:
This training course will help students who as a minimum have completed their RYA Coastal Skipper practical training course, and want to brush up on their skills before taking the RYA Coastal Yacht master preperation course and exam, or sitting their RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore exam. It’s not a full Yachtmaster preparation week, but a “refresh, hone and polish” of some skills which you may feel you aren’t strong with or have forgotten to help you preparer for the Exam.
It’s also a great way for RYA/MCA Yachtmaster qualified students to refresh their skills prior to undertaking the RYA Cruising Instructor training course.
This is a truly beneficial weekend, spent with one of our skilled, patient and attentive instructors which will help build confidence and blow away those cobwebs.
Why Choose a Skills Refresher?
Unlike some qualifications, where formal courses are a requirement, the Yachtmaster exam is all about demonstrating your on-water experience and practical knowledge. That said, dedicated practice and expert guidance—like you’ll get on this weekend—can be the difference between a stressful exam and a confident, enjoyable one. Many sailors find that spending time with an instructor, tackling real-world scenarios, and revisiting essential skills makes all the difference.
What we cover on the training course:
The training course covers preparation for sea and the safety briefing, deck work, navigation (both traditional and electronic), pilotage into and out of ports and harbours, meteorology, rules of the road, maintenance and repair work, engines, victualing, emergency situations and actions, yacht handling under power and under sail, passage making, night sailing back to a port of safe refuge, and of course being the skipper of a vessel.
