5 days + 5 nights
This is for beginners and those who would like to become active crew members rather than just passengers. By the end of the course you should be able to steer, handle sails, keep a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in all the day to day routines.
Required experience
None
Minimum duration
5 days. Often run over 3 weekends or 3 days plus a weekend. If you have done the Start Yachting course, this course can be completed in 3 or 4 days.
Minimum age
Recommended age 12
Content
Knowledge of sea terms and parts of a boat, her rigging and sails, sail handling, ropework, fire precautions and fighting, personal safety equipment, man overboard, emergency equipment, meteorology, seasickness, helmsmanship, general duties, manners
Certificate issuing criteria
Able to steer, handle sails, keep a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in all the day to day routines.
Course cost
Investment of $2,275.00, GST inclusive.
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RYA Coastal Skipper Course: Coral Sea Marina to Percy Island
7 days + 7 night
Percy Island is part of the Northumberland group, 70 nautical miles south-east of Mackay, the Percy Isles are a stunningly beautiful place of shimmering beaches and wooded hilltops - a Robinson Crusoe island rising from the indigo depths of the Coral Sea.
RYA Dayskipper - Whitsundays
5 days + 5 nights
The RYA day skipper practical is for aspiring skippers with some yachting experience and basic navigation and sailing skills.
Coral Sea Marina
Berth E03
Shingley Drive
Airlie Beach
QLD 4802
AUSTRALIA
Postal address
PO Box 890
Cannonvale
QLD 4802
AUSTRALIA
Lat: 20° 16′ South
Long: 148° 43′ East
Phone: +61 402 429 152
