DAY SKIPPER
Get your first sailing licence!
Make the transition from crew to skipper, developing the practical skills and confidence to take command of a small yacht. This course gives you the chance to take charge on short passages under instruction. You will concentrate on pilotage, boat handling, seamanship and navigation.
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COURSE PROGRAM
This one-week practical course is designed for a maximum of 5 students and takes place on the water. Students are accommodated on board. Your crew might be students at Competent Crew level.
A qualified RYA instructor will deliver the course content tailored to the needs of the participants.
Any training week will start with a general introduction and safety brief as well as an outlook over the week. Tuition of any other areas of the syllabus including night sailing will be arranged flexibly according to the weather conditions and learning progress. Please do not plan additional activities. Expect a training week, rather than a cruising holiday.
After the course you will get a qualified debrief about your progress. The exam for the Dayskipper licence will take place on the final day of your practical training.
Certificate issuing criteria
Able to skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day.
Code of Conduct
IN2THEBLUE is committed to create an open, respectful and joyful learning environment, integrating everybody into the team.
All RYA courses are conducted in english language
in cooperation with our partner:
Content
- Preparation for sea
- Deck work
- Navigation & pilotage
- Meteorology
- Rules of the road
- Maintenance and repair work
- Engines
- Emergency situations
- Yacht handling under power
- Yacht handling under sail
- Passage making
- Night cruising
- Crews of up to 5 People,
- Access to the Skipper360 Learning Platform,
- Accommodation on the boat
pre-requisits
- Minimum age: 16 years old
- 100 miles on a yacht as an active crew member
- 5 days onboard
- Theory course
€ 1.040,-
Included:
Training fee, Boat charter, Accommodation on board (incl. bed linen), Access to the learning platform
Not included:
Personal gear and equipment, Food and drinks, Tourist tax and base fee for diesel & cleaning (€70)
Frequently Asked Questions – RYA Day Skipper
The RYA Day Skipper is your first sailing licence and marks the step from crew member to skipper. Over one practical week you build the skills and confidence to take command of a small yacht on short passages under instruction, focusing on pilotage, boat handling, seamanship and navigation. It is ideal if you have already spent some time on board and now want to take charge yourself.
You should be at least 16 years old and bring roughly 100 miles logged on a yacht as an active crew member, along with 5 days on board and the theory course beforehand. If you are not quite there yet, get in touch – we will help you find the right way to get ready.
All our RYA courses are conducted in English, in cooperation with our RYA partner. That way you are comfortably prepared for the international, English-based RYA standard – from the theory right through to the exam.
It is a one-week practical course for a maximum of 5 students, run entirely on the water with accommodation on board. A qualified RYA instructor guides you through the full syllabus, and night sailing is scheduled flexibly depending on the weather and your learning progress. One thing to keep in mind: this is a training week rather than a cruising holiday, so please do not plan additional activities.
You work through the complete Day Skipper syllabus: preparation for sea, deck work, navigation and pilotage, meteorology, the rules of the road, maintenance and repair, engines, emergency situations, yacht handling under power and sail, passage making and night cruising. By the end you will be able to skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day.
There is no separate assessment trip: the exam for the Day Skipper licence takes place on the final day of your practical training. Afterwards you also receive a qualified debrief on your progress, so you know exactly where you stand.
Included are the training fee, the boat charter, accommodation on board (including bed linen) and access to the Skipper360 learning platform. Not included are your personal gear and equipment, food and drinks, and the tourist tax plus base fee for diesel and cleaning. You will find the current prices on the course page or simply ask us.
The course runs at our RYA Training Centre in the Marina Punat on the island of Krk, Croatia – the same base as our charter fleet. You sail straight into the Kvarner Bay, a varied and rewarding area to learn in.
