Beginner
Day Skipper
Become a confident skipper
6 days€1,488 shared cabin€2,201 single cabin useEnglishMin. age 16 years
RYA 5 days required - our course is delivered in 6 days. Training on Catamaran.
Course overview
The Day Skipper course is the natural next step for sailors ready to start skippering short passages under instructor guidance. Training sessions take place on a CATAMARAN.
You will develop navigation, pilotage, catamaran boat handling and passage-making skills that prepare you to skipper with growing confidence. Your training boat is ready for boarding on Saturday from 17:00, with the course starting on Sunday.
What you will learn
- Preparation for sea
- Deck work
- Navigation
- Pilotage
- Meteorology
- Rules of the road
- Maintenance and repair work
- Engines
- Victualling
- Emergency situations
- Handling under power
- Handling under sail
- Passage-making
- Night cruising
Pre-experience requirements
- Minimum 5 days at sea
- 100 nautical miles
- 4 night hours
- Theory knowledge to Day Skipper level before attending
What’s included
- Catamaran training boat and its equipment
- Instructor fees
- Olympic Marine harbour fees
- Course learning material
- RYA certificate
- Greek VAT 24%
Additional expenses
- Fresh bed linen and towels
- End cleaning (€49 per person)
- Provisioning including instructor
- Harbour fees outside Lavrio
- Transfer to/from Lavrio, available on request