| When you study the day skipper RYA courses, you | | | | comprehensive and very practical. They actually let |
| will gain all the knowledge you need to navigate a | | | | you take control of a yacht yourself so that you can |
| yacht during the daylight hours. It's not a course for | | | | get some real experience. After you complete all the |
| raw beginners, and there are a few preliminary sailing | | | | classes and become a day skipper, you'll know that |
| courses that you'll need to take beforehand if you | | | | you have all the information you need to be a |
| don't already have sailing experience. The course is | | | | competent seaman. |
| broken down into practical learning on board a boat, | | | | The RYA courses will teach you how to manage a |
| and some study time in a class room, where you'll be | | | | ship on a mechanical level as well. You'll be able to tell |
| learning basic theory. You need preparation in the | | | | if your ship has a mechanical problem, and you even |
| formal educational setting in order to become a | | | | learn how to deal with certain basic aspects of ship |
| dayskipper. The key here is to get the most out of the | | | | engine maintenance. A day skipper needs to be able |
| classroom aspect of sailing courses. | | | | to manage every aspect of sailing, so a good |
| The day skipper course will prepare you and make | | | | understanding of mechanical information is an important |
| you very proficient for sailing in the day time. Like most | | | | part of the RYA sailing courses. |
| RYA courses, these sailing courses are totally | | | | |