RYA Yachtmaster Preparation Course Itinerary
Day 1
This is an intensive course, so straight into action with the crew doing a safety brief on life raft, flares, fire and many other emergency situations.
Then show your ability to skipper the boat in and out of the mooring demonstrated by your skipper first.
Day 2
More safety talks before we slip lines. Instructor will demonstrate mooring up tactics, sailing on and of a pontoon, lots of man overboard and other sailing exercises.
Homework – Prepare a talk for the morning
Day 3
Man over board under power and sail; demonstrate you’re on skills skippering the yacht in different situations.
Engine failure, steering failure.
Day 4
Every day you will do a talk on a safety subject. Practice blind navigation. Passage planning using GPS Chart plotter and charts. Understanding radar .
Sailing on and off a buoy and anchoring under power and sail.
Day 5
Any thing you are not sure of or you are weak on we will go over again
Final tune up for your Examination.
