RYA Day Skipper Theory
Face to Face
Training Info
- Location: Hobart
- Duration: 5 days including 3 hr assessment
- Face to face (classroom style)
Face-to-Face Delivery Option
While the RYA Day Skipper Theory course is traditionally delivered online, this intake will be run face-to-face in a classroom environment, offering a more immersive and supported learning experience.
Learning in person allows for real-time interaction with the instructor, immediate clarification of concepts, and the opportunity to work through navigation, chartwork and tidal considerations together as a group. Complex topics are easier to grasp when you can ask questions on the spot and see problems worked through step by step.
With limited student numbers, this classroom-based format provides a more personalised learning experience, ensuring every participant receives individual guidance and feedback. It also encourages discussion, shared learning and practical insights drawn from real-world sailing experience.
About the Course
Paper Sailors Rock is offering this instance of the RYA Day Skipper Theory in a face to face learning environment.
The course provides a comprehensive introduction to chart work, navigation, meteorology and the basics of seamanship. This course takes approximately 40 hours, delivered over 5 days including a 3 hour assessment and covers:
- Nautical terms
- Ropework
- Anchorwork
- Safety
- International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
- Definition of Position, Course and Speed
- Navigational Charts and Publications
- Navigational Drawing Instruments Compass
- Chart work and Navigation – Traditional and Electronic
- Tides and Tidal Streams
- Visual Aids to Navigation
- Meteorology
- Passage Planning
- Navigation in Restricted Visiblity
- Pilotage
- Marine Environment
You will receive a Day Skipper Student Pack as part of the course.
Delivered over three structured weekends, the course allows you to focus, absorb the material and build confidence without the distractions that often come with self-paced online learning. The set schedule helps maintain momentum and accountability, keeping you on track to complete the course successfully.
For sailors who value hands-on instruction, peer interaction and direct access to an experienced instructor, this face-to-face format offers a highly effective way to master the theory and prepare for practical skippering.
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