The Skipper course is designed to provide training on basic pilotage, boat handling, seamanship skills, knowledge of boat systems and navigation to assist candidates to skipper a small vessel in partially smooth and familiar waters.

The course is conducted as a live-aboard over 3 days and 2 nights on board a Hunter 38, ideally suited for up to 5 students and the Instructor. The course is conducted on Sydney Harbour.

During the 3 days on board the student will receive instruction on the following areas: - Victualising the vessel - Night watch keeping - Passage Planning - Marine Radio operation - Blind Navigation - Sail Trimming - Boat Handling - Meteorology - Deck Work - Marine Engineering - Harbour Pilotage - Operating Under Power - Anchoring - Reefing - Emergency Situations - responses.

The course includes all meals, course notes, two free social races and Yachting Australia logbook Bring- warm comfortable clothing, wet weather gear, tow pairs of deck shoes or boots, warm hat, toiletries, sleeping bag and pillow. Contact Us

Skipper Course Package

The skipper course is excellent value. You receive $2,315 worth of sailing
at the Package Price $2,100. Contact Us

The skipper course package takes you from beginner level right through to Inshore Skipper level.

It is the best option if you are considering chartering a yacht for any length of time, purchasing your own yacht or are just keen to learn as much as you can in the shortest space of time then this is the most economical way.

You will learn how to master a yacht in familiar waters and gain hours, days on board and miles towards theYachting Australia Inshore Skipper Certificate.

• The Competent Crew package
  
  
• A 3-day Skipper course
  
  
• A Free 4 hour Bareboat charter on board a luxury yacht
  (excludes public holidays)
  
  
• One year's free membership to the National Maritime Museum
  at Darling Harbour Contact Us
  
  
  
  

On Water Practical
Night pilotage - buoyage/lights/transits
Radio operation sign-on with coastguard
Night sail watch/ keeping /techniques /
Night anchorage considerations/techniques
dinner preperation
Passage planning and introduction to charts

Day 2 ~ Morning Session
Breakfast
Instructor briefing
Radio check and forecast
Preparation for sailing
Sailing a course / chart work
Boat handling / sail trim
Man over board drill / reefing exercise
Anchor for lunch / de-brief

Day 2 ~ Afternoon Session
Sailing a course
Transits & bearing
Sail trimming / boat handling
Radio operation -forecast
Anchoring techniques / assessment
Meteorology
Blind navigation theory
De-brief
Dinner preperation

Day 3~ Morning Session
Breakfast
Instructor briefing
Boat systems
Safety equipment/location/hull fittings
Electric & water systems
Operating under power
Radio operation - forecast
Sail training -de-powering
Procedures / drills

Day 3~ Afternoon Session
Blind navigation
Man over board drill
Conclusions
Tidy the vessel