RYA Practical Cruising Course

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Isle of Skye Yachts are delighted to be able to offer you an opportunity to attend one of their RYA Practical Courses. The 5 day courses with an RYA qualified Yachtmaster Instructor usually take place aboard the Bavaria 32 “Sleat Princess” or, for larger groups on the Beneteau Oceanis 393 “Sleat Lady”.

Course dates
Courses will commence at 15.30 on a Saturday afternoon and finish around 14.15 on the following Thursday. Course dates for 2010 are as follows;

Saturday’s;
17th April, 8th May, 29th May, 26th June, 7th August, 28th August, Other dates on request..

Sailing area
The courses will start in late afternoon with a briefing and an opportunity to find their way around the yacht, and, depending on the weather a short “shake down” cruise to Loch Nevis, Isle Ornsay or Doune. Depending on the weather, in five days the Instructor may take you North up the Inner Sound to Plockton, Rona and Portree or head south to the Small Isles and Tobermory. At the end of the five days in this wonderful cruising area, as well as learning from the course you will have visited a selection of interesting places and have had an enjoyable holiday.

For 2010 most of the courses will be limited to a maximum of 4 persons. We aim to have a mix of people studying for different certificates on each course so if you are an aspiring Coastal Skipper you should have one or two genuine Competent Crew to lead and inspire!

Meals
Food is provided on a Full Board basis with a cooked or continental breakfast, light lunch and two course dinner. There is also a generous selection of snacks available to help yourself to at any time of the day or night but you might like to bring along a few “treats” to add to your enjoyment!
If you are vegetarian or have any other dietary requirements we will do our best to accommodate them provided you enter details on your booking form, however, there are limitations on special provisions which can be obtained locally.
Alcoholic drinks are not provided – you are welcome to bring along a small selection of your own to share with the rest of the crew, however, as it is a course, only drinking in moderation will be tolerated.

COST
£420 per course for April and September and £450 for all other dates. This includes; full board on the yacht, diesel, gas and the services of your instructor. There will perhaps be one or two evening meals eaten ashore which would be at your own expense.
There is no security deposit for courses, however, if you should happen to give a winch handle or boat hook swimming lessons reimbursement for the item would be requested! Log book(s) for your course should be purchased from us or directly from the RYA and cost £4.85 plus postage and packing. Certificates will be issued at the end of the course if the required standard is attained.
If you wish to reserve the yacht for an extra day to do the Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster CoC examination there will be an additional charge for this.

BOOKING
If you would like to make a reservation for one the courses please contact us by phone or email to check availability and then complete the enclosed booking form and return it with a deposit of £100. You will be invoiced for the balance of the course costs 6 weeks before it commences and this will be due for payment 4 weeks before the start date.

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