This RYA Course is soon to be renamed Essential Navigation and Seamanship.

This RYA Basic Safety and Navigation course is designed for those interested in sailing; the perfect introduction to navigation and safety for new and inexperienced skippers. It's also a handy refresher for those rusty skippers and crew that need and/want their skills refreshed.

Taught over 16 hours, the course can be taught in a series of short sessions or in two full days.

Pay Once and Pass Guarantee

Our guarantee is that we won't give up on you: in the unlikely event that you fail or can't complete this RYA Basic Safety and Navigation course, you can resit or rejoin another at NO EXTRA COST until you pass.

What will I gain from the Course?

Topics for this course include:

• charts and publications
• safety
• engine checks
• buoyage
• tidal awareness
• visual and electronic navigation
• pilotage
• rules of the road
• anchoring
• weather forcasts
• passage planning

How do I book?

Contact Jim Barden and let us know that you're interested in this course and we'll contact you.

Alternatively, please use the link below to view our current Course Dates, here you'll find the current dates available for this course and the associated costs. If there are no dates listed for the course you're interested in, please Contact Jim for more information.

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