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RYA DAY SKIPPER

Five days of theory and practice aboard a sailing boat. It's never been easier to become what you want to be: SKIPPER. Lay the solid foundations of your new passion with an international RYA Day Skipper school and licence

RYA school and course in Romania

SKIPPER'S LICENCE IN 5 DAYS

Five days where you breathe and sweat sailing. Five days of theory and practice to Royal Yachting Association standards

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Period - 5 days
Area - Kavala, Greece
Price - 780 EUR per person in double cabin

NO "EXAMS"

During the five days, the instructor is also the examiner. He will assess how well you have mastered the basics, your handling and crew coordination skills and your general work, awarding at the end the RYA Day Skipper or Competent Crew licence.

what is included

  • 5 days of theory and practice with one of Aegeas Yachting Club Kavala's RYA trainers
  • Accommodation on the school boat
  • Breakfast and snacks
  • Boat rental and associated costs (diesel/marine/end-leaning/sheets)
  • RYA Daytime Skipper / RYA Competent Crew Certification

not included

  • Transport to and from marina Kavala

how does it work

During the five days, the instructor is also the examiner. He will assess how well you have mastered the basics, your handling and crew coordination skills and your general work, awarding at the end the RYA Day Skipper or Competent Crew licence.

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is the UK's national body for all forms of sailing. The RYA scheme is widely regarded as the world leader in international maritime qualifications and is recognised worldwide.

ZERO TO HERO

This 5-day course introduces you to the basics of sailing and teaches personal safety, as well as the basic techniques of handling and steering an agreement boat, to the level required to be a useful crew member. No age limit.

EVERYTHING IS PRACTICAL

The entire RYA Day Skipper course is hands-on and takes place on the boat, as does the exam. From the first hour you will get on the boat with the instructor and every command and manoeuvre will be explained through practice in real traffic and marine situations.

PRACTICAL SAILING COURSES

SKIPPER FOR 5 DAYS

During the 5-day course you will learnăThe course will teach the piloting, technique and handling practices of recreational craft to the standards required to drive a sailboat, mainly in daylight and non-tidal waters.

The RYA Day Skipper course will va arăthe difference between being a crew member and a skipper. The course outlines the responsibilities and problems faced by a skipper and possible solutions to the most common of these.

It is the most requested course among candidates and can be combined simultaneously with one of the Competent Crew course levels. The minimum age for certification is 16 years old.

program

Preparation for sea // Deck work // Navigation // Pilotage // Meteorology // Rules of the road // Maintenance and repair works // Diesel engines //
Boat victualling // Emergency situations // Yacht handling under power and sails
// Passage planning // Night sailing

AEGEAS YACHTING SCHOOL KAVALA

A renowned school in Greece and the closest RYA centre to Romania, with which CAPETAN.club has been collaborating since 2011 for practical sailing courses. So far more than 500 Romanians have already obtained their RYA license here.

STATHIS SOFITSIS

OWNER OF AEGEAS YACHTING

RYA YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE SAILING INSTRUCTOR

I have been sailing for over 40 years, the last 25 years for professional purposes. I am a certified Yachtmaster Offshore sailing instructor. My diploma was issued by the Royal Yachting Academy (RYA), for boats up to 200 tons. Every year I sail over 5000 nautical miles, as a sailing instructor, in races or as a skipper on chartered sailboats. I have sailed at all levels in most Mediterranean countries and in the UK. In 2002, I crossed the Atlantic Ocean as a participant in the famous ARC race, aboard Aegeas, one of my oldest boats, a Sun Fizz 40. The starting point of this race is in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and ends after about 3000 miles in Santa Lucia, an island in the Lesser Antilles archipelago, on the open shores of Venezuela.

DIMITRIS SOFITSIS

RYA YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE SAILING INSTRUCTOR

Since I was seven years old, I have participated in dinghy races, winning numerous national awards. I am a graduate of the sailing department of the School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences. After graduation and for the past five years, I have worked as a skipper and sailing instructor for national level certifications.
After gaining the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore qualification in 2015, I took things to the next level by completing courses and gaining RYA Cruising Instructor certification in Southampton, UK.

lamprinos eleftheriadis

INSTRUCTOR

RYA CRUISING SAILING INSTRUCTOR

My name is Lamprinos, a rare Greek name and anything rare is
priceless (haha)! I'm an experienced navigation instructor (RYA) and I have
I did all my professional certifications in Sea UK. Age? Just a number for that this does not reflect the way which me feel and show. Rebellious, I practice a multitude of sports from at o age early.
I'm a true lover of sea and they do with pleasure all what keep of the sailing phenomenon. I also work that a professional Skipper, Scuba Diving Instructor (PADI).

Xenofon Bampoulas

INSTRUCTOR

RYA CRUISING SAILING INSTRUCTOR

Passionate and keen for Sailing (Xen) as he prefers to be called is a highly experienced instructor and professional charter skipper with numerous qualifications and certificates like RYA VHF assessor, Navigation Instructor and Cruising Instructor and all of them qualified in The Solent UK.

Join our RYA DS modules and explore his personality and training style.

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