Take your sailing to the next level with the Online RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Shorebased course, designed for sailors progressing beyond Day Skipper. You must have completed an RYA Day Skipper Shorebased course or equivalent; this course is not suitable for beginners.
The course is fully online and self-paced, delivered by Navathome, an RYA-accredited centre. You’ll receive a course pack, navigation instruments, and support throughout your study. Booking can be done directly with Navathome or through us for a single payment.
This is a 40–50 hour course covering advanced navigation, passage planning, meteorology, safety procedures, and coastal seamanship, preparing you for Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore practical training.
If you’re unsure whether the course is right for you, please contact us for guidance, happy to help you.
This course is ideal for:
Sailors who have completed the RYA Day Skipper Shorebased course or have equivalent experience
Anyone looking to progress toward Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore
Experienced sailors who want to refresh or expand their knowledge in navigation, weather, and safety procedures
Building on Day Skipper theory, this course covers:
Tides & Streams: tidal causes, heights, tables, curves, secondary ports, tidal diamonds
Position Fixing & Course to Steer: compass variation, dead reckoning, estimated position, plotting with tidal flow and leeway
GPS & Electronic Navigation: GPS use, raster/vector charts, chart updates
Buoyage & Pilotage: buoy identification, lights/shapes, bearings, tidal graphs, safe harbour navigation
Safety at Sea: briefings, mayday/rescue, life jackets, abandon ship, fog navigation
Meteorology: weather forecasts, global/local systems, highs/lows, reliable sources
Passage Planning & Collision Regulations: planning passages, tides, pilotage, weather, wind, collision avoidance
Passage Making & Crew Management: longer passages, port entry/exit, refuges, waypoints, crew, provisioning
All topics are covered in depth. If you want to know more about our approach, contact us for details.
Full online course materials via Navathome, an RYA-accredited training platform
Navigation instruments and interactive exercises
Guidance and support throughout your learning
Certificate of completion recognized by the RYA
Flexible self-paced study, allowing you to complete the course from anywhere
To enable access to your online course we need to share some of your personal data with Navathome via www.navathome.com. This training website and database is held and maintained on a secure server. Navathome is an RYA training centre which specialises in online navigation training and will not use your personal information for any reason other than enabling your course.
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