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- Start date:May 23, 2026 at 10:30 am
- End date:May 29, 2026 at 5:00 pm
- Crew Capacity5
- Skill Level RequiredAdvanced
- Course LevelRYA Coastal Skipper
- LanguageEnglish
- ClimateTemperate
- Vessel TypeSail
- VesselDufour 45 Classic
The RYA Coastal Skipper course is for Yachtsmen and women with considerable knowledge of sailing and navigation, wanting to undertake longer, coastal passages by day and by night.
The training moves away from the shorter passages of Day Skipper and starts looking at passages that require watch-keeping routines, crew management and the ability to pilot a vessel both day and night. With longer passages it is less likely that you will be familiar with the sailing area, so a higher level of overall navigational and pilotage skill needs to be developed.
Thessalia Sailing runs the 5 day course from Saturday to Thursday.
You will arrive in Volos on Saturday morning and spend the first night aboard the boat getting to know the other students.
We will arrive back in Volos on Thursday evening, leaving you free to travel home on Friday or Saturday. You can stay on the boat on Thursday evening.
Previous experience required:
You will need to have completed a minimum of 500 miles and completed the Coastal
Skipper/Yachtmaster theory course (available as an online course with our Coastal Skipper combined) You will also need a VHF license.
Course content:
Passage planning, pilotage, passage making and ability as skipper, advanced yacht handling under power, advanced yacht handling under sail, adverse weather conditions, night sailing and watch keeping, emergency situations.
Method of assessment:
There are no exams for the practical. Your instructor will assess your progress throughout the course.
Certificates awarded:
RYA Coastal Skipper
Included in the price:
Breakfast, lunch and 2 evening meals on board the yacht. You’ll get freshly laundered linen & towels, pillows, and bedding. Also included are fuel and mooring fees
Not included:
Meals eaten ashore and the cost of getting here
Who We Are
Thessalia Sailing is an RYA-recognised sailing school in Greece, run by husband and wife team, Carl and Liz. We have been providing sailing courses in the gulf of Volos since 2017.
Our RYA sailing courses include: Competent Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster.
We run courses with a maximum of five students to one instructor and our school yacht, El Nino, a Dufour 45 Classic, has 4 large cabins. You will never be asked to share a cabin with a complete stranger.
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