RYA Day Skipper

• Start date:
  Aug 22, 2026 at 3:30 pm

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• End date:
  Aug 27, 2026 at 5:00 pm
• Crew Capacity
  5
• Skill Level Required
  Intermediate
• Course Level
  RYA Day Skipper
• Language
  English
• Climate
  Temperate
• Vessel Type
  Sail
• Vessel
  Dufour 45 Classic

 If you already have basic knowledge of sailing and wish to move up to the next level, the RYA Day Skipper course will provide you with the experience required to skipper a yacht.

​Pre-course requirements:

Minimum age: 16 for students accompanied by an adult or 18 for unaccompanied students.

It is not possible to complete this course as a complete beginner. You will be expected to have completed the Day Skipper Theory course before joining us in Greece.

It is assumed that you are proficient in the topics covered in the Competent Crew course and that you understand the basics of sailing, rope work, seamanship and have experienced at least 100 miles on a cruising yacht as an active crew member.

Our Day Skipper Combined course includes the online, Day Skipper theory and should you wish, the SRC (VHF radio license)

​​Thessalia Sailing runs the 5 day course from Sunday to Thursday. You will arrive in Volos on Saturday, the boat is ready to board at 1530 and you will spend the first night on the boat, getting to know your fellow students.

The course begins on Sunday morning and we head out into the gulf.

Each day we endeavour to stop for lunch and a swim in a new, idyllic spot.

Evenings are spent either in a small fishing harbour, sampling the fresh Greek food, or at anchor in a secluded bay enjoying Liz’s home-cooked meals.

Day Skipper students will have a chance to navigate a short night passage.

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.

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Course content: 

Preparation for sea, deck work, navigation, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, maintenance and repair work, engines, victualling, emergency situations, yacht handling under power, yacht handling under sail, passage making, night cruising.

​Duration: 

5 days

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.

Maximum Student to Instructor ratio: 5:1

Method of assessment: 

There are no exams. Your instructor will assess your progress throughout the course.

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Certificates awarded: 

RYA Day Skipper

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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.

Categories

• RYA (Royal Yachting Association)

Features

• All Inclusive
• Private Cabin

Regions

• Europe
• Mediterranean Sea

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