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- Start date:Sep 8, 2025 at 9:30 am
- End date:Sep 12, 2025 at 5:00 pm
- Crew Capacity5
- Skill Level RequiredBeginner
- Course LevelRYA Day Skipper
- LanguageEnglish
- ClimateTemperate
- Vessel TypeSail
- VesselGrand Soleil 43
The RYA Day Skipper practical course teaches you how to skipper a yacht, and is the certificate you need to be allowed to charter a yacht. It’s a big step up but tremendous fun. You will learn to navigate, develop boat handling skills in a marina, including docking skills, and you’ll skipper your first short passages.
You’ll start to learn much more about how to manage the yacht safely, how to trim sails and what to do if conditions deteriorate while you are out on the water. As part of this, you will experience a night sail and various challenges that come with that. You’ll learn about basic weather forecasts, engine checks and passage planning.
Holders of the Day Skipper practical certificate can gain an International Certificate of Competence (ICC) without any further training or assessment.
Previous experience required
Basic sailing ability and knowledge of navigation to the level of RYA Day Skipper theory.
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Andreas Bartels
5 months agoWe chartered a 31.5 Nautilus by Jessica und Daniel by Julio Verne Nautica in Baiona. We had a great time in Galicia - and a perfect service- five stars!!!! Thank you guys for this wunderful experience🤩
Monserrat Pastrana Roldan
2 months agoPerfect experience with a lot of practice. The instructor was flexible and focused on different skills and ways depending the level and interest of the students. Nice price in a beautiful town to enjoy the views and culture. 100% recommended
Leoni Dickerhoff
5 months agoI did my RYA Power Boat Level 2 Training with Julio Verne Nautica and really enjoyed it. My instructor was very professional, fun, knowledgeable and importantly patient. I’ll be back for more training.
mathieu doucy
6 months agoVery positive experience, professional operator, very helpful and nice staff, lovely site, well positioned to discover this great sailing area, recent and well maintained boat.
Willem Völker
4 months agoI had an amazing week with Julio Verne, especially because of instructor Dani and skipper Manu, with whom I did the Yachtmaster prep and exam. Dani is a highly skilled and experienced sailor, and very dedicated to getting the best out of his trainees (with success, as all of us passed the exam). Manu has a wealth of knowledge on everything from astronavigation to weather systems, and loves explaining them. Highly recommended.