Discover Africa, Spain, Gibraltar and have some fun in the sun while obtaining your ‘Coastal Skipper’ Qualification!

Would you like to enjoy a week’s cruising to and around Africa, Spain and Gibraltar? Would you like to increase your knowledge, gain more experience and learn the skills required to become a highly competent RYA ‘Coastal Skipper’ at the same time?!

Like all our other courses, this doesn’t just offer 5 days ‘break in the sun’ – this is your chance to upgrade your skills to become one of a select band of Yachtsmen who hold the RYA ‘Coastal Skipper’ qualification - and at the same time explore the beautiful Mediterranean.

Just ask around in your current marina – you’ll find plenty of other Day Skippers – but start talking bout blind navigation and night-passages and many of your pontoon neighbours will break out into a sweat!

And it’s not just the extra ‘Kudos’ of obtaining the Coastal Skipper Qualification - this level of achievement will bring serious benefits to you and those friends and family that regularly cruise with you. You’ll not only enjoy a greater understanding of navigation in general but the other future benefits include:

Perfect ‘blind-navigation’ and night-time passages - and be safe whatever the visibilty.
Enjoy knowing and understanding more about weather, its effects and forecasting.
Feel secure doing cross-channel passages without fear of other shipping.
Discover how to do Running Fixes, Dead-reckoning and Estimated Positions on the move.
How to manoeuvre your boat when one engine breaks down.
And much, much more!

As well as what’s in the Coastal Skipper syllabus, I’ll also teach you tricks of the trade that will help you get the best from your on-board electronics, like using your radar 'VRM' and 'EBL' for extra precise position-fixing. We’ll also cover 'XTE' and Waypoint management for getting the best out of your plotter while crossing the straits of Gibraltar, And of course, the sense of achievement of negotiating new waters.

So... if you would like to make 2007 your year for a fabulous experience whilst at the same time upgrading your skills and qualifications to become a RYA Coastal Skipper, please use the links below

For further details or to book, you can do any of the following:

• Please click here which will take you to our exclusive web page...
• Call us on 0800 652 7866 or 0034 952 804 597
• email: coastal@suncoastmarine.co.uk


So make 2007 a year for adventure and book your Mediterranean Coastal Skipper Course Now! And if there is any aspect of the course you would like to discuss, please give me a call.
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
All the best,

Phil

Phil Jackson,
Principal, Sun Coast Marine Sea School