RYA YACHTMASTER OCEAN THEORY
Classroom courses are operated from our home base in Kip Marina, unless stated otherwise
Unravel the mysteries of astro navigation, using a sextant, ocean passage making, worldwide meteorology and electronic navigation aids.
This course is for those aspiring to blue water cruising and is ideal for holders of the Yachtmaster Offshore certificate who are preparing for their first ocean passage. If you are working towards your Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of Competence, completion of this shorebased course exempts you from the written exam.
During the course you will work on 14 coursework exercises and sit one assessment covering the whole syllabus. On successful completion of the course and assessment you will be awarded the RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased Certificate.
This course is for you if you...
Course content
This is a very interesting and advanced course covering astro navigation, meteorology and passage planning:
This course is for those aspiring to blue water cruising and is ideal for holders of the Yachtmaster Offshore certificate who are preparing for their first ocean passage. If you are working towards your Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of Competence, completion of this shorebased course exempts you from the written exam.
During the course you will work on 14 coursework exercises and sit one assessment covering the whole syllabus. On successful completion of the course and assessment you will be awarded the RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased Certificate.
This course is for you if you...
- Are seriously involved in sailing/motor boating
- Own your own boat
- Planning on longer sailing trips
- Crossing oceans as a crew or skipper
- Interested in the old navigation techniques
- Planning on completing your Yachtmaster Ocean practical
- Coastal and offshore sailing experience recommended
- Navigation to Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore shorebased course standard
- 6 days, taken over 6 consecutive days or 3 weekends
- None stated by RYA
Course content
This is a very interesting and advanced course covering astro navigation, meteorology and passage planning:
- Astro navigation starts with the basics - global time and usage of a sextant. We follow this by working on sun and star sights. Moon and planet sights and compass checking complete this part of the course.
- Meteorology extends your weather knowledge by looking at global wind, weather and ocean currents and how they vary over a year. We start with a review of the world's weather systems to help you understand why the winds and currents work in the way that they do. A key part of this topic covers Tropical Revolving Storms - how they form and how we can best take avoiding action.
- Passage planning is an interesting part of the course which covers factors such as ocean routing, passage planning on the ocean scale and how to make an ocean passage.
- Instructor time
- Drinks and biscuits
- Certificates and course packs
