Becoming a Day Skipper

Have you ever wondered what to do now summer’s over? Do you feel like setting yourself a challenge for those dark winter months? Then why not think about doing a Day Skipper course which comes in two parts: theory and practical, the theory providing the groundwork for the practical. The course gives you the skills to skipper a boat safely, navigate from port to port and moor up at the end of the day.

Being a glutton for punishment, I did my theory course twice – separated by a couple of years for reasons now forgotten. The course was 40 hours long so was spread out over five eight-hour days, giving the brain a real workout! The