You've done a course (or courses) and now want to practice your skills before the next course or assessment. The focus is on developing your recently acquired skills by running a yacht under the expert eye of a Commercial Yachtmaster Offshore Skipper, rather than tackle completely new skills. This course is for Competent Crew preparing for Dayskipper course, Dayskippers preparing for Coastal Skipper course and/or exam, Coastal Skippers preparing for the Yachtmaster Offshore preparation course and/or exam.
| Length of Course | Seven Days |
| Objective | Fine tune your skills and add miles to your log book in preparation for further qualification (Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore). The course includes at least two 'qualifying passages', to meet Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore logbook requirements. |
| Location | Cork Harbour or West Cork, South Coast of Ireland. |
| Equipment Included | The Boat has full safety equipment, all nav. aids and powerful engines. The safety equipment includes lifejackets and harnesses for each crew member. Waterproofs are available on request. |
| What to bring | Soft bag with change of warm clothes, toiletries, sleeping bag. Your own sailing equipment if you have them - waterproofs, torch, sailing knife, books: Personal Logbook, Comp Crew Book. Kitty, pocket money |
| Meals | Most meals are pre-prepared by our qualified Galley Cook. Nothing better than sitting at the table in the saloon for a meal with fellow crewmembers after a hard day's sailing! |
| Syllabus | You can avail of your SailCork Commercial Yachtmaster Offshore Skipper to brush up on any part of the practical yachting syllabus including Compentent Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore. You will get an opportunity to handle the boat, set sails, navigate etc. |
| Pre Course | Have completed at least one of the following: Competent Crew, Day Skipper Practical, Day Skipper Navigation, Coastal Skipper Practical, Yachtmaster Navigation. |
| Pre Course Advice | Study weather and tides (click here). Study area on relevant charts (click here - Navionics). Read about the area (click here - in your footsteps). Eat before joining on evening course. Bag packed as advised - soft bag |
| Course Brands | Wild Atlantic Way. ISA. RYA. Tourism Ireland, F |
| Tags | Yacht Sailing. Yachtmaster. West Cork. Cork Harbour. Navigation. Holy Grounder. |
| Level | Discipline | Age group | Description | Fee(€) | Start date | End date | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special | Dinghy Sailing | 8+ | Saturday Sailing Club full day | 50 | 30-Sep-17 (Sat) | 30-Sep-17 (Sat) | |
| Combined Level 1+2 Syllabus | Powerboat | No age | Beginners & Improvers | 340 | 07-Oct-17 (Sat) | 08-Oct-17 (Sun) | Contact SailCork |
| Taste | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Day Sail in Cork Harbour, includes lunch aboard | 115 | 08-Oct-17 (Sun) | 08-Oct-17 (Sun) | |
| Special | Dinghy Sailing | 8+ | Saturday Sailing Club full day | 50 | 14-Oct-17 (Sat) | 14-Oct-17 (Sat) | |
| Day Skipper | Navigation | No age | RYA Certified shore-based course (ET) | 525 | 17-Oct-17 (Tue) | 27-Feb-18 (Tue) | |
| Day Skipper | Navigation | No age | RYA Certified shore-based course (RCYC) | 525 | 18-Oct-17 (Wed) | 28-Feb-18 (Wed) | |
| Coastal Skipper/YachtMaster | Navigation | No age | RYA Certified shore-based course | 550 | 19-Oct-17 (Thu) | 01-Mar-18 (Thu) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | 350 | 20-Oct-17 (Fri) | 22-Oct-17 (Sun) | ||
| SRC 1+2 Combined | VHF Radio | Sixteen plus (16+) | One day Combined course | 295 | 20-Oct-17 (Fri) | 20-Oct-17 (Fri) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | 350 | 20-Oct-17 (Fri) | 22-Oct-17 (Sun) | ||
| Special | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Lights at Night Cork Harbour | 55 | 27-Oct-17 (Fri) | 27-Oct-17 (Fri) | |
| Special | Dinghy Sailing | 8+ | Saturday Sailing Club full day | 50 | 28-Oct-17 (Sat) | 28-Oct-17 (Sat) | |
| Instructor | Dinghy Sailing | Sixteen plus (16+) | Dinghy Instructor | 450 | 31-Oct-17 (Tue) | 04-Nov-17 (Sat) | Contact SailCork |
| Level 1 | Dinghy Sailing | 8+ | ISA Start Sailing | 295 | 31-Oct-17 (Tue) | 04-Nov-17 (Sat) | |
| Level 1 | Powerboat | Youth (11-15) | Teenage Powerboat course | 225 | 01-Nov-17 (Wed) | 02-Nov-17 (Thu) | |
| Special | Dinghy Sailing | 8+ | Saturday Sailing Club full day | 50 | 04-Nov-17 (Sat) | 04-Nov-17 (Sat) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Cork Harbour Weekend | 350 | 10-Nov-17 (Fri) | 12-Nov-17 (Sun) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Cork Harbour Weekend | 350 | 10-Nov-17 (Fri) | 12-Nov-17 (Sun) | |
| Combined Level 1+2 Syllabus | Powerboat | No age | Beginners & Improvers | 340 | 18-Nov-17 (Sat) | 19-Nov-17 (Sun) | |
| Special | Dinghy Sailing | 8+ | Saturday Sailing Club full day | 50 | 18-Nov-17 (Sat) | 18-Nov-17 (Sat) | |
| SRC 1+2 Combined | VHF Radio | Sixteen plus (16+) | 3 Evenings | 295 | 20-Nov-17 (Mon) | 27-Nov-17 (Mon) | |
| iPAD Navigation class | Electronic Navigation | Sixteen plus (16+) | iPad Navigation | 55 | 20-Nov-17 (Mon) | 20-Nov-17 (Mon) | |
| DSC | VHF Radio | Adult (18+) | 2 Eves Digital upgrade | 195 | 22-Nov-17 (Wed) | 27-Nov-17 (Mon) | |
| Special | Dinghy Sailing | 8+ | Saturday Sailing Club full day | 50 | 25-Nov-17 (Sat) | 25-Nov-17 (Sat) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Cork Harbour Weekend | 350 | 01-Dec-17 (Fri) | 03-Dec-17 (Sun) | |
| Instructor | Powerboat | Adult (18+) | national Powerboat Instructor | 450 | 01-Dec-17 (Fri) | 10-Dec-17 (Sun) | |
| Special | Dinghy Sailing | 8+ | Saturday Sailing Club full day | 50 | 02-Dec-17 (Sat) | 02-Dec-17 (Sat) | |
| Special | Dinghy Sailing | 8+ | Saturday Sailing Club full day | 50 | 09-Dec-17 (Sat) | 09-Dec-17 (Sat) | |
| Combined Level 1+2 Syllabus | Powerboat | No age | Beginners & Improvers | 340 | 09-Dec-17 (Sat) | 10-Dec-17 (Sun) | |
| Special | Dinghy Sailing | 8+ | Saturday Sailing Club full day | 50 | 09-Dec-17 (Sat) | 09-Dec-17 (Sat) | |
| Special | Yachting | Youth (11-15) | Christmas Sail Cobh to Cork | 55 | 16-Dec-17 (Sat) | 16-Dec-17 (Sat) | |
| Special | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Grenada & The Grenadines Sailing Holiday | 2295 | 17-Jan-18 (Wed) | 28-Jan-18 (Sun) | |
| Combined Level 1+2 Syllabus | Powerboat | No age | Beginners & Improvers | 340 | 10-Feb-18 (Sat) | 11-Feb-18 (Sun) | |
| Special | Navigation | Adult (18+) | SAILCORK-RNLI DINNER | 36 | 03-Mar-18 (Sat) | 03-Mar-18 (Sat) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | St Patricks Weekend Fri - Monday | 466 | 16-Mar-18 (Fri) | 19-Mar-18 (Mon) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | St Patricks Weekend Fri - Mon | 466 | 16-Mar-18 (Fri) | 19-Mar-18 (Mon) | |
| Instructor | Dinghy Sailing | Sixteen plus (16+) | Dinghy Instructor | 450 | 26-Mar-18 (Mon) | 30-Mar-18 (Fri) | |
| Instructor | Dinghy Sailing | Sixteen plus (16+) | ISA Dinghy Instructor Course | 450 | 03-Apr-18 (Tue) | 07-Apr-18 (Sat) |