The Coastal Skipper Certificate certifies a recreational sailor's ability to skipper a sailing yacht under sail and auxiliary motor on coastal passages during daylight and at night. The assessment is a practical assessment run at sea in a cruising boat.
| Accreditation | ISA Yachtmaster Coastal or RYA Coastal Skipper |
| Boat | The boat used for assessments would normally be a sailing yacht with an auxiliary engine that is at least 7 meters in overall length and which is suitable for cruising. The yacht must be equipped to category B as defined in the ISA Yacht Safety Equipment list. SailCork recommends that you use |
| Length of Course | Duration of assessment One candidate: 6 - 10 hours. More than one candidate: 4 - 8 hours per candidate. |
| Objective | You meet the standard of Coastal Skipper and are capable of skippering a sailing yacht under sail and auxiliary motor on coastal passages during daylight and at night. |
| 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 waterproofs if you have them. |
| 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 | Passage planning, Preparation for sea, Pilotage, Passage making and responsibilities as skipper, Yacht handling under power and under sail, Adverse weather conditions, emergency situations, Rules of the road. |
| Pre Course | 1. The following logged in a sailing yacht within 10 years of the exam: - 800 miles in tidal waters - 25 days at sea, 3 days as skipper - 12 night hours. Where a candidate holds a course completion certificate from a shorebased course in either the ISA Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore then the logged requirements are as follows: - 600 miles - 20 days at sea, 3 days as skipper - 12 night hours. Mileage completed during ISA certified Coastal Skipper sea based courses may be included in the logged requirements. 2. Restricted Cert of Competency in VHF Radiotelephony or SRC Module 1. 3. Candidate must be at least 16 years of age at the time of assessment. |
| Pre Course Advice | We strongly recommend you compete a 4 day Coastal Skipper preparation course immediately prior to the exam. |
We are in the process of buying a yacht so we, as a family, decided to do the right thing and take lessons on how to sail it correctly. We are all novices in the sailing department so five of us went out today with Peter Scallan and we had a great day. He asked us up front what we wanted from the day and at this stage I feel we have been given a good base to build from when we decide to take further tuition. Peter is a great instructor and seems to have an intuitive feel for what each person is capable of and adapts accordingly. On top of that he's just a really nice guy and we got on very well with him. The family were discussing the day over a few pints (as you do), and I think we all agreed we left the berth in the morning as a family, but we returned the boat in the evening as a crew and that was all down to the tuition from Peter. In addition to all the sailing, we anchored up and had a delicious lunch cooked from scratch by Jo and as the main cook and bottle washer in my own house I have to say bravo chef. I highly recommend the professional but relaxed setup at Sailcork.
Brian F
Oct 2019
If you wanna learn to sail or improve your techniques this has got to be the best way to do it. I signed up for the competent crew course and it was a blast. Can't recommend sailcork high enough. An easy 5 stars J KennedyJ Kennedy
| Level | Discipline | Age group | Description | Fee(€) | Start date | End date | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to Sail, Sat, Sun & Mon, 2ngts onboard | 425 | 14-Mar-20 (Sat) | 16-Mar-20 (Mon) | Contact SailCork |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skippers course, Sat, Sun, Mon 2 ngts onboard | 425 | 14-Mar-20 (Sat) | 16-Mar-20 (Mon) | Contact SailCork |
| Taste | Yachting | Sixteen plus (16+) | Day sail in Cork Harbour incl lunch onboard | 125 | 11-Apr-20 (Sat) | 11-Apr-20 (Sat) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skippers course, Sat, Sun, 1 ngt onboard | 350 | 18-Apr-20 (Sat) | 19-Apr-20 (Sun) | Contact SailCork |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Beginners course, Sat, Sun,1 ngt onboard | 350 | 18-Apr-20 (Sat) | 19-Apr-20 (Sun) | Contact SailCork |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to Sail, Sat+Sun,1 ngt onboard | 350 | 25-Apr-20 (Sat) | 26-Apr-20 (Sun) | Contact SailCork |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's course, Sat+Sun,1 ngt onboard | 350 | 25-Apr-20 (Sat) | 26-Apr-20 (Sun) | Contact SailCork |
| International Cert of Competence | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Prep and test | 350 | 09-May-20 (Sat) | 10-May-20 (Sun) | |
| Taste | Yachting | Sixteen plus (16+) | Day sail in Cork harbour incl lunch onboard | 125 | 14-May-20 (Thu) | 14-May-20 (Thu) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to Sail, Fris, Sat, Sun, 2ngts onboard | 425 | 15-May-20 (Fri) | 17-May-20 (Sun) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's course,Fri,Sat, Sun,2 ngts onboard | 425 | 15-May-20 (Fri) | 17-May-20 (Sun) | |
| Taste | Yachting | Sixteen plus (16+) | Day sail in Cork Harbour incl lunch onboard | 125 | 22-May-20 (Fri) | 22-May-20 (Fri) | |
| Special | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Sailing holiday in Majorca | 1295 | 23-May-20 (Sat) | 30-May-20 (Sat) | Contact SailCork |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper course, Sat, Sun, 1 ngt onboard | 350 | 23-May-20 (Sat) | 24-May-20 (Sun) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to sail, Sat, Sun, 1ngt onboard | 350 | 23-May-20 (Sat) | 24-May-20 (Sun) | |
| Special | Yachting | Sixteen plus (16+) | Day Sail Cork Harbour, inc lunch onboard | 125 | 06-Jun-20 (Sat) | 06-Jun-20 (Sat) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to sail,Fri,Sat,Sun 2 ngts onboard | 425 | 12-Jun-20 (Fri) | 14-Jun-20 (Sun) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's course | 350 | 27-Jun-20 (Sat) | 28-Jun-20 (Sun) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to sail | 350 | 27-Jun-20 (Sat) | 28-Jun-20 (Sun) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's course,Sat+Sun, 1 ngt onboard | 350 | 25-Jul-20 (Sat) | 26-Jul-20 (Sun) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to sail,Sat+Sun,1 ngt onboard | 350 | 25-Jul-20 (Sat) | 26-Jul-20 (Sun) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's cs, Mon-Fri,4 ngts, Cobh to Baltimore | 750 | 27-Jul-20 (Mon) | 31-Jul-20 (Fri) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to sail, Mon-Fr, 4 ngts,Cobh to Baltimore | 750 | 27-Jul-20 (Mon) | 31-Jul-20 (Fri) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to sail,Sat-Mon,2 ngts onboard, Baltimore | 425 | 01-Aug-20 (Sat) | 03-Aug-20 (Mon) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's course,Sat-Mon,2 ngts onboard, Baltimore | 425 | 01-Aug-20 (Sat) | 03-Aug-20 (Mon) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to sail cs,Tues-Sat, Baltimore | 750 | 04-Aug-20 (Tue) | 08-Aug-20 (Sat) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's cs,Tues-Sat, Baltimore | 750 | 04-Aug-20 (Tue) | 08-Aug-20 (Sat) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Cobh regatta weekend | 350 | 15-Aug-20 (Sat) | 16-Aug-20 (Sun) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Cobh Regatta | 350 | 15-Aug-20 (Sat) | 16-Aug-20 (Sun) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to sail,Sat+Sun,Mon 2 ngts onboard | 425 | 29-Aug-20 (Sat) | 31-Aug-20 (Mon) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's course,Sat+Sun,Mon 2 ngts onboard | 350 | 29-Aug-20 (Sat) | 31-Aug-20 (Mon) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to Sail, Sat+Sun,1ngt onboard | 350 | 05-Sep-20 (Sat) | 06-Sep-20 (Sun) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's course, Sat+Sun,1 ngt onboard | 350 | 05-Sep-20 (Sat) | 06-Sep-20 (Sun) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Mile-builder Cobh- West Cork return | 870 | 07-Sep-20 (Mon) | 12-Sep-20 (Sat) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's course, Sat+Sun,Mon 2 ngts onboard | 425 | 18-Sep-20 (Fri) | 20-Sep-20 (Sun) | |
| Special | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Croatia Sailing holiday | 1295 | 18-Sep-20 (Fri) | 26-Sep-20 (Sat) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to sail,Sat+Sun+Mon,2 ngts onboard | 425 | 18-Sep-20 (Fri) | 20-Sep-20 (Sun) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's course, Fri,Sat,Sun,2 ngts onboard | 425 | 02-Oct-20 (Fri) | 04-Oct-20 (Sun) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to Sail, Fri,Sat,Sun, 2ngts onboard | 425 | 02-Oct-20 (Fri) | 04-Oct-20 (Sun) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's course, Sat+ Sun 1 ngt onboard | 350 | 17-Oct-20 (Sat) | 18-Oct-20 (Sun) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to Sail,Sat+Sun,1 ngt onboard | 350 | 17-Oct-20 (Sat) | 18-Oct-20 (Sun) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's course, Fri,Sat,Sun,2 ngts onboard | 425 | 06-Nov-20 (Fri) | 08-Nov-20 (Sun) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to Sail, Fri, Sat, Sun,2 ngts onboard | 425 | 06-Nov-20 (Fri) | 08-Nov-20 (Sun) | |
| Competent Crew | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Learn to Sail, Sat+Sun, 1 ngt onboard | 350 | 21-Nov-20 (Sat) | 22-Nov-20 (Sun) | |
| Day Skipper | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Skipper's cs, Sat+ Sun,1 ngt onboard | 350 | 21-Nov-20 (Sat) | 22-Nov-20 (Sun) | |
| Special | Yachting | Adult (18+) | Caribbean Sailing holiday, the Grenadines | 2495 | 13-Jan-21 (Wed) | 23-Jan-21 (Sat) |