Day Skipper Theory Online
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Many of the best skippers started their journey here. Get your skippering adventure underway with our 5-star rated online course.
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Things our Students
Brilliant Course
Very clear step through of all of the components of the day skipper theory. Lots of questions and answers to help test knowledge as you go. All content online but when I did need to get clarification of something response was really fast and helpful.
Fantastic
Highly recommend this. A fantastic online learning platform backed by great in-person support at the end of the phone whenever required.
Superb!
The course provided my My Sailing Course has been superb! The step by step tutorials and exercises at the end of each session enable you to put theory into practice. The Assessment at the end brings together all key parts for safe sailing at sea and navigation. The one-to-one debrief at the end with Marcus was fabulous and kept me on course.
Join today & get our Free Sailing Essentials Course
All members have access to our Free Sailing Essentials Course, which covers the basics that anyone who intends to take charge of a craft on the water should know, from seamanship to rules and regulations; this course is an excellent foundation for water sports enthusiasts.
We’ve taught the RYA Yachtmaster scheme in classrooms for over ten years, earning consistent 5-star reviews. We’ve poured that experience into our online course — it’s as close to the classroom as you can get online.
To pass, you have to finish the course!
It’s easy to say online provides ‘flexibility’ and ‘you can do it in your own time’, but it’s harder to construct engaging course content to overcome specific digital learning challenges and keep students motivated. Through thorough testing, using our classroom students as guinea pigs*, we have structured a course to support how you learn online, building confidence in each topic, tool and skill at every stage.
* No students were harmed in the testing of our content!
Content designed to provide support at every stage
We questioned why the other providers put so much emphasis on their instructor support. Our view is simple: the better the content, the less support a student should need. We are here to support you at every step of your journey but have fed ten years and hundreds of students’ worth of understanding into building content that teaches, supports, reaffirms and checks the knowledge of a topic, tool or technique. And, above all, fun!
Everything you need is included – no hidden ‘extras’
We are the only provider that has no hidden extras. Everything you need to complete and pass the course is included.
Day Skipper theory is an RYA shore-based qualification and the required level of navigational & sailing theory for anyone intending to take the Day Skipper Practical course. It provides an excellent foundation and platform for learning how to put out to sea safely.
The course includes everything you need to earn the Day Skipper theory certificate successfully. The only thing you need to provide is your time.
Course pack
You’ll receive a course pack (dispatched the same day if ordered before 3 p.m. on weekdays) that contains everything you need to complete the course.
Instructor support
You’ll get 12 months of unlimited support from RYA-qualified instructors 365 days a year, all managed using your briefing room.
Course content
You’ll have immediate, lifetime access to over 50 hours of engaging, interactive teaching content, including practice exercises that provide debriefings and support.
Social group
You’ll have immediate access to the Day Skipper social group, where you can meet and connect with like-minded people at the same stage of their journey as you.
Downloadable & support content
You’ll have access to our downloadable & support content. We have over 50 supplementary downloads to help you learn the topics and techniques.
See the ‘What’s included?’ tab on the Day Skipper theory enrolment page for more details.
The Day Skipper theory course involves a minimum of 40 hours of teaching and two assessment papers, each lasting 1½ hours.
You can complete the online course at your own pace. Everything is stored, so you can take a break and return anytime. There isn’t a time limit, and you get 12 months of instructor support spread over any timeframe you like.
However long it takes you to complete the course, you will retain access to the content, which will allow you to revise before your practical course.
Lifetime access!
You have access to the course content for life!
12 months of instructor support on your terms
Once enrolled, you get 12 months of instructor support, but you are in control of when this starts and can pause it should you need a break.
Any way you like!
Our instructor support is available from 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week, using any channel you choose. From Email to WhatsApp to Messenger, you can get help on whatever channel works for you. We’ll even schedule a call if that’s how you want to chat with us.
Everything is logged in your briefing room, so you can go back, ask for more details and track all your conversations with an instructor.
The Day Skipper theory certificate is valid for life. However, like many things, brushing up and learning new skills is continuous. Anyone who thinks they’ve completed their learning is probably not best suited to skipper a boat!
Yes, we do! If you want to sign up with more than one person, you get a 10% discount on the total enrollment cost.
Each student requires a login, so to get the multi-person discount, add the course to your basket, then add the additional person by selecting the ‘Additional Enrollment’ option. This will automatically discount the total course price in your basket and generate a voucher code for the extra person (or people) to enrol themselves.
No! Any progress in Sailing Essentials is migrated to your Day Skipper progress, so you won’t have to do it again.
Most students ask for help when doing the navigation modules, so your 12-month instructor support time only starts once you start the ‘How to read the map!’ module of the Day Skipper theory course.
Only if you want a commercial endorsement or your employer requires it. Our standard online assessments are included and marked by an instructor. Invigilated exams are available at our assessment centre or via partner centres. Fees vary by partner. Please contact us before enrolling to discuss the best option.
