Qualifications

Sailing qualifications are helpful, but they don't always tell the whole story. Many sailors have a wealth of experience without certification of any sort. So if you have no formal training it does not mean you can't skipper a bareboat yacht, but for the safety of all aboard, you must have experience of responsibility in sailing a yacht of a similar type, in the conditions you might expect, wherever you plan to charter. If you are in doubt, please discuss it with us. However generally we require either:

RYA Coastal Skipper Certification
RYA Yacht Master Certification
International Certificate of Competence - ICC
Sailing Logbook - (reviewed at the time of booking)
Sailing Experience - (reviewed at the time of booking)

Example of experience and competency required:

You should be competent at handling a yacht in close quarters, anchoring and mooring in varying conditions, and be able to use your navigation and pilotage skills to plan a day passage, know your position at any time and be able to take responsibility for your crew. You should be assisted by at least one competent crew. If in any doubt then please look at our skippered section to the left.

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Plymouth Yacht Charters, QAB Marina, Plymouth, PL4 0LP  Tel: 01752 227911

email: sailwithus@plymouthyachtcharters.co.uk