RYA Coastal Skipper Course **SPECIAL**
Sunday 7th to Saturday 13th June 2026
4 Spot(s) left
Description
This RYA Coastal Skipper course with Academy Sailing has been combined into our holiday legs to provide the exceptional opportunity for our Coastal Skippers to navigate from Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, all the way to Lymington in the Solent. Full of challenges and exciting, this advanced practical qualification gives you the skills and techniques required to skipper a cruising yacht safely on coastal passages by day and night. Arguably the most satisfying course in the RYA Cruising Scheme, it will build on and refine the navigation and boat handling skills taught at Day Skipper level. This course takes you to the next level and is where most skippers aspire to reach. To join this course you need to already have achieved RYA Day Skipper level, and completed your RYA Yachtmaster theory (either online or in the classroom). You join Dream Odyssey at Burnham-on-Crouch at 4pm on Sunday 7th June 2026 (where passage planning for your passage across the Thames starts!), and disembark at Lymington in the Solent at 10am on the morning of Saturday the 13th of June 2026. You may of course book the subsequent weeks to carry on the adventure! Transport: The start location of Burnham Yacht Harbour is less than 5 minutes by taxi from Burnham-on-Crouch Railway Station. The end destination of Lymington Town Harbour is less than 5 minutes by taxi to Lymington Town Railway Station. Both stations have excellent route links. Your fee covers the boat, your Yachtmaster Instructor, marina costs along the way, boat fuel, gas, use of jackets, salopettes, lifejackets, accomodation, breakfast, all luinches, snacks, tea/coffee, and evening meals on 4 evenings. The crew eat on shore for two evenings at their own expense - crew chooses which evenings they want to do this and where - lots of nice places to choose from! Book now and we collect a £225 deposit. A further payment of £225 is payable on 1st January2026, and the remaining balance is payable 9 weeks prior to the holiday start date. We look forward to welcoming you aboard Dream Odyssey. We advise all customers to take-out inexpensive holiday insurance (cost around £10) to provide protection in the event you need to cancel through illness, bereavement and similar. *Please do not book train tickets until much nearer the time in the unlikely event we need to modify the finish location slightly due to weather. We will be able to confirm in the days leading up to your course.
Cancellation Policy
Clients are strongly advised to take out holiday insurance that covers sailing. Sportscoverdirect.com and others offer this at very inexpensive prices (circa £12). Asking to delay or postpone your course is the same as cancelling your booking. Refunds to the Client of any money paid to Academy Sailing for a Booking are made in accordance with the following periods of notice given by the Client of the Cancellation:- * MORE than 8 weeks – full refund of the Programme fee paid LESS the non-refundable deposit amount shown against the service and LESS any card processing fees and bank fees. * 8 weeks or less, but MORE than 4 weeks – 50% of the Programme fee, LESS any card processing and bank fees. Where the Client has not made full payment, the balance between the deposit and 50% of the Programme fee must be paid to Academy Sailing before the cancellation becomes valid. * 4 weeks and less – no refund of the Programme fee. Where the Client has not made full payment, the balance between the deposit and the full programme fee remain owed by the Client to Academy Sailing.