We had a great weekend at The Royal Air Force Yacht Club delivering the VHF Short Range Certificate Radio Course. Congratulations to all who attended and thanks to the club members we met for their hospitality.
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We can now offer the course G31 handbook as an eBook.
eBooks are enhanced digital versions of the RYA’s printed books containing animations, video and interactive tools to help illustrate the key points and skills. As such, this eBooks is a great resource supporting our RYA Marine Radio Short Range Certificate Course.
eBooks can be viewed using a tablet, smartphone or computer which has the free RYA Books app installed.
RYA Practical Courses – New dates
We are pleased to announce our next RYA Competent Crew & Day Skipper practical course dates in The Solent. This is a 5 day course departing the Hamble on Thursday 29th September 2016 to Monday 3rd October 2016.
Cost: £395.00 pp
RYA VHF/DSC Marine Radio Course
Next Course Dates: more course dates announced soon
- Saturday 16th April 2016 – FULL
- Saturday 7th May RAFYC Hamble – FULL
- Sunday 8th May RAFYC Hamble – (2 places left)
- Tuesday 10th May 2016 – FULL
Easter 2016 Day Skipper Practical
The strong winds made this Easter Day Skipper Course a real challenge, but the crew excelled themselves. Mark, Jennie, Dave and Laurence worked well together, reefing the sails and manoeuvring the boat in close quarter situations with growing confidence. Congratulations to all on passing your RYA Day Skipper Course
- Smiles all round
- Fair Weather Sail Training
- Still at the helm
- Dave in command
- Rare blue skies this Easter
- Concentrating on the job in hand
- Mark & Jennie taking a break
- Laurence has got his sea legs
- A bit of R & R
- Shelter under the spray hood
- Well heeled over
- 1+1 = happy time
- Another front approaches
- Spinnaker Tower
- Haslar Marina battered by 50 knot winds
- Laurence at the helm
- Ship behind
- Mark, Jennie & Dave 🙂
- Back in The Hamble
- Certificate time
Forthcoming Courses
RYA Day Skipper Intensive (Theory course): more course dates announced soon
Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th, Saturday 30th, Sunday 31st completing Saturday 6th February 2016.
VHF one day classroom course: more course dates announced soon
- Saturday 16th April 2016 – FULL
- Tuesday 10th May 2016 – FULL
RYA Coastal Yachtmaster Intensive (Theory course): – more course dates announced soon
Sunday 28th February, Saturday 5th, Sunday 6th, Saturday 12th ending Sunday 13th March 2016.
RYA Practical courses: – FULL – More dates announced soon
- RYA Competent Crew (Thursday 24th through to Monday 28th March 2016)
- RYA Day Skipper (Thursday 24th through to Monday 28th March 2016)
- RYA Coastal Skipper (Thursday 24th through to Monday 28th March 2016