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DAY SKIPPER COMBINED THEORY/PRACTICAL COURSE
Hobo Yachting introduced their new Day Skipper Combined Theory/Practical Course at the 2010 London Boat Show – now you can take advantage of the introductory price starting at £675pp. Undertake the Day Skipper Theory element by distance learning in the comfort of your own home at your own pace of learning, with tutor backup just an email or phone call away. When you are ready, move on to the Day Skipper Practical by joining us in the Solent on our beautifully maintained Moody yacht. No need to take extra time off work as the practical course can be done over 3 weekends if you prefer that to 5 days. Take advantage of our introductory offer of £675pp with the practical over 5 days (Sunday-Friday) or £725pp with the practical over 3 weekends.
FAST TRACK YACHTMASTER
1 March-5 July 2009 £6995pp
Our l8 week course is designed with the individual in mind with all instruction given by a fully qualified mature, experienced RYA/MCA
Yachtmaster Instructor. During your time with Hobo Yachting you will experience a minimum of 50 days and 2500 miles at sea and cover the following syllabi:
There will also be the opportunity for you to obtain the International Certificate of Competence (ICC) and undertake concentrated periods of Yacht Maintenance. All of this training will be supplemented by Cross Channel Passages, Channel Island Cruises and a Long Distance French Atlantic Coast Offshore Passage. The culmination of your 18 week Fast Track Training is the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Examination.
Hobo Yachting, a long established RYA recognised Training Centre, has its sailing base at Southampton’s prestigious Ocean Village Marina with easy road/rail access and ample car parking facilities. You will sail train on a superb 12 metre Ocean going Moody Yacht, Happy Hobo. The nearby Royal Southampton Yacht Club with its excellent facilities offers a convivial meeting point for you and your fellow students to meet with other like minded sailors.Whilst on board food and accommodation are all provided, mooring fees are also included and waterproofs are loaned to you free of charge. Shorebased courses and leave periods are non-residential with Southampton offering a wide range of bed and breakfast and hotel accommodation plus an excellent base for leisure time.
Hobo Yachting’s 18 Week Fast Track Package offers the discerning customer the maximum of quality training in a limited timescale at an extremely competitive price of £6995 per person.
Most electronic aids are useful but at best they only do what you can do yourself - albiet somewhat quicker! RADAR can do what no human being can do - IT CAN SEE IN FOG!!
Electronics are now commonplace on many boats and will become even more so in the near future. Position fixing systems, electronic plotters, depth indicators etc etc - all of these help us to get to our destination with a high degree of accuracy and to do so with safety.
GPS receivers are fairly straightforward to operate, and, even if you don’t take advantage of all the wonderful things that they can do, obtaining your position is usually simple. Radar, however, requires proper training in order to utilise its benefits to the full. Operating its controls is one thing but interpreting the picture is quite another and is not easy. There are many text books that can help but there is no substitute for expert tuition whilst on the water.
So, having invested a not inconsiderable sum of money in this wonderful aid, how do you maximise your new investment? Easy - you contact HOBO YACHTING who run a one day course designed to help you understand how radar works, and, most importantly, how to interpret and use the information it gives you. You will learn:
PRICESAll of our courses can be paid for in Euros if preferred. | |
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PRACTICAL COURSES | |
| 5 DAY R.Y.A. PRACTICAL COURSE Competent Crew, Day Skipper or Coastal Skipper | £395 (Nov-Mar) £475 (April, May,Oct) £525 (June-Sep) |
| 2 DAY WEEKEND R.Y.A. PRACTICAL COURSE
Start Yachting, Competent Crew or Day Skipper (3 weekends required for Competent Crew/Day Skipper) | £475 (Nov-Mar) £530 (April, May,Oct) £590 (June-Sep) |
| Special 3 weekend price £475/£530/£590 | |
| YACHTMASTER FAST TRACK | £7695 (18 weeks)+ exam fees |
| EXCLUSIVE PACKAGES - 5 DAYS - 2 PERSONS | £1350/£1590/£1750 |
| EXCLUSIVE PACKAGES - 5 DAYS - 3 PERSONS | £1590/£1890/£2080 |
| 7 DAY YACHTMASTER PREP (5 day course + exam) | £605 (Oct-Mar) £715 (Apr-June)+ exam fee |
| RADAR COURSE One day, practical, at sea course | £165 |
| ICC (One date training and assessment) | £210 |
Cherbourg courses/cruises,exclusive packages, 2 day courses - evening meal not included. | |
SHOREBASED COURSES
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| 5 DAY R.Y.A. SHOREBASED COURSE | |
| Day Skipper, Coastal/Yachtmaster | £480 |
| Yachtmaster Ocean | £575 |
£210 (per day) owner plus one crew (extra crew £20 each) | |
All of our courses can be paid for in Euros if preferred.
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