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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 8th June 2025 (where passage planning for your passage across the Thames starts!), and disembark at Lymington in the Solent on the morning of Saturday the 14th of June 2025. 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 Berthon Marina 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 by paying a £150 deposit. A further payment of £150 is payable on 1st December 2024, and the remaining balance is payable 8 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.