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Day Skipper Theory, Actually Explained
Quiz-based Day Skipper learning for sailors who want to understand chartwork, tides, pilotage, weather, lights, buoyage, and COLREGS without drowning in jargon. The deepest course in SailQuiz.
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What's inside
- Buoyage and Marks
- Collision Regulations: Basic Right of Way
- Navigation Lights and Shapes
- Compass Basics and Headings
- Charts and Chart Symbols
- Latitude, Longitude, and Position Fixing
- Tides: Core Concepts
- Tidal Heights and Drying Heights
- Tidal Streams and Tidal Planning
- Course to Steer and Leeway Basics
- Pilotage and Harbour Entry Planning
- Passage Planning Fundamentals
- Weather Basics for Day Skipper
- Anchoring
- Ropes, Warps, and Essential Knots
- Engine Checks and Basic Engine Awareness
- Emergency Procedures and Distress Situations
- Man Overboard Recovery Awareness
- Rules of the Road: Practical Scenarios
- Night Sailing Awareness
- Seamanship and Skipper Decision-Making
Who it's for
Sailors studying RYA Day Skipper-level theory, refreshing COLREGS and navigation, or preparing to skipper a boat on coastal passages and charters.
Follows the international/RYA syllabus: COLREGS, IALA Region A buoyage, tidal chartwork in metres.
Topics covered
- COLREGS
- Lights & shapes
- IALA buoyage
- Tides & tidal streams
- Charts & position fixing
- Pilotage
- Passage planning
- Anchoring
- Man overboard
- Night sailing
How you'll study
- Exam-style quizzes with a clear explanation for every question
- Smart review that resurfaces what you get wrong
- Per-module mastery that shows when you're exam-ready
- Fully offline — study anywhere, no account needed
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