Why now is the best time to go back to school to learn about trigonometry on a Day Skipper Shorebased course?

A lot of the navigational side of sailing is based on very simple school girl/boy trigonometry.

The question of how to get from A to B when the tide is pushing you in a certain direction can be solved by drawing straight forward triangle on the chart.

And so why is now the best time to get in the classroom to brush up on this?

RYA Day Skipper theory classroom course

For the very simple reason that now is not exactly the nicest time to be out on the water sailing so whilst the days are cold and the evenings dark why not swot up on navigation before the season starts.

If you have done very little sailing, or actually quite a lot of sailing but haven’t been involved in the navigational side of things then the Day Skipper Theory or Day Skipper Shorebased course is the most appropriate course for you.

In addition to refreshing yourself on the realtionship between 3 sides of a triangleand learning how to work out a course to steer, and an estimated position you will cover electronic charts, rules of the road, the weather, safety plus more.

We run Day Skipper Theory courses, mostly in London, over 8 weeks (1 evening a week) and a weekend.  Or over 2 and 1/2 weekends. We have a number starting over the next few months at various location in London.
This link will take you to the current list of courses: https://www.firstclasssailing.com/rya-courses/day-skipper-theory-course/dates

Day Skipper Theory Course in your office

We specialise in running courses in peoples offices. If you work for a medium to large organisation or even a small one but have a board room that can seat 10-15 people then we can run a course at your office. There is no cost to the company you work for, you may benefit from a free place and you colleagues will get a reduced price. More details can be found here: https://www.firstclasssailing.com/sailing-courses-in-your-office

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