If you already have the PER with the title Yacht Master – PY you will be able to govern boats up to 24 m in length up to a distance of 150 nautical miles and sail, for example, to Sardinia or the Canary Islands.
The price of the yacht skipper theoretical and practical course pack includes:
- Theoretical classes in vídeo streaming en directo or face-to-face.
- Navigation practices on a voyage to the Balearic Islands: Navigation 48 hours.
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- Unlimited vídeo streaming en directo tutorials.
- Immediate access to the online course platform.
- Online teaching material.
- Video classes.
- Explanatory videos.
- Online tests with the exam's similar questions.
- Email support.
- Insurance, VAT 21%.
You can also include:
- Complementary practices.
- Didactic material with:
- Printed study guide.
- Angle protractor.
- Navigation charts.
- bevel.
- Pencil, eraser.
- Notebook.
Method and structure of the Yacht Skipper course
If you want to pass the PY exam in Catalonia or in another Community, you are in the right place! In vídeo streaming en directo classes and tutorials, an instructor will guide you so that you can assimilate and understand the syllabus easily and thus you can pass the exam the first time.
Theoretical PY
Among the theoretical course modalities you will find the one that suits your schedule and preferences.
- If you go calmly or your schedules are complicated, the course Online at your pace is for you.
- If you prefer to attend a structured course in person, with 10 classes over a couple of months, your option is the In person during the week.
- If during the week it is complicated for you, choose the course Present weekend.
- Don't want to travel to come to classes? You can do the course Online during the week either weekend.
In all modalities, vídeo streaming en directo tutorials are included to resolve doubts.
How to follow the PY course
We recommend you prepare each topic in advance and answer all your questions with the instructor. Here are some tips:
- Read the agenda.
- Do tests.
- Review the exams.
- Watch the thematic videos at aula.escolaport.com.
- Participate in vídeo streaming en directo tutorials.
The PY syllabus is divided into 4 units.
- Security and stability.
- Meteorology.
- Navigation theory.
- Chart.
Online support
On the online course platform, aula.escolaport.com, you have all the theoretical content, connection to vídeo streaming en directo tutorials to answer your questions, videos, exams, tests and recordings of each class and tutorial.
Sailing practices Yacht skipper: 48-hour cruise from Barcelona to the Balearic Islands
48-hour journey with a minimum of 8 hours of night navigation. They enable you to navigate by motor up to a distance of 150 miles from the coast in boats up to 24 meters in length.
They are carried out, every month of the year, on board one of our sailboats of more than 15 meters in length, departing from the Port Olímpic of Barcelona.
How PY navigation practices are organized
The Barcelona – Balearic Islands – Barcelona crossing will last 48 hours, with a minimum of 8 hours of night navigation.
The estimated departure from Port Olímpic will be on a Friday around 7:00 p.m. aboard a cruising sailboat of more than 40 feet.
The meeting point is at the Marina Dock of the Port Olímpic of Barcelona.
The destination will be the island of Majorca or Menorca.
In summary, the navigation and rest periods will be a minimum of 18 hours without stopping on the way out, anchoring upon arrival, and if possible, we will go down to the Island to eat, but whoever prefers to eat on board can do so. For the return, another 18 hours of navigation, also non-stop, carrying out the planned agenda of the practices on both voyages.
The sailboats are equipped with all the regulatory security measures, both for personal security elements and for communications. They have a location system that allows us to know where they are at all times.
Depending on the weather forecast, it is advisable to bring a raincoat and warm clothes. In addition to comfortable clothing appropriate for a journey and appropriate footwear.
During the navigation you will be able to rest while others will guard on deck, you will take turns.
As for food, it is recommended that you cook little on the boat, try to bring prepared food or things that are easy to do. The school will put coffee pot, coffee, infusions and sugar on the sailboat.
Agenda of the PY navigation practices
The objective of the navigation practices is to prepare you for long-term navigation. In its development we will work on navigation aspects oriented mainly to the journey, safe night navigation.
- Use of safety and fire-fighting equipment.
- Review of issues related to safety equipment, its stowage and maintenance.
- Maintenance, reviews and precautions for use.
- Life raft, with a mock abandonment.
- Use of the life jacket and recognition of its elements.
- Use of the accident location radio beacon.
- portable VHF. Operation, battery charge check and spare battery.
- Automatic Identification System.
- Preparation for defeat.
- Checking the charts of the area to be navigated.
- Update of the notices to the navigators. Defeat plot.
- Documentation to carry on board.
- Weather forecasts and contrast with the local situation.
- Checks before going out to sea.
- Review of the critical points of the boat.
- Review of fuel level and autonomy.
- Engine start, and exhaust and temperature control. Battery charge check.
- Release of ropes and exit maneuver.
- Effective navigation guard.
- Effective surveillance. Visibility. Navigation lights. Precautions during night watch.
- Heading control. Government and march depending on the state of the sea and wind.
- Reconnaissance of the coast. Use of the course.
- Control of the state of the sea. positions on the chart.
- Physical condition of the crew.
- Navigation.
- situation in the letter. Situation by delays and distances.
- Use of GNSS equipment.
- Calculation of the current.
- Esteem navigation. Determination of the estimated time of arrival (ETA).
- Radar use.
- Navigation without visibility.
- Landfall.
Jaume Riu –
Everything was perfect and good, given the satisfactory result of my acquired knowledge. When we began to memorize concepts, we detected some errors in the teaching material, of which I still carry wrong concepts, but the paper syllabus was replaced immediately, but it remained an anecdote, they replaced all the material, I am very satisfied.
Jesus? A serious and professional teacher, then he lets loose and contributes all his knowledge. I am very satisfied in general with him and Escola Port and if tomorrow I pass the exam even more.
Juanjo Negro –
– School in general very good. Outings, people who assist us, practice/outing teachers... everything is perfect.
– Course teaching material: bad book with bad formulas that lead to wasting time, etc. I bought the one from Alfonso Jordana. I recommend it.
– Class instructor…. Without comments, the classes are not prepared and attending or watching them on a delayed basis seems to me personally to be a waste of time. I follow the book and some videos on YouTube.
Platform: it is very good and it is perfect if it accompanied the above.
I hope to have luck tomorrow!
Luis Gonzaga Gil Pérez –
Good facilities, regular rhythm, Jesús a crack (like Miquel and Matias) and the platform very good
Faustino Martin –
The course is very good and so is the platform, the platform could be completed with videos of past classes
Pablo chiesa –
Very good, instructive and fun practices
Joan Gómez Escofet –
Perfect organization. I value the teacher's competence and attitude very positively. Polite, proactive and collaborative practice partners.
I found that the number of students was too high.
Joaquim Plaja –
The practices have been very well organized with good material and a magnificent professional.
David Ortiz Gueren –
Overall, I rate my PY practice as a very positive experience. The days before boarding we received, from the school, information on the material we had to bring and weather information. The weather we were subjected to during the navigation was changeable, from strong waves received by the port quarter, through calm and then before reaching Barcelona, showers with gusty winds. We had a breakdown in the engine electronics and we notified maritime rescue, who came for us and towed us to the port of Mallorca, there a mechanic repaired our fault and we were quickly able to return. The company was very pleasant and Captain Raúl demonstrated his seafaring knowledge as well as sharing it with us. Due to Covid-19 we were not able to use the showers, perhaps it was the biggest mistake I had during the voyage, otherwise, the Fora Nirvis proved to be a warrior ship, willing to weather or ride any storm. Looking forward to advancing my training and being able to do my Yacht Captain practices with the school.
Francisco Caudet –
With the ability of an instructor like Raúl, the organization and development of the practice has given a positive result to my personal training, as a yacht skipper, acquiring complete experience in the practice. The boat, although it had a small specific problem in The crossing due to a strong storm (force 7, 3 m waves) from the previous night, has a navigation that transmits a lot of security, the experience was somewhat hard in that period but very Seafaring…Despite the Covid 19 regulations , the use of the services has been sufficiently covered, the boat is spacious and comfortable. I would definitely repeat the practice.
Manuel Paz –
As already happened with the PER practices carried out at the Escolaport, I value this Yacht Skipper's internship positively. The money invested has corresponded with the learning acquired. I believe that the five sections required by the content of the practice have been developed in a didactic manner. The boat, the material, the organization of the school, the schedules, the security, etc. It seemed correct to me. Due to the weather conditions that we had, the practice had difficult moments, I think that with these conditions and the risk assumed by the school to go sailing to make the practice crossing, in my case it means even more learning. Professor Raúl Serrano has a lot of work capacity, a lot of knowledge to teach future sailors, a man who transmits security, gives the feeling that he has almost everything under control at all times, the other nine crew members, each and every one of them, are extraordinary as well, very good conduct on the part of everyone, sailing enthusiasts, lucky. I have experienced the practice of Yacht Skipper in an intense and satisfactory way. Thank you