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The Combined Course : Crew & Skipper

International Bareboat Skipper Certification

(Includes VHF Radio Operator's Certification)

The International Bareboat Skipper course is an intensive 11-day program designed to give you the skills and confidence to command a sailing or power yacht up to 78 feet (24 meters) independently.

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Course Overview

 

The comprehensive syllabus covers passage planning, boat preparation, crew briefing, navigation, and command at sea. Theory and practical lessons are seamlessly integrated, allowing you to apply classroom knowledge directly on training yachts during practical sea sessions.

Course Prerequisites

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  • Minimum age of 18 years old and physically fit

  • Completion of the 5-Day Intermediate Crew Sailing Course (or equivalent experience)

  • VHF/SRC Radio Operator's License (See optional add-on below)

Duration & Pricing

Location    Duration        Price                  

Pattaya     11 Days         67,000 THB       

Phuket      11 Days         91,000 THB       

(The course in Phuket includes accommodation + food & beverages)

Catamaran Endorsement (2-Day Add-on)

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  • Pattaya:  19,000 THB

  • Phuket:   22,000 THB

 

 

Optional VHF/SRC Radio Operator's License

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For students who do not yet hold a valid Radio Operator Certificate, we offer the compulsory VHF/SRC Radio Operator Course & Exam at a discounted rate of 8,000 THB when taken alongside the Bareboat Skipper course (Standard standalone price: 10,500 THB).

How to Enrol & Inquire

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For course dates, availability, or syllabus questions, please contact Captain Didier Mangin (Sailing School Manager & Chief Instructor):

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Please do not hesitate to Contact Us if you have any questions about prerequisites or custom booking arrangements!

Daily Course Program

Day 1  -  Introduction to Sailing -  In Classroom

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  • Introduction to staff, Overview of course outline & admin requirements. Nautical terminology of parts of a boat, directions (Port, Starboard etc.), Points of sail.

  • Lunch

  • Safety briefing, Preparing the boat, Engine checks, Do’s and don’ts on board boat, Pleasure sail, Demonstrate points of sail, Tacking and gybing

  • SunSet Drinks and Delicious Local Snacks by the beach; an easygoing atmosphere  to provide an opportunity to get to know each other, to chat (some would call it debate) about boats, the Ocean and all things Sailing. Food, beverage and transport to the venue is provided by the Sailing School. Don’t worry, this is not a late evening, we need you bright and sparkly and ready for action the the next day.​​

​Day 2  -  Yacht/System Orientation - On Board

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  • Rope work, common knots used on board, tying up to the dock.

  • Deck gear, sail handling, tacking and gybing,

  • Lunch on board

  • Man overboard procedures

  • Tacking and gybing,

  • Navigation instruments

  • Manoeuvring under power, effects of prop walk and prop wash

  • Crew’s role when berthing and leaving the berth​

Day 3  -  Hands-On Sailing Instruction & Exercises - On Board

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  • Close quarter manoeuvring and docking, picking up a mooring,

  • Lunch on board

  • Steering a compass course

  • Tacking and gybing

  • Reefing for heavy weather

  • Berthing

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​Day 4  -  Live-aboard Training Voyage - On Board

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  • Ready boat

  • Depart the Marina for a sail around local Islands

  • Colregs, compass fixes, introduction to charts, tacking & gybing

  • Sailing drills, anchoring – Koh SiChang, knots, dinghy use

  • Lunch on board

  • Dinner On Shore

Day 5  -  Live-aboard Training Voyage & Crew Exams - On Board​

 

  • Breakfast on board

  • Sailing drills students alternating roles, Verbal revision for exam

  • Lunch on board

  • Crew Exam onboard

  • Return to the Marina

Day 6  -  Chart Work & Navigation - In Classroom

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  • Responsibilities of the Skipper and Watch keeper, Meteorology, Chart-work

  • Lunch

  • Passage planning, Colregs

​Day 7  -  Yachting Clinics & Short Course Sailing Exercises - On Board

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  • Close quarter manoeuvring and docking, picking up a mooring,

  • Lunch on board

  • Steering a compass course, tacking and gybing, reefing for heavy weather,

  • Berthing

Day 8  -  Close Quarter Manoeuvring - Mooring, Anchor & Docking - On Board

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  • Ready boat

  • Depart the Marina for Local Island Colregs, compass fixes, introduction to charts, tacking & gybing

  • Lunch on board

  • Sail drills, anchoring – knots, dinghy use

  • Dinner on board

  • Introduction to Night sailing​

Day 9  -  Day/Night Sailing Training Voyage - On Board

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  • Breakfast on board

  • Ready boat

  • Colregs, compass fixes, charts, bouyage, tacking and gybing

  • Lunch on board

  • Sail drills, anchoring, knots, dinghy use

  • Dinner on board

​Day 10  -  More Sailing Practice, Anchoring & Dinghy Use - On Board

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  • Breakfast on board

  • Ready boat

  • Tacking and gybing

  • Lunch on board

  • Sail drills, anchoring, knots, dinghy use

  • Skipper Exam on board

  • Dinner ashore

​Day 11  -  Evaluations, Course Review & Skipper's Exams - On Board

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  • Breakfast on board

  • Depart

  • Sailing drills students alternating roles, verbal revision for exam

  • Return to the Marina

  • Final exam

  • Disperse

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