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The Intermediate Skipper Course

International Bareboat Skipper Certification

Includes Optional VHF/SRC Marine Radio Operator Certification

The International Bareboat Skipper course is a comprehensive 6-day intermediate sailing program for candidates who wish to take command of a sail or power yacht up to 78 feet / 24 meters independently.

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Course Overview

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This course covers everything required to prepare the vessel, plan passages, manage crew, and confidently command a yacht at sea. The syllabus seamlessly integrates theoretical training with intensive practical application on our training vessels.

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Certification Scope & Capabilities

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Upon successful completion, graduates will be certified to skipper a sail or power vessel up to 78 ft / 24 m in coastal waters up to 20 miles offshore in daylight hours and fair conditions.

Course Details & Pricing

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  • Duration: 6 Days

  • Location: Pattaya, Thailand

  • Standard Course Fee: 43,500 THB

 

Optional Add-ons

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  • VHF/SRC Radio Operator License: +8,000 THB (Discounted rate when taken alongside this course; required for full skipper certification)

  • Catamaran Endorsement (2-Day Add-on):

    • Pattaya: 19,000 THB

    • Phuket: 22,000 THB

Prerequisites

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  • Minimum age: 18 years old

  • Must be physically fit

  • Completion of the International Competent Crew Course (or equivalent logged experience)

  • Hold a valid VHF/SRC Marine Radio Operator License (or complete the add-on during this course)

Contact & Inquiries

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For course dates, availability, or further information, please contact Captain Didier Mangin (Sailing School Manager & Chief Instructor) at School@groupislandspirit.com.

Daily Course Program

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 and 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 onboard

  • 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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