Pre-Day Skipper Sailing Skills

Find that FEEL for a boat under sail, let your skills bred confidence!

Experience:

Improver
Students must have experience as crew

Duration:

2 day weekend

Cost:

€250 per person

Syllabus & Certificate:

Start Sailing Syllabus | Irish Sailing

Worried your sailing skills are a bit…wobbly?

Need a confidence boost to tackle Day Skipper Practical?

Fear not! Upskill with WWS, and watch your sailing game soar. We’ll help you sharpen your sail trim, steer like a pro, and dodge those dreaded “oops” moments and develop that elusive “Feel” for the boat. With our expert coaching on J24 yachts you’ll NAIL your Day Skipper and maybe even surprise yourself!

Say goodbye to stress and hello to smooth sailing – come on board and let’s make it happen!

What am I aiming for?

Working towards Day Skipper Practical. Get your Certificate!

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Our Location

Where is it?

WWS Lake Base

6HV4+78M Ballymore Upper, County Sligo

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Mullaghmore

8C3J+WG3 Oyster Island, County Sligo

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Rosses Point

FH83+4P9 Mullaghmore, County Sligo

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(VENUE WEATHER DEPENDENT)

Our Schedule

When is it?

March to September

2 day weekend

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Skills You’ll Learn

Advanced Helming Techniques

Advanced Headsail & Mainsail Trim

Manoeuvre Planning
Process

Wind
Awareness

Coming Alongside
Under Sail

Man Overboard
Recovery Under Sail

Mooring Pickup
Under Sail

Reefing
Underway

What People Are Saying

  • Excellent quality, 2nd to none

    Can’t recommend Dave at Wild West Sailing enough. The quality of the Day Skipper Courses, Yachts & Instruction are 2nd to none. Already booked in for my next trip and working towards a Yachtmaster in the next year.

    Jonathan Curran (Coastal Skipper)

    March | 2025

  • Couldn’t recommend highly enough.

    Lovely Boat, Great Instructor And An Incredible Place To Sail Off Ireland’s Beautifully Rugged West Coast. A Day Trip To Sligo’s Innismurray Island In Summer With Wild West Sailing Is Unforgettable, And Sailing There As Part Of A Crew Was A Great Experience. Dave Has A Wealth Of Knowledge, Yet Is Patient In Training Others. He Knows How To Put People At Ease, While Also Pushing Them To Achieve More.

    Sophie Skinner

    March | 2025

  • A great experience!

    Great experience and awesome instructor with many years of sailing experience! Thanks Dave for the perfect week sailing on the west coast of Ireland. We will come back for sure and do the day skipper course with you. I highly recommend this experience for everyone who is serious about sailing.

    Eike Willner

    March | 2025

  • WWS continue to exceed expectations!

    Highly recommend Wild West Sailing having done both Day skipper theory and practical courses with them this year. David and Nigel provided expert, friendly tuition and were super patient. Will be back for my Yachtmaster next year.

    Damien Duggan

    March | 2025

  • A true bucket-list experience!!

    Round Ireland September 2023. Exceptional!! I will remember this experience for the rest of my days! Big seas, calm seas, lots of wind, no wind, amazing islands, pristine coastlines, basking shark, bioluminescence and dolphins swimming in it in the pitch dark, the Skelligs at night, starry skies, shooting stars under full sails, tidal gates, tuskar rock, the fastnet, we saw it all!

    John Mc Donald

    March | 2025

What’s Next?

Keep the momentum going!

After completing the Pre-Day Skipper Sailing Skills, advance to our Day Skipper Practical course.

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