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Spend a full weekend aboard a certified training vessel practicing night watches, passage planning and emergency drills required for the Capitán de Yate. This 48-hour voyage—run from Comunidad Valenciana or Baiona—delivers the official sea time and hands-on coaching you need.
Spend a full weekend aboard a certified training vessel practicing night watches, passage planning and emergency drills required for the Capitán de Yate. This 48-hour voyage—run from Comunidad Valenciana or Baiona—delivers the official sea time and hands-on coaching you need.
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Operated by Greenwich Nautica · Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid
Prácticas Capitán de Yate Seguridad y Navegación offers a concentrated 48-hour offshore voyage designed to give aspiring Captains practical, regulated sea time. Operating from ports in the Comunidad Valenciana and Baiona (Galicia), Spain, this course places you on a certified training boat under a professional instructor to work continuous watches, route planning, and safety procedures over a full weekend at sea.
From the moment you board on Friday evening the routine is purposeful: safety briefings and equipment checks, stowage of provisions, and a collaborative plan for the passage. Students rotate through standing watch, helm, navigation and maintenance duties so that every role required by the Capitán de Yate regulations is practiced in real conditions. The itinerary blends daytime coastal sailing with full-night passages where navigation by lights, radar and estimate meets hands-on seamanship. If conditions allow, you’ll also refresh celestial techniques with a sextant and log entries required in an official Diario de Navegación.
What makes these practices exceptional is their emphasis on true passage rhythm. This is not a day-sail drill; it’s sustained life aboard: communal meals prepared by the crew, sleeping in shifts, monitoring weather and systems, and rehearsing emergency procedures with the exact safety kit listed in the program—liferaft, VHF, flares, fire control and bilge management. Groups are intentionally small (typically six to eight students plus instructor) for focused coaching and real responsibility.
These sessions satisfy the official practical requirement for the Capitán de Yate and deliver a certificate valid for 24 months toward your license application. The course follows the five core modules of safety, route preparation, pre-departure checks, effective watchkeeping and navigation practice, all conducted in working conditions off the Spanish coast. The instructors are sanctioned professionals who run the onboard program to official standards, and trips are scheduled according to vessel and weather availability.
Logistics are straightforward: arrive fit for a 48-hour continuous passage, bring sailing-appropriate clothing, a sleeping bag or liner, and personal gear suggested in the booking notes. The school coordinates provisioning on embarkation and expects trainees to take part in cooking and vessel upkeep—part of learning seamanship and teamwork.
For sailors targeting Spain’s Capitán de Yate title, this voyage is a compact, realistic proving ground: a weekend immersion that sharpens navigation judgment, night-watch discipline and the practical habits of living at sea. Book early, check calendar dates for Comunidad Valenciana or Baiona departures, and prepare to spend two nights where the horizon, the stars and the ship’s instruments set the curriculum. Expect instruction on use of safety systems, practical radar drills, tide and current calculations, nocturnal lookout techniques and maintenance checks; the format rewards proactive students who arrive with theoretical study completed and a readiness to sail in variable coastal weather.
Yes. The practices may be completed before or after the theoretical exam; the certificate is valid for 24 months toward your title application.
Yes. The program is a continuous 48-hour passage and includes night watches and onboard living as part of the experience.
Standard meals are organized by the crew; bring personal snacks or special dietary items and any preferred beverages not part of communal provisioning.
Trips are subject to weather. If conditions make sailing unsafe the practice will be rescheduled or refunded according to the operator’s cancellation rules.
Practices are commonly run in the Comunidad Valenciana and Galicia (Baiona), depending on vessel and schedule availability.
Yes. Completion grants an official prácticas certificate required for the Capitán de Yate, valid for 24 months for title processing.
Greenwich Nautica is a maritime training provider based in Pelayos de la Presa, Community of Madrid. The organisation delivers a full range of recreational boating courses and practical experiences designed for candidates pursuing the Basic Navigation Skipper (PNB), Recreational Boat Skipper (PER) and Radio‑Operator of Short Range (ROCA) certifications. Courses combine online theory, classroom sessions and hands‑on practical instruction. Practical locations include Pantano de San Juan near Madrid for motor practice, the Port of Dénia for Mediterranean practicals, and multi‑day sailing practices that operate between the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. Training formats range from one‑day intensives and 8‑ to 16‑hour practical blocks to 48‑hour habilitación trips aboard yachts such as the Beneteau Oceanis 44CC and modern Dufour models. Online offerings include fully remote PER courses with extensive question banks and instructor support, plus blended and semi‑presential packs that combine e‑learning and on‑water hours. Additional services cover radio operator courses (ROCA), licence management and title processing (DGMM / Madrid), and combined packs that include theory, radio and motor practice. All descriptions and schedules reflect the programmes and locations provided by Greenwich Nautica in the Community of Madrid and Mediterranean practice areas.
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