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Day Skipper theory practice, one round at a time
Skipper Study helps new skippers practise Day Skipper theory with short, focused quiz rounds. Choose modules like buoyage, lights, tides, chartwork, VHF, and pilotage, then review every answer with plain-English explanations and source references.
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I am currently following a RYA Day Skipper theory course online, and I built Skipper Study as a fun side project and study helper for myself.
I wanted a simple way to practice the basic stuff between lessons: buoyage, lights, tides, chartwork, IRPCS, VHF, pilotage, safety, and the general rules and navigation theory that can feel hard to keep straight when you are learning.
I vibe-coded it over a week using Codex. The questions and explanations were AI-generated, then checked against official and public references such as the IMO COLREGs, IALA buoyage recommendations, UKHO chart-symbol guidance, Met Office marine guidance, MCA VHF guidance, and public RYA safety/navigation pages.
It is not official RYA material, not endorsed by the RYA, and definitely not a replacement for proper training, books, an instructor, or real seamanship. The underlying topics are not RYA-specific though. They are common boating and sailing fundamentals: collision rules, lights and shapes, marks, tides, charts, weather, safety, and navigation.
The current version has 350+ practice questions with configurable 10, 15, 20, 30, or 50-question rounds. You pick the modules, run a short quiz, and then review the answers.
I would really value feedback from sailors, instructors, motor boaters, coastal cruisers, and anyone who knows or is learning this material:
- Which topics should the question bank go deeper on first?
- Are the explanations clear enough when you get an answer wrong?
- Would progress tracking or spaced repetition make this more useful?
Thanks for taking a look.