Actual itineraries will be dictated by the weather and other conditions but here's an example of what you might experience and where you might go on this course. (N.B. In this example the short weekend precedes the longer one but the reverse may be true.

Weekend One

• Friday evening
  
• Arrive at 1800. Settle in before a quick tour of the heads and galley. TEA/COFFEE. A boat safety/fire/emergency equipment briefing. Look at the tides and weather and discuss sailing plans. DINNER on board or ashore.
• Saturday morning
  BREAKFAST. Check the engine and prepare the boat for sea. Depart. Man overboard drill under power. Sail a course. TEA/COFFEE. Helming under sail. Rules of the road. Prepare to anchor the boat for LUNCH.
• Saturday afternoon
  Discuss how to reach our evening berth. Assess sea and wind conditions. Prepare a pilotage plan. Sail from the anchorage. The points of sail. TEA/COFFEE. Tacking and gybeing. Revise knots. Prepare the boat to come alongside. Use of VHF. Berth in a Solent Marina. Tidy the boat.
• Saturday evening
  Discuss boat manners and customs. Check the weather and tides. Discuss meteorology and victualling the boat. DINNER on board or ashore.
• Sunday morning
  BREAKFAST. Prepare the boat for sea. Prepare and execute a plan to navigate the boat to a destination using and plotting visual fixes transits and soundings. TEA/COFFEE. Repeat any useful exercises. LUNCH.
• Sunday afternoon
  Navigate the boat back to Ocean Village using electronic aids. TEA/COFFEE en-route. Bring the boat alongside. Tidy and clean the boat and pack personal gear. Debrief and depart with some preparation for the next weekend.

Weekend Two
The second weekend is an opportunity sail a little further and at night (if conditions allow) and for Day Skipper students to actively run the boat under supervision. Also, to get lots more practise at all aspects of the practical syllabus.

• Thursday evening
  
• Arrive at 1800. Settle in before a safety refresher. Discuss weather, tides and a passage plan. Depart the marina and sail to a buoy arriving after dark. DINNER on board.
  
• Friday morning
  BREAKFAST. Plan a passage to suit the actual and forecast conditions. Depart and execute the plan, navigating by waypoints. TEA/COFFEE break and LUNCH underway. Whilst underway discuss IALA buoyage, rules of the road and sound and light signals.
• Friday afternoon
  Reefing & shaking out reefs. TEA/COFFEE. Prepare a pilotage plan to our overnight stop possibly using leading or clearing lines.
• Friday evening
  Depending on the location, take the opportunity to use the dinghy to row ashore and back. Plan the next day's sailing. DINNER on board or ashore.
• Saturday morning
  BREAKFAST. Get underway. Man overboard practise. Discuss use of flares and liferaft. R/T and sending a distress message. Securing a tow and helicopter rescue. TEA/COFFEE. Calculate and follow a course to steer to a buoy or anchorage. LUNCH.
• Saturday afternoon
  Plan a passage to our evening stop in a river. Calculate tidal heights and streams. TEA/COFFEE. Skipper the boat to her overnight berth.
• Saturday evening
  Discuss navigation and position fixing. Review tomorrows weather and tides. DINNER on board or ashore.
• Sunday morning
  BREAKFAST. Plan a passage back to Southampton taking account of navigational hazards and other limitations. Get underway. TEA/COFFEE. Discuss yacht maintenance and go over any exercises the crew wish to repeat. LUNCH underway.
• Sunday afternoon
  Sail the boat back to Ocean Village. Tidy and clean the boat and pack personal gear. Final debrief. Complete log books. Depart.