Hobomok skipper Hobomok skipper The Hobomok skipper ("Poanes hobomok") is a North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. This small butterfly has slim, triangular wings. The upper side of the male's wings is mostly orange with the margins being dark brown. The only similar species in this skipper's range is the Zabulon skipper. The Hobomok skipper has a more northern range and different flight period than the Zabulon skipper. They also have more squared wings. The upperside of the male Hobomok skipper's wings has thicker dark margins. The female Hobomok skipper has two forms; the normal form and the "Pocahontas" form. The
Coastal Skipper one candidate and 8 to 14 hours for two. Candidates are set tasks to demonstrate their ability as a Coastal Skipper and may be asked questions on any part of the syllabus for all practical and shorebased courses up to Coastal Skipper. This course assumes that the student has already studied navigation to Day Skipper Shorebased standard. This is an advanced course in navigation and meteorology for candidates for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate. The course lasts about 40 hours. It may be taken continuously over several days, or as evening or several weekends, or by distance learning.