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Practical Sailing Courses

What Practical Sailing Course for me?

 
Sailing courseThe following page should help you to decide which Practical Sailing course is the right course for you.
 
There are 3 RYA practical sailing courses to choose from: 
 
  • Competent Crew
  • Day Skipper
  • Coastal Skipper 
 
If you have done little or no sailing before this is the course for you.  Read more about the Competent Crew Course.
 
 
If you have done the Competent Crew course (or have experience to the same level as that achieved on the CC course) and have done the Day Skipper shorebased navigation course then this is the course that brings it together and teaches you to be a skipper.  This is the one that most charter companies require you to have.  Read more about the Practical Day Skipper Course
 
 
This is for the more refined and advanced.  You will have done a lot of sailing already.  This course is about improving your skippering skills.  Read more about the Practical Coastal Skipper Course.
 
 
 
At the successful completion of each of these three sailing courses a RYA Certificate of Completion will be awarded.  In addition to these 3 certificates there is also the
 
  • RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Coastal (previously Coastal Skipper) Certificate of Competence, 
  • RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence 
  • RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of Competence. 

These worldwide recognised certificates are for more experienced skippers for require Maritime and CoastGuard Agency Certification

 
To obtain this qualification you must undergo a 6 to 10 hour practical exam on board.  Read more about the Yachmaster Coastal Certificate of Competence ... 
 
To get this qualification you must pass a 8 to 12 hour exam.  Prior to taking this exam we recommend you take a 5 day Yachtmaster Prep course.  Read more about the Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence ...   
 
This qualification is for the long distance sailor.  Read more ...