Our fleet

UKSA invests heavily in the quality and diversity of our training fleet, equipment and facilities as part of our commitment to remain at the forefront of delivery in all aspects of our work. This continued focus on investment for excellence provides a quality of service and value for money that's second to none.

Yachts and motor yachts

We believe it is essential to give our students the broadest possible range of experiences at sea. Our diverse fleet of 18 yachts and motor yachts has been carefully chosen to achieve this aim and we are confident that no other establishment comes close to matching UKSA in this respect.

The three Sweden yachts are top-quality vessels, chosen to give students experience of sailing and handling the high class build quality and standards which are commonly found on super yachts. Our Broadblue 38 catamaran provides valuable multi-hull handling experience.

At the smaller end of the scale, we imported our three Colgate 26 keelboats directly from the USA, where they were designed specifically as an instructional boat for learning handling skills. They are an ideal platform for tackling your first solo command.

For motor yachting, we make use of Marlin, a Fairline Phantom 38 and The Hatherleigh, a 115ft corporate charter vessel which we charter in on Motor Yacht Career Training programmes.

2 x 67ft Challenge Yachts
1 x 115ft motor yacht
1 x Fairline Phantom 38 motor yacht
1 x Broadblue 38 Catamaran
2 x Sweden 42
1 x Sweden 39
1 x Elan 45
1 x Elan 36
1 x Sigma 38
1 x Jeanneau 45
1 x Westerly Ocean 33
1 x Gipsy Moth IV
3 x Colgate 26ft matched keelboats
1 x Hunter 707

Dinghies

Over 65 craft including everything from beginners' Optibats, Picos, Lasers, Dart 16s and Wayfarer Worlds through to advanced craft such as the RS 800.

RIBs and small motor vessels

Over 20 craft including 6m/75hp RIBs, 4.3m/25hp RIBs, 3.5m RIBs, 23ft semi-displacement launch, 18ft displacement launches.

Windsurfing

Over 60 boards, with sails and rigs from top equipment manufacturers including Tushingham, and Starboard, plus RYA Fast Forward land-based simulators.

Kayaks

Over 40 craft including the latest playboats from Pyrahna and Ocean Pro and sit-on-tops. The fleet also contains open-style Canadian canoes and two large dragon boats, each capable of taking 22 crew.

Kitesurfing

A wide selection of beginners' foil kites and kitesurf inflatable kites.