WatersportsWhich course is for me?
| RYA Yachting Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| YOUR KNOWLEDGE | RECOMMENDED COURSE | PRE-REQUISITE EXPERIENCE |
| I have no experience of sailing, and I am keen to give it a try | RYA Start Yachting | None required |
| I have little or no experience on a yacht, but would like to take part in sailing and be a useful crew member | RYA Competent Crew | None – none of us were born salty |
| I have basic sailing ability and understand a little navigation. I would like to be able to skipper a yacht on simple passages | RYA Day Skipper | You ideally need to have spent 5 days on a yacht, and have sailed 100 miles, including 4 hours of night sailing |
| I can sail a yacht and understand the principles of navigation. I would like to consolidate my skills and gain skippering confidence and expertise | RYA Coastal Skipper | You need to have spent 15 days aboard a yacht of which 2 days should be as the skipper, have sailed 300 miles including 8 night hours |
| I have completed my RYA Coastal Skipper course and wish to take the examination | RYA Yachtmaster (Coastal) Practical Exam (Sail) | 400 miles*, 20 days living on board, 12 night hours, 2 days as skipper, a first aid certificate and VHF licence |
| I am an experienced sailor and navigator with good skippering experience (both day and night) and would like to take my Yachtmaster Certificate of Competence | RYA Yachtmaster / Yachtmaster Coastal Preparation | You need 50 days at sea, including 5 days as skipper, 2500 miles, with 5 passages over 60 miles including 2 overnight and 2 as skipper. VHF radio operators licence or SRC, First aid certificate |
| I have completed my RYA Yachtmaster Preparation course and wish to take my examination | RYA Yachtmaster (Offshore) Practical Exam (Sail) | You need 50 days at sea, including 5 days as skipper, 2500 miles, with 5 passages over 60 miles including 2 overnight and 2 as skipper. VHF radio operators licence or SRC, First aid certificate |
* Minimum sea time for Coastal Skipper exam candidates who have not completed the Coastal Skipper practical course is 800 miles.
