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RYA YACHTMASTER FAST TRACK

14 weeks intensive training to Yachtmaster, RYA theory courses online beforehand.

The RYA  Yachtmaster Fast Track is a complete full-time training package designed to take you from basic seamanship skills through to Skippering confidently and passing the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore exam.  Ideal for those looking for a career in the professional yachting industry, or leisure sailors wanting to achieve the highest competence quickly. Trafalgar Sailing instructors are highly experienced yachtmaster instructors, specially chosen for their sailing ability, teaching style and character. Gibraltar is a great place to learn to sail and start your sailing career.

What we guarantee on your Fast track Yachtmaster: 1, Accommodation, Food/drinks, bedding, mooring fees, fuel, taxes, safety equipment, books, charts, navigation tools, First aid, VHF course, Day skipper and Yachtmaster Coastal Skipper shore based courses, RYA logbook and Yachtmaster exam fee included. 2, Your yacht will be a Bavaria 38 or similar. 3, Your R.Y.A. Instructor will have many years of experience sailing and teaching. 4, Maximum 4-5 students per yacht. 5, You pay £1000 deposit and the balance one month before the course starts. 6, You will sail a minimum of 2500 sea miles and required 60 mile passages as Skipper. 7, We have helped many of our Fast Track students find jobs in the sailing industry by giving introductions and references, as we have made many contacts over the years. 8, RYA Shore based courses are done online beforehand (included in the price). You have 6 months to complete the online RYA courses before you arrive. You can start that as soon as you pay the deposit. 9. We don’t just get you through the Yachtmaster exam to get the ticket. We prepare you to become the Master of a yacht with the knowledge and skills required to achieve this.

Although Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal are sunny and fun, this is not a holiday, it is an intensive 14 week sail training course designed to make you a stronger, safer sailor. If you have the right attitude, you will learn loads from our Instructors. Gibraltar has great wind thanks to the mountain range either side of the Straits, there are tidal waters, busy shipping lanes and a variety of destinations to visit.

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THE RYA YACHTMASTER FAST TRACK COURSE WILL COVER:

• Competent crew  Knots. Yacht preparation. Helming. Deck work. Terminology. Sail Handling. Tender. Safety. Man overboard drills.
• Day Skipper shore based course  Pilotage. Tidal Navigation. Meteorology. Maintenance. Engines. Emergency situations. Watchkeeping. Rules of the Road.
• Day Skipper practical   Pilotage, tidal navigation, seamanship, meteorology and engine maintenance in practice. Seamanship. Boat handling under sail and motor. Passage planning. Night sailing. VHF training. Vitualling and food hygiene at sea.
• Yachtmaster Coastal Skipper shore based course  Position, Dead reckoning, Estimated position, Satellite derived position, Waypoints, Radar, Magnetic Compass, Variation, Different types of Compass, Tidal navigation, Standard and secondary ports, Tidal streams, Buoyage, Lights, Pilotage, Harbour regulations and control signals, clearing lines, Use of soundings, Transits, GNSS and Chart Plotters, Raster and Vector charts, The importance of paper charts, Echo sounders.
• Coastal Skipper practical course   Passage planning, Preparations for Sea, Pilotage, Passage Skippering, taking charge of crew, cruising navigation with electronics and paper charts using waypoints and routes, Being aware of meteorological trends, Yacht handling under power, control of yacht in a confined space, Picking up a Mooring bow or stern to, Mediterranean style moorings, Yacht handling under sail in various wind and current conditions, Picking up a mooring under sail, Sailing on all points of sail including downwind techniques with a cruising chute, Coping with adverse weather conditions and restricted visibility, Preparing Storm Gib sail or heavy weather, Blind navigation, Emergency situations, Understanding life rafts, life jackets, helicopter and lifeboat rescue, cold water shock, Man over board procedures under motor and sail.
• 2500 sea miles. Passages to Med and Atlantic Spain, Portugal and Balearic Islands.
• 60 miles passages as Skipper. 
• VHF course  Radio operation, Frequencies (channels), Distress calls and procedures, Ship to shore calls. Digital Selective Calling (DSC), Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB), Search and Rescue (SART). £60 RYA license fee not included.
• First Aid   One day course MCA and Health and Safety Executive approved.
• Professional Practices and responsibilities. Online course and exam
• Yacht Maintenance. 
• Yachtmaster Offshore exam preparation week   The Yachtmaster Offshore exam is independently examined by an R.Y.A. examiner. The exam takes between 6 to 8 hours per person and sail during the day and night. You will be given tasks to demonstrate your ability and asked questions by the examiner on any part of the syllabus of all the RYA practical and shore based courses up to Coastal Skipper level. The Yachtmaster offshore exam fee £231 is included in the price.

What next? Go sailing and see the world!  Keep an eye on our Facebook page for people looking for crew. Spring time many yachts are passing Gibraltar from the Caribbean into the Mediterranean for the season. If you want a career in the yachting industry as a Charter Skipper, Delivery Skipper, Teaching or private yacht skipper then we recommend you do the STCW95 courses in Gibraltar and get your Yachtmaster commercially endorsed. If you dream is to cross oceans you can learn to use a sextant and Astro navigation on the   Yachtmaster Ocean theory course.  

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FAST TRACK PROGRAMMES

Packaged by 2 Oceans to include the RYA modules and mileage required to quickly get you to the qualification you need, these programmes are designed to help you achieve your professional sailing goals. Our team of highly qualified instructors will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge whether you are looking to earn a commercial skipper’s license, advance your sailing career, or just to start your sailing jour- ney, join us for a comprehensive and challenging adventure and take the first step towards your dream career.

The Odyssey is a comprehensive 5-month programme that takes candidates from an entry-level Competent Crew status all the way to Yachtmaster Ocean – 200-ton unlimited commercial license. 

Structured to suit novices and experienced sailors alike, the first 5 weeks of the programme is a foundation phase comprising alternating weeks of shore-based theory and a week of practical sailing. 

The Foundation Phase consists of RYA Competent Crew, RYA Day Skipper Theory, RYA Day Skipper Practical, RYA Yachtmaster Theory, RYA Yachtmaster Practical and RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Theory, RYA Short Range Radio Certificate and Power Boat Level II.

This is followed by preparation and an approximately 2-month mileage trip either to Rio (in January) or Madagascar (in June), returning to Cape Town.

The Odyssey not only gives candidates sufficient confidence and experience to sit the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore assessment, and the RYA Ocean Oral exam, it also offers incredible offshore sailing and is a truly life-changing experience.

This comprehensive package provides students with no previous experience the opportunity to get the practical and theoretical training, as well as the mileage required to achieve an RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence – a 200-ton limited commercial license. 

The mileage module of the Offshore programme is a return leg from Cape Town to Durban. On successful completion, you will be able to work on a variety of sailing yachts as a: charter skipper, flotilla skipper, corporate day sailing skipper, cruising instructor, delivery skipper or first mate.

This well-rounded programme provides novice students with the opportunity to gain the practical and theoretical training required in to achieve a commercially endorsed RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate of Competence.

Sailing takes place around the scenic Cape Peninsula and up and down the lower West Coast of South Africa. You will also round the Cape of Good Hope many times, which is a definite sailing milestone, given its often-challenging sailing conditions.

This basic 3-week programme gives you the minimum requirements for starting out in the Super Yacht Industry, or to charter a yacht in the Mediterranean. 

Modules included: RYA Competent Crew, RYA Day Skipper, RYA Short Range Radio Certificate, RYA Power Boat Level II.

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Fast Track Yachtmaster Professional Sail Training Course

The Hamble School of Yachting fast track Professional Sail Training (PST) course is designed to progress an inexperienced sailor to a fully qualified professional standard.

Hamble School of Yachting follows the globally recognised RYA certification programme that takes students to commercially endorsed RYA Yachtmaster Offshore level - the gold standard in sailing qualifications. The PST course is also a great option for anyone looking for a life-changing experience; either following retirement, during a gap year, sabbatical or taking leisure sailing to the next level.

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Why Hamble?

SETTING QUALITY FOUNDATIONS

Whether you’re looking to embark on a career in the sailing industry, taking a break from work or looking for a new challenge of long-distance sailing in retirement, it is important to set solid foundations for your journey ahead.

Hamble School of Yachting has a reputation in the industry for the high quality of sailors that come from its courses which provides a valuable head-start when seeking employment.

HIGH CALIBRE INSTRUCTORS Hamble School of Yachting employs only the best teaching staff. All instructors are hand-picked for their ability to communicate, their knowledge and sense of humour! Instructors receive ongoing professional development from the Hamble School of Yachting via a programme delivered by the Chief Instructor. Very few schools adopt this policy.

STRICT INTAKE LIMIT Hamble School of Yachting can offer a choice of different yachts on which to sail and a dedicated teaching block equipped with the latest computer and audio visual technology.

Numbers of students on the PST course are strictly limited to an absolute maximum of ten on each intake. This allows incredibly high quality supervision and monitoring of training and enables students to get much more out of that vital contact time with each instructor.

THE VERY BEST PROGRAMME The programme is purposefully organised in such a way that each week has a clear and dedicated set of goals.

Students are debriefed after each task, and at the end of each week, by the instructor and

Chief Instructor. This enables the school to identify student strengths and weaknesses at a very early stage and ensure a personal action plan is put into place to build up skills accordingly.

AN ALL-ROUND EDUCATION Hamble School of Yachting does not try to enrol its students on a ticket collecting exercise for a bewildering array of different courses. This course is focused and carefully designed to turn out high quality sailors with a good degree of all-round seamanship skills.

The school believes there is no substitute for hands on experience and students spend 72 days of the total 98 days tuition at sea learning the skills of their trade. The weeks spent on practical sailing are carefully divided between skipper development and mileage building to destinations in the English Channel, and “drills and skills” weeks closer to home.

THE HAMBLE TOUCHES Hamble School of Yachting is so committed to delivering the best possible experience that it invites prospective PST students to join the team for a weekend of sailing, free of charge. This gives the opportunity for students to meet school’s friendly faces, see how the school operates and chat to the brilliant instructors about their ambitions. It also allows the team to ensure the course is right for the student. For those with more experience it might be suitable to start at module two or three and this will be assessed over the weekend.

Course Dates

For more details about the course and the options open to you, please download a PDF copy of our PST brochure. If you have problems downloading the brochure or would prefer a hard copy please feel free to call us.

If you would like any help at all or would like to discuss the possibilities further, please call Chris Rushton or any of the friendly team here at Hamble School of Yachting with any questions you might have. We would welcome you to the school at anytime to give you a chance to look around and enable us to discuss your requirements further. We all look forward to meeting you.

RYA Yachtmaster Fast-track Programme

Fast Track Yachtmaster is a 15 week program for thoese who looks for a career in the sailing industry. This structured program will prepare you for the examination that will give you the most respected RYA / MCA qualifications in the world.

Upcoming Course Dates

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Program Overview

Fast Track Yachtmaster is a 15 week course. We also run a halftrack course for those with suitable experience. Please call us to discuss these options.

If you’re looking for a career in the sailing industry, we will teach and refine your skills and when you’re ready, organise examinations for RYA / MCA qualifications.

Prior to the Yachtmaster exam we will ensure you have achieved a minimum of 2,500 sea miles at least half of which will be tidal. In reality you will log considerably more! Quality miles and expert tuition.

If you put in the study hours both on and off the water you can achieve the coveted Yachtmaster qualification, known and respected throughout the world.

Course Content

The course includes:

• 15 weeks half board
• DSC VHF course
• Yacht Maintenance
• Sail care and repair
• Knots and Splicing
• Sail Trimming
• RYA Theory courses
• RYA Competant Crew
• RYA Day Skipper
• RYA Coastal Skipper
• RYA Sea Survival
• RYA First Aid
• Self Skippering weeks
• Weather course
• Rigging and tuning
• All RYA courses, quality mileage, and skippered passages required for Yachtmaster

Course Detail - Live the Dream!

• Two Base sailing Malta and Canary Islands or the UK
• Don't get stuck in the same marina for months on end!
• Minimum of 2,500 sea miles
• Required 5 x 60 mile passages
• Visit different Marinas and Anchorages
• Maximum 5 students to a yacht
• Visiting differnt countries, eg. UK, Malta, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, Morocco and Portugal
• Excellent shore-based facilities, classrooms, and restaurants at the Royal Malta Yacht Club, Valletta
• Exam fees excluded
• Full range of modern yachts
• Big boat handling (45+ ft)
• Professional sailing on modern safe yachts in a warm and exciting sailing area. Enjoy sailing and live the dream!

It is recommended that you undertake an MCA medical examination prior to the course in order for you to do your final Yachtmaster examination... Contact us for details.

Certification

RYA Yachtmaster Department of Transport (DoT) certificates with option to add commercial endorsement and opening the path to Cruising Instructor and/or Ocean Yachtmaster.

Course requirements

Fastrackers - you must come with your own life jacket and harness, waterproofs, deck shoes, Breton / Portland plotter or similar, dividers, notepads and pencils. Please phone for advice before purchasing expensive items.

Yachtmaster Preparation

All students are ready to be prepared for the Yachtmaster Exam. The weeks training will be intense, focusing on the weaker points to ensure you are well above the standard required. We coach you at your pace so you benefit from one-to-one coaching. And finally the Big Day!

You will be so well prepared, having sailed so many quality sea miles, entered a host of different marinas, sailed tidal and non-tidal waters that, although maybe a little nervous, you’ll skipper with confidence.

Price Options

• Fast Track Yachtmaster 15 weeks with half board accommodation for the duration Total £9,295
• Fast Track Yachtmaster Plus includes STCW 95 16 weeks with half board accommodation for the duration Total £11,495
• Half Track For those with prior experience. Talk to us about your requirements first please.
• STCW Modules can be taken separately, call us for details. Update courses also available.

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RYA Yachtmaster Fast Track Sail Training Programme

“Endeavour Sailing’s unique Yachtmaster Fast Track  Sail Training Programme is a full-time training package which will take you from an absolute beginner to Yachtmaster Offshore in 16 weeks.

At Endeavour Sailing we carefully choose our instructors, for their experience, their ability to teach, their patience and their ability to make each day fun.

The yachts we use are owned by us and our modern, well equipped, clean and comfortable.

With a dedicated shore side training room & offices, wifi access and world reclaimed marina facilities you will find the whole experience second to none (not to mention the weather – all year round sunshine!)

Our brochure should have all the information you require but please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions – we do understand this is a big commitment on your behalf, both time and money, and it is essential you make the right choice.

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As mentioned ee appreciate that this is a massive personal and emotional investment and we want to make sure that you achieve the most from your time with us.

We have broken the course down into modules and unlike some school’s we certificate you along the way, and we include the following certificates:

• RYA Competent Crew
• RYA Day Skipper theory and practical
• RYA Coastal Skipper theory and practical
• RYA Marine Radio SRC Course and exam
• RYA First Aid
• RYA Diesel Engine
• RYA Sea Survival

The RYA Yachtmaster exam, certificate is not issued by us, but via the RYA/MCA direct.

We have also included a one week gap in the middle to give you some respite and you will find the course to be very much “eat, sleep, sail and repeat”, some time out is greatly appreciated.

All your learning will be monitored with daily and weekly debriefs which will be passed from instructor to instructor… having different instructors is a great thing as we all learn differently and having different styles of teaching and different approaches to skippering. We also mix crew so you get to deal with and lead unknown crew which really pushes your skippering and communication skills, a key thing the examiner will be looking for during your exam.

The area: We have a fantastic training ground, with excellent sailing conditions guaranteeing continuous sailing day after day. This is why many international professional sportspersons and teams come here year after year for their training. With wind acceleration zones we can also push your skills with heavy weather training.

All your accommodation is provided, except for the week gap, on board our boats, so no need to find alternative accommodation for the theory weeks. Our classroom is just 2 minutes from the boat and you will be issued with a key so you can access it 24 hours a day.

During the mile builders you will be in charge. There is an instructor on board for insurance purposes, and you will have to plan to achieve the mileage required, but the planning and running the week(s) is up to you.

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The total cost of the above package is 15000€ per person

Accommodation throughout the course, excluding the one week break.  

All Breakfasts and all lunches. 

During weeks 1 - 8 and 11 - 16 there will also be 1 evening meal provided per week and during the mile building trips there will be 3 evening meals provided per week.

We also recognise the above programmes are a large commitment in both time and money and therefore if you wish to break it down into smaller, bite sized, chunks please do not hesitate to contact us for an individual quotation based on your needs.

Bookings & Info

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• Accommodation
• All breakfasts/lunches
• Tea and coffee
• Wet weather gear
• Lifejackets
• Water & Electricity
• Mooring fees
• 1 evening meal per week or 3 evening meals per week during mile building weeks.
• First Aid Course
• Diesel Engine Course
• Radar Course
• Sea Suvival
• Online Personal and Professional Responsibilities course (PPR)
• All training materials required for the course

Not included

• Travel Insurance
• Meals ashore
• Transfer from airport
• Exam fees for Yachtmaster Practical Exam this is currently £224 

Availability

Winter/spring 2024, summer/winter 2024, recommended rya books.

In preparation for your time with us you may wish to start reading around the subject.  There are a whole host of books out there and below are some of the ones you may find particularly useful.  It is quite a long list as it covers the whole course.  You will though need your own sailing log book (first one on the list!) and you can either order this direct from the RYA using the link below and bring it with you or from us upon arrival for a cost of seven euros.

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Bespoke RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Fastrack/Slowtrack Programs

Choose your own start dates! Build in breaks for that business/social commitment, family or just for a break. Take time out from your program and rejoin later or simply take your time and opt for our fully flexible and increasingly popular Yachtmaster Offshore “Slowtrack” programs.

Opt for your own cabin!

Aimed towards professionals, this more flexible approach to the RYA Yachtmaster programs will prepare you for the examination that will give you the most respected yachting qualification in the world.

You choose your pace!

Our instructors will teach you from beginner’s basic level RYA Competent Crew, and bring you through the paces, some 2500 nautical miles later to the Yachtmaster Offshore Exam. Alternatively, should you have previous experience, miles or knowledge and join the scheme part of the way through, we will dovetail you into the program at your appropriate level. You will be made very welcome by our team, some of whom have lived and worked here in the Canaries for many years.

No less than 8 marinas & harbours to visit on a course route!

Unrivaled here in the Canaries are the choice of stopovers you will visit during your course weeks with Canary Sail. During your time with us, you will learn to sail in the best sail training area the Canaries (and beyond) have to offer and learn to skipper our range of sail training yachts in a wide range of conditions, including “Heavy Weather” Training. Navigate your way around our 7 islands as skipper during our Canary Islands Cruise Weeks visiting even more marinas and harbours on route.

Up to 15 Weeks

Pre Course Knowledge

No sailing experience required for those who join for the duration of the program

Assumed Knowledge

Pre-study of theory and international anti-collision regulations is an optional advantage

Expected Learning Outcome

Come away with your RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore International Certificate of Competence - the most prestigious sailing ticket in the world!

Course Content

Full program of theory navigation courses, practical sailing weeks, mile building cruises, Dedicated Yacht Handling course and where possible bareboat "go it alone" charter and final Yachtmaster exam. All levels of RYA Practical Certificates are issued at point of completion!

Availability

Fully flexible! Start dates available all year, please contact us for a detailed proposal base around your commitments/wishes

Cruising Area

UNRIVALED HERE IN THE CANARIES!!! During your many Sail Course weeks, a choice of no less that 8 different ports to visit between our bases in La Gomera and Tenerife. Add to that mile building passages with 7 Western & Eastern islands , giving you an unrivaled sailing experience in widely varied sailing conditions, including "Heavy Weather" training.

Yachtmaster Fast Track in 3 Steps

Step 1 – rya day skipper level – “sail teaching”.

Includes : RYA Day Skipper Online Theory Course, Practical Sail Teaching Courses to RYA Day Skipper Level and Canary Islands Sail Cruises/Mile Building/Skipper Experience/Qualifying Passage Making.

Result : RYA Day Skipper Practical Course Certificate (plus additional tidal sea miles)

Content :  RYA Day Skipper Online Theory Course -taken at home or during your stay with us (flexible options)

Week 1 – RYA Competent Crew Practical Training Course – 120 NM+

Week 2 – Competent Crew “Plus” Consolidation Skills Course – 120 NM+

Week 3 –  RYA Day Skipper Practical Training Course – 120 NM+

Week 4 – Western Canary Islands Mile Building/Qualifying Passage Making Cruise – 250 NM+

Week 5 – Eastern Canary Islands Mile Building/Qualifying Passage Making Cruise – 350 NM+

Price for RYA Day Skipper package only €5870

Step 2 – RYA Coastal Skipper Level – ¨Sail Teaching/Coaching¨

Includes : RYA Coastal/Yachtmaster Offshore Online Theory Course, Practical Sail Teaching/Coaching Courses to Coastal Skipper Level and Canary Islands Sail Cruises/Mile Building/Skipper Experience/Qualifying Passage Making.

Result: RYA Coastal Skipper Practical Completion Certificate (plus additional tidal sea miles)

Content : RYA Coastal/Yachtmaster Offshore Online Theory Course – taken at home or during your stay with us (flexible options!)

Week 6 – Day Skipper ¨Plus¨Practical Sailing Skills ¨Teaching/Coaching¨Course – 120 NM+

Week 7 – Western Canary Islands Mile Building/Qualifying Passage Making Cruise  – 250 NM+

Week 8 – Eastern Canary Islands Mile Building/Qualifying Passage Making Cruise  – 350 NM+

Week 9 – RYA Coastal Skipper Practical Sailing Skills ¨Coaching¨Course – 120 NM+

Price for RYA Coastal Skipper package only €4930

Step 3 – RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Level – ¨Sail Coaching¨

Includes: Practical Sail Coaching Courses to RYA Yachtmaster Certification Level and Canary Islands Sail Cruises/Mile Building/Skipper Experience/Qualifying Passage Making. 

Result: RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate (plus the remaining tidal sea miles)

Week 10 – Coastal Skipper ¨Plus¨Sailing Skills ¨Coaching¨Course -120 NM+

Week 11 – Western Canary Islands Mile Building/Qualifying Passage Making Cruise – 250 NM+

Week 12 – Eastern Canary Islands Mile Building/Qualifying Passage Making Cruise – 350 NM+

Week 13 – Coastal Skipper ¨Plus¨/Boat Handling Combi Skills ¨Coaching¨Course – 100 NM+

Week 14 – RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore Exam Prep (4 days) and Exam (2 days) – 80 NM+

Price for RYA Yachtmaster package only €5670 (plus the RYA YM Exam fee)

Step 1 – €5870

Step 2 – €4930

Step 3 – €5670

FULL PROGRAM PRICE (Steps 1, 2 & 3 – €15990 (Includes basic 1st Aid & RYA SRC Marine Radio Courses !)

Additional costs – RYA Exam Fees for RYA Yachtmaster Practical and SRC Radio Exams. 

All Accommodation included for the duration of your program. 

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A wide range of practical and theory courses offered all year round

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From Bareboat to skippered charter, we have an option to suit your needs

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Fast Track can be a complete course or join at your level

Yachtmaster Sailing School offers a Fast Track for those sailors who already have some experience but little or no formal qualifications.

The Fast Track course is a comprehensive series of training modules covering all certificates in the RYA Sail Cruising and Yachtmaster Scheme as well as short courses in Sea Safety & Survival, MROCP (VHF & HF) Radio Licence and Diesel Engine course.

If you are an experienced sailor or have some qualifications, Yachtmaster Sailing School will go over your existing qualifications and develop a suitable program to help you complete the RYA Yachtmaster certificate.

Port Phillip is a unique sailing area. It’s a very large bay so we have rough weather, tricky sandbars and strong tides all of which will help give you the experience you need.

DO I NEED A MINIMUM MILEAGE AND SEA TIME BEFORE TAKING THIS FAST TRACK COURSE?

There is no minimum sea time requirement or mileage required to start this course. This course will provide the minimum sea time requirement to get you to RYA Coastal Skipper Certificate of Competence (a commercial certificate), but extra sea time is required for the RYA Yachtmaster certificate.

Our Fast Track course will provide you with approx 500 miles and 20 days of sea time and 14 days of classroom theory.

The RYA Yachtmaster certificate requires 50 days and 2,500 miles. The exam for RYA Yachtmaster can be taken once the miles have been accumulated. If you already have 1,500 miles and 30 days logged experience, by completing the Fast Track course you will have the minimum sea time experience to take the RYA Yachtmaster exam.

WHY DO I NEED A RYA/MCA YACHTMASTER CERTIFICATE?

This is the only certificate available in Australia that is recognised worldwide as a commercial ticket and is mandatory for work as a skipper on super yachts.

This certification allows you to work as Captain/Master on private vessels, commercial vessels and super yachts up to 24 metres. Over 24 meters and less than 200gt as Master up to 150nm from safe haven, beyond 150 miles from safe haven you are able to work as Chief Mate.

Note that all Masters and Crew must have the STCW10 short courses to secure work on vessels greater than 24 metres. We do not teach the STCW10 courses. For information on STCW10 courses, please contact the Australian Maritime College in Launceston, Tasmania on 03 6335 4711.

The RYA Yachtmaster exam is conducted on the water by an independent examiner. Taking part in or completing the Fast Track course does not give a guarantee of passing the exam.

The RYA Yachtmaster certificate requires a high standard of seamanship and knowledge. You will need to do a considerable amount of work/study outside classroom and sailing hours.

Yachtmaster Fast Track Syllabus:

RYA Competent Crew

RYA Day Skipper – Theory and Practical

RYA Coastal Skipper

RYA Yachtmaster Theory

RYA Yachtmaster – Preparation for exam

MROCP (VHF & HF) Radio Certificate

RYA Diesel Engine Course

Sea Safety & Survival Course

Fast Track Starting Early 2024

Fast track starting late 2024, what do i bring.

FOR SAILING

Wear clothes suitable for the season and rubber soled shoes, preferably with a white or light coloured sole. A cap, sunglasses, bottle of water and sun screen are also a good idea. You will also need change of clothes, toilet kit, sleeping bag and any special medicine you may require packed in a flexible soft bag. We provide you with wet weather gear (with the exception of boots) if required.

• Two soft 2B pencils
• Pencil sharpener
• Note pad and pens

* Must be pre-ordered 2 weeks prior and will be supplied on the day, please phone or email details.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• RYA theory course notes and training charts
• Most meals on practical sailing courses (except for a few dinners ashore per course)
• Course completion certificates
• Radio Operator Licence (subject to exam)
• YA Safety and Sea Survival certificate

First Aid can be organised if required.

Please note that accommodation or meals are not included for theory courses.

• Course Diagram
• Practical Courses
• Theory Courses
• Online Theory Courses
• Own Boat Tuition – Sail or Power
• ICC & CEVNI
• Corporate Team Building
• Sailing Holidays

• +61 2 9969 8590
• [email protected]
• Mon - Sun 9:00 - 1700

• Yachtmaster Ocean Fast Track

The Yachtmaster Ocean Fast Track in Sydney first trains you for your RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate. Then, you go on to learn celestial navigation and complete an ocean-qualifying passage in preparation for the RYA Yachtmaster Ocean oral exam.

• $24,990.00 incl.

Description

Our innovative course programme provides an exhilarating mix of training and a reliable route to certification.

We promise expert tuition, a stimulating learning environment and a great Australian sailing adventure.

Course Schedule

The programme comprises a package of individual training courses built into a balanced and progressive training schedule. 

Training time is divided between live-aboard periods, daysailing courses and shore-based theory classes. 

Weekends are usually free, but we encourage you to join our dinghy sailing and windsurfing classes (at no cost) to develop core sailing skills or join a Flying Fish weekend course as a mate to one of our qualified yacht instructors.

Racing enthusiasts can often go yacht racing with Middle Harbour Yacht Club owners.

See the Faq section below for a full breakdown of the week-by-week training schedule. 

If you join our September course, there is a 3-week break in training over the Christmas period, and the ocean passage to Lord Howe Island begins in Hobart, Tasmania and finishes in Sydney. If you choose the February course, there is no break in the schedule, and the Ocean Passage starts and finishes in Sydney.  

Fantastic sailing areas

The course is based in a spectacular setting at Flying Fish Sail Academy, Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Sydney.

You sail in Sydney Harbour, Australia's favourite yachting playground, cruising past the Opera House and under the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Offshore, you explore the New South Wales coast, heading south to Jervis Bay or north to Pittwater, Seal Rocks and Coffs Harbour.

The Ocean passage goes to Lord Howe Island, an absolute jewel in the Pacific with beautiful beaches and a magnificent coral lagoon. 

The diving and snorkelling are world-class, and weather permitting, the crew will spend a couple of days relaxing and exploring this beautiful island before we set sail for the passage back to Sydney.

Weather conditions vary from warm sea breezes to cool southerly busters.

You will experience magnificent seascapes, dolphins, whales and, of course, flying fish! This is offshore sailing at its best. 

Equipment and instructors 

We operate a fleet of excellent training vessels, including Beneteau 40.7 cruiser racers, SV Arctos (a Radford 55 built for a southern ocean circumnavigation) and our luxury yacht Calypso, a state-of-the-art Moody 54 Deck Saloon.

We also have a fleet of Laser Bahia and RS Zest training dinghies and Highfield rigid inflatable boats, which we use in the early part of the programme. 

For shore-based training, we have a comfortable waterside classroom equipped with various modern teaching aids and equipment. 

Our team of experienced instructors will guide you through your programme in the friendly and professional style that is the hallmark of Flying Fish.  

• Where to stay ashore

If you don't live in Sydney, you will need a place to stay for the duration of your course.

We have limited availability in Flying Fish serviced crew apartments in Manly, staying with other Flying Fish customers on one of Australia's most beautiful beaches. Or you can book your own place. 

For more information, see the FAQ section below. 

What's included

• Tuition, logbook, pre-course reading, training resources, and certification. 
• Life jackets and safety harnesses are provided, and we can loan you wet weather clothing if required.
• Shared cabin accommodation and meals onboard on live-aboard passages 
• All vessels have an enclosed bathroom on board.
• Fast-track customers can join our weekend dinghy and windsurf classes free of charge.
• RYA Yachtmaster Offshore exam fees (approximately $465) are not included and are payable directly to the RYA on the exam day.
• Having attained YM Offshore, the RYA YM Ocean oral exam is arranged by the candidate directly with the examiner for a time after completion of the course; the candidate pays exam fees. 
• If you book our September course, we include an economy-class flight from Sydney to Hobart to start the ocean passage.

Qualifications and experience

See the FAQ section below for a complete list of the qualifications and experience acquired on the programme.

Before you start

• The course is often described as a 'Zero to Hero' programme. As such, it is suitable for newcomers to sailing and boating. Having said this, any prior experience in sailing and boating (eg dinghy sailing or windsurfing) will be very helpful.
• If you start the course as a beginner, you will log all the miles and passages needed for the practical and oral exams.
• If you join us, having logged some miles and time on yachts, you can expect to leave as a confident, qualified Yachtmaster Offshore, ready to enter the RYA oral exam as Yachtmaster Ocean.
• All seafarers applying for certification as Yachtmasters and Deck Officers need full-colour vision.
• To plan your own pathway to Yachtmaster Ocean with a custom package of short courses, see here . 
• If you leave the course as a qualified, commercially endorsed Yachtmaster, you will be ready to start work as a skipper.
• As a Yachtmaster Offshore, you are approved by the MCA to take charge of a sailing vessel of up to 200 gross tonnes on passages up to 150 miles from a safe haven. A Yachtmaster Ocean is unrestricted by distance. 
• If you want to work as an instructor at an RYA school, you will need to complete a Yacht Cruising Instructor course.

Testimonials

• Cameron Pimentel

• “ I've been lucky enough to be hired by an incredible carbon ketch based out of New Zealand. So many thanks again to George and everyone else at Flying Fish! ”
• Willem Rootselaar
• Yachtmaster Offshore Fast Track

• “ This has been the greatest life experience I ever had!! and with the result: Yachtmaster! Now I'm a REAL Sailor! ”
• Lyndsay Barnes 
• Dayskipper to Yachtmaster Fast Track 

• “ Joining the Flying Fish Yachtmaster programme was one of the best decisions I ever made, My new office is floating on Sydney Harbour. If you’re considering doing the course, sign up now and don’t give it a second thought. But be warned, it could change your life. ”
• Week 1 -  RYA Powerboat Level 2 (2 days) / Dinghy Sailing Level 1/2 (2 days) /Marine First Aid (1 day) / ACMA  Marine Radio Operator (1 day)
• Week 2 -  RYA Competent Crew (5 days)
• Week 3 -  RYA Day Skipper Shorebased Theory 
• Week 4 -  RYA Day Skipper Practical  (5 days)
• Week 5 -  Racing and Spinnakers (2 days) / Basic Yacht Maintenance (3 days)
• Week 6, 7, 8  - Yachtmaster Milebuilder and Qualifying Passages (16 days live-aboard)
• Week 9 -  RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased Theory (6 days)
• Week 10 - RYA Coastal Skipper Practical (5 days live-aboard)
• Week 11 - Yachtmaster Practical Skills (5 days)
• Week 12 - RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased Theory (5 days)
• Week 13 - Ocean passage planning / Yachtmaster Ocean Qualifying Passage (16 days live-aboard)
• Week 14, 15 - YM Ocean Qualifying Passage (continued) 
• Week 16 - Yachtmaster Prep and Exam Week - Offshore (5 days live-aboard)
• Approx 3,700 sea miles logged
• RYA Competent Crew
• RYA Day Skipper Shorebased
• RYA Day Skipper Practical
• RYA Powerboat Level 2
• TCP Marine First Aid
• RYA Diesel Engine certificate
• Basic Yacht Maintenance
• RYA Yachtmaster qualifying passages / Watchkeeping experience
• RYA Dinghy Level 1 Start Sailing
• RYA Dinghy Level 2 Basic Skills
• Racing and Spinnakers
• ACMA VHF/HF GMDSS Radio Licence
• RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased
• RYA Coastal Skipper
• RYA Yachtmaster Offshore (Sail)
• RYA YM Ocean Shorebased
• RYA YM Ocean passage
• RYA Yachtmaster Ocean (Sail)
• Flying Fish crew apartments - stay with other Flying Fish customers on one of Australia’s most beautiful beaches. Our crew apartments in Manly are comfortably furnished for shared living and only a short bus ride or Uber ride to our Middle Harbour Yacht Club training centre. Room share (twin or triple with ensuite) $790 per week / single room $1190 per week. Book your accommodation package when you book your course. We only offer accommodation packages for the whole duration of the programme. 
• Book your own Backpackers In Manly – basic accommodation for those on a budget (approx $50 / night for 4-6 berth mixed dormitory)
• Book your own Air BNB at various prices and standards. 
• Visas for international students
• Apart from Aussies and Kiwis, everybody travelling to Australia must apply for a visa in advance. Don't apply for a student visa. These are only available for government-sanctioned higher education courses at universities and other tertiary establishments.  Tourist visas or working holiday visas (for those who want to work) are acceptable. 
• What happens if I fail the Yachtmaster exams?
• We do our best to make sure that you don't. But if the worst comes to the worst, you'll go away with an action plan to complete.  Usually, this involves revising some missing skills or knowledge and then resitting the exam.
• Over 90% of our Yachtmaster candidates pass the first time.

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Yachtmaster Offshore Sail Fast Track

Yachtmaster Fast Track Sailing Course - for those who simply can't wait!

After 24 years the Allabroad Yachtmaster Fast Track Sailing Course is a proven route for professionals, and a means for leisure sailors to reach professional standards. We encourage any prospective Yachtmasters to come and visit our training facility in Gibraltar for a guided tour, chat to the team and the current trainees. If you can't make it in person we will provide a video call guided tour. We have designed a training centre based on the RYA Yachtmaster Fast Track Pro course, providing the highest level of facilities, accreditation, and equipment available in Gibraltar and surrounding areas. We can take your training to a much higher level fully in-house, without outsourcing to other centres.

We're here to help you learn everything you need to explore the world's oceans safely, and enjoy the yachting industry. 

Key features of the Allabroad Yachtmaster Fast Track Sailing Course

• Over 24 years of Fast Track success.
• Over 1000 happy Yachtmasters.
• Train on one of the modern fleet of  Jeanneau 389 yachts.
• Prestige 46 Motor Cruiser for optional Motor Conversions
• Fleet of training RHIBS
• Modern purpose designed 30 seater training room with 24/7 access.
• 100% In house training, we do not ever outsource.
• Over 35 RYA & MCA Course accreditations, we can take you to a much higher level.
• Pass guarantee - extra exam opportunity if required.
• Up to 3 weeks extra free training for those who may need it.
• Access to over £2M in training facilities, yachts and equipment during your course.

Unrivalled Academy Facilities

Yachtmaster Pro - Fast Track to success

The Yachtmaster Fast Track Sailing course is built upon 20 years of innovation and feedback from learners, instructors, and examiners.  Because of this,  you will benefit from features such as, for instance:

• More modern fleet of sailing yachts.
• Shore-based training and relaxation facilities.
• Highly efficient, intensive training methods.

The instructional team are experienced in delivering this unique training course, and dedicated to seeing you achieve your goals. Many Allabroad instructors have been with the academy for many years because they share our passion for success.  Because of this, you're trained by instructors at the much higher  'YMI' level, or examiner' level, for example. As such - this is how we manage to complete your Yachtmaster training in such a short time frame.

RYA Yachtmaster and MCA STCW Endorsement

Train at a recognised 'Maritime Academy' and enjoy higher standards, better equipment, extensive facilities, and higher qualified instructors with wider maritime experience. Take advantage of the on site training rooms, extensive shore based training equipment, and variety of additional course options. In addition to this, you will simply learn much more, in less time from instructors with more qualifications and teaching experience.

 When not out on the water you can take advantage of the dedicated shore based training facility in the heart of the marina, 24/7

 Yachtmaster with Commercial and STCW Endorsement

The STCW Basic Safety Training endorsement enables your RYA Yachtmaster Offshore certificate to be accepted more widely outside of British waters and on other flagged yachts. Because of this, you open up work opportunities on a wider range of vessels, including Superyachts.

RYA Accreditation 24 Years

Mca accreditation 16 years.

Without the STCW endorsement, maritime authorities outside British waters may not accept your RYA Yachtmaster certification for commercial use.

The included STCW BST package is a vital element of any professional skipper training course.

When comparing courses, ensure  you are comparing like-for-like as some courses do not include the FULL STCW Basic Safety Training package, and some do not clarify if the training is Yachtmaster Coastal, or Yachtmaster Offshore.  You may see similar looking courses that do not provide all the certification you need,  leading to a requirement for additional training after your course.

Essentially there are 3 levels of yachtmaster offshore, the Allabroad Yachtmaster Fast Track Pro Sailing course provides internationally recognised Commercially and STCW endorsed RYA Yachtmaster Offshore certification as per option 1 in the list below:

• Option 1: RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Commercially and STCW Endorsed (International Commercial Use) 
• Option 2: RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Commercially Endorsed (Small craft only, UK use only)
• Option 3: RYA Yachtmaster Offshore (Small craft, leisure use only)

Yachtmaster Fast Track Pro Training Guarantee

We’ve been running RYA Yachtmaster Fast Track sailing courses for over 22 years now and this is the expertise that you are buying into. We take our responsibility to you personally and do adapt the training to the group and also your individual changing training needs. Since sometimes exam nerves can get the better of even the strongest of candidates, we offer another exam opportunity to all full event students who have been committed to the course, undertaken the study asked of them, & turned up for class on time.

You only achieve Yachtmaster once: Do it right.

We do appreciate that committing to this course is an investment in your time, which can never be replaced, however it’s also a big investment in funds too. We’ve always made our course competitive as a package and fully inclusive of all meals & accommodation throughout every day of the course, along with all the training & experience you need to take the final Yachtmaster Offshore exam. We are open and upfront that you will need to bring spending money for your personal entertainment ashore, your laundry, active outdoor clothing & boat shoes.

There are also a few digital books & learning aids that are fabulous resources to download and will give you access to beneficial learning resources to help you along the way to your goals. You can pay the exam fees to RYA direct to generate your entry application forms & we recommend that everyone joining this course takes an ENG1 or other country equivalent to ensure you pass the medical requirements to work at sea prior to joining this course, or this can be arranged locally when you join us.

Yachtmaster Fast Track Sailing Course Schedule

The RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Fast Track courses start at 1800 on the first Sunday. The detailed day to day schedule is based around the short and long term weather forecast at the time, however we aim to complete the theory and safety elements as early as possible in the course so this can be put into practice at sea. When not at sea the training rooms are available to you for self study and revision. Although this is considered a practical course, there is also a large amount of theory to cover too, in terms of total hours learning the ratio is around 70% Practical, 30% theory.

2024 Fast Track Yachtmaster Offshore Sail Dates

Make 2024 really count for a year of achievements! Yachtmaster for many represents a change of direction or an opportunity to escape working from home and explore, enjoy and energise. If the dates below do not fit with your schedule, please contact us to discuss bespoke training options.

• 5 May 2024 - £11,950
• 7 July 2024 - £11,950
• 1 September 2024 - £11,950

Allabroad. The Yachtmaster Academy

What’s Included:

• All accommodation & meals
• All 2500nm tidal experience
• STCW Basic Safety Training (more info)
• STCW Security Awareness
• RYA Powerboat Level 2

Navigation Modules

• Navigation Foundations
• RYA Yachtmaster Theory
• IRPCS & Weather
• Radar & Electronic Plotting
• Passage planning & watch management

Short courses include:

• VHF (including GMDSS)
• Diesel Engine Training
• RYA PPR Course
• Electrical Systems
• Plumbing , Splicing & Deck Care

Additional Bolt-On Courses after Yachtmaster

The Yachtmaster Offshore can be seen as a starting point to many working adventures with the addition of a commercial endorsement.  A career in super yachting may be your goal, or the fun of being a flotilla or charter skipper in a sunshine holiday environment, teaching others how to sail on the Cruising Instructor course or you may have an interest in becoming Ocean Yachtmaster and adventuring across oceans.

All additional modules come at beneficial rates to our valued Fast Track family, chat to us during the course and we can guide you with your options. Some of the popular additional courses available at Allabroad to help further your maritime career:

• MCA Approved Engine Course AEC1
• MCA Medical First Aid
• MCA Medical Care
• MCA Efficient Deck Hand
• MCA Advanced Fire Fighting
• MCA Human Element Leadership & Management
• RYA Yachtmaster Motor Conversion Course
• RYA Advanced Powerboat Course
• RYA Instructor Training

Contact us for more information.

Please register your interest via the form below, WhatsApp +447872 221143 or email [email protected]   and we will send full course details & the process to apply to attend.

Yachtmaster is a big investment, so we strongly recommend a tour of our facilities in person, or if this is not possible we can provide a personal WhatsApp video tour of all the facilities, yachts and equipment, and you can chat with the team, and ask any questions that come to mind.

• Certificates of Competence
• RYA Yachtmaster

What is an RYA Yachtmaster?

The RYA Yachtmaster® Certificate of Competence is often the ultimate aim of aspiring skippers. It is a well known, highly respected qualification worldwide, proving your experience and competence as a skipper. Unlike other qualifications in the cruising programme, there is no formal training course to become an RYA Yachtmaster. Instead, provided you have sufficient experience, certification and seatime, you can put yourself forward for an exam to test your skills and knowledge. There are a number of RYA navigation courses that will help you prepare for your exam. Many RYA Yachtmaster candidates also choose to book themselves into an RYA training centre for some specialised exam preparation training, but this is not compulsory.

You are capable of coastal passages

You are competent to undertake passages up to 150 miles offshore

You have the knowledge and experience to sail worldwide

• Arranging your exam

The Coastal and Offshore exams are practical tests afloat, and the Ocean is an oral exam. Find out more about qualifying passages, exam fees and how to book. 

With an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal, Offshore or Ocean Certificate of Competence you can start a career at sea.

You'll need to have the appropriate qualification for the vessel and area of operation.

If you want to work commercially, you'll need a commercial endorsement.

Find out more about other RYA professional qualifications.

• Getting the most from a Yachtmaster Fast Track course

Can you really become an RYA Yachtmaster in as little as 14 weeks? Check out our top tips for getting the most from a Yachtmaster Fast Track course...

• Certificates of Competence
• RYA Yachtmaster

What is an RYA Yachtmaster?

The RYA Yachtmaster® Certificate of Competence is often the ultimate aim of aspiring skippers. It is a well known, highly respected qualification worldwide, proving your experience and competence as a skipper. Unlike other qualifications in the cruising programme, there is no formal training course to become an RYA Yachtmaster. Instead, provided you have sufficient experience, certification and seatime, you can put yourself forward for an exam to test your skills and knowledge. There are a number of RYA navigation courses that will help you prepare for your exam. Many RYA Yachtmaster candidates also choose to book themselves into an RYA training centre for some specialised exam preparation training, but this is not compulsory.

You are capable of coastal passages

You are competent to undertake passages up to 150 miles offshore

You have the knowledge and experience to sail worldwide

• Arranging your exam

The Coastal and Offshore exams are practical tests afloat, and the Ocean is an oral exam. Find out more about qualifying passages, exam fees and how to book. 

With an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal, Offshore or Ocean Certificate of Competence you can start a career at sea.

You'll need to have the appropriate qualification for the vessel and area of operation.

If you want to work commercially, you'll need a commercial endorsement.

Find out more about other RYA professional qualifications.

• Getting the most from a Yachtmaster Fast Track course

Can you really become an RYA Yachtmaster in as little as 14 weeks? Check out our top tips for getting the most from a Yachtmaster Fast Track course...

• Barcelona English Language Training Maritime English
• MCA RYA Fastrack Sailing Courses FACTS
• MCA RYA Fast Track 15 Wks YachtmasterPLUS Stcw10
• MCA RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Fast Track 14 Wks
• MCA RYA Fast Track 7 Wks Yachtmaster Coastal
• MCA RYA Fast Track 8 Wks Yachtmaster Motor Boat
• RYA Half Track Yachtmaster
• RYA Fasttrack Dayskipper
• RYA Day Skipper Combined
• PADI Fast Track Dive Master
• Gap Year Student Training
• Marina Drills and Skills Power & Sail
• Milebuilding Passages Adventure Sailing
• Power and Sail Delivery & Management
• Hanse 415 Charter Yacht Barcelona and Majorca
• Hanse 575 Charter Yacht Barcelona and Majorca
• Hanse 505 Charter Yacht Barcelona and Majorca
• Hanse 455 Charter Yacht Barcelona and Majorca
• Lagoon 440 Multihull
• Catamaran Pajot Lucia 40 Palamos 2017
• Motor Cruiser Moraga Faeton 1040 Charter Yacht
• Bavaria 46 Cruiser
• Beneteau Oceanis 473
• Beneteau Oceanis 43
• NEW Beneteau Oceanis 38
• NEW Beneteau Oceanis 35
• Beneteau Oceanis 40
• Beneteau Oceanis 411
• Beneteau Oceanis 37
• Beneteau Oceanis 343
• Jeaunneau Sun Odyssey 509
• Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 419
• Jeaunneau Sun Odyssey 45
• Jeaunneau Sun Oddysey 379
• Jeaunneau Sun Oddysey 33i
• Dufour 455 Grands Large
• RYA Practical Courses
• RYA Powerboat 1&2
• RYA Start Sailing
• RYA Competent Crew
• RYA Day Skipper
• RYA Coastal Skipper
• RYA Fasttrack Dayskipper 14 Days
• RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Prep
• RYA Yachtmaster Ocean
• International Certificate of Competence
• RYA Theory Shorebased Courses
• RYA Basic Navigation
• RYA Day Skipper Theory
• RYA Coastal Skipper Theory
• RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Theory
• SRC / VHF Radio
• RYA First Aid
• RYA Diesel Engine
• Own Boat and Personal Tuition
• MCA Stcw 95 Blue Oyster Basic Safety Training Courses
• STCW 10 Personal Safety and Social Responsibilty
• STCW 10 Fire Fighting and Fire Prevention
• STCW 10 Personal Survival Techniques
• STCW 10 Elementary First Aid
• STCW 10 Proficiency In Security Awareness
• Pro Marine Hospitality
• Pro Super Yacht Crew: Practical Sailing
• Pro Super Yacht Crew: Advanced Skills
• Pro Crew Marine Cookery
• MCA Master Of Yachts Training Courses
• Master of Yachts 200gt Limited
• Master of Yachts 200gt Unlimited
• RYA/MCA Master Of Yachts Exam and Assessment
• Testimonials

A Life Changing Experience - RYA Fast Track Yachtmaster Sail from Gibraltar and Barcelona Plus MCA Stcw 10 Basic Safety Training.

Rya training courses from barcelona palamos, mile building, adventure sailing, rya power boat, rya/mca master of yachts 200gt fasttack sail..

Our RYA Instructors, have been working in the industry for many years; all are fully employed and full time Professional Skippers – RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Instructors who deliver RYA Power Boat and RYA Sail Training at every level. We specialise in delivering intensive Fast Track Sailing Courses for students from around the world. Our RYA Recognised Training Centre is based to the north of Barcelona in Palamos. We also Sail from Gibraltar Queensway Quay (Fast Track), Barcelona Port Olympic (Mile Building) and Barcelona L’Escala Spain (Mile Building). Three vibrant yachting destinations – and you can benefit from Training at all locations. We offer careers advice, CV preparation, and references for all of our Intensive Training and Fast Track Students. Internal transfers are included for Mile Building (if weather prevents sailing) within our Fast Track Courses so you can Train in The Worlds Best Sailing Locations Antibes and Palma Majorca MCA Stcw 10, Barcelona and Gibraltar at no extra cost!

Fast Track Yachtmaster and YachtmasterPLUS Benefits Include:

• All Internal Transfers for Mile Building between Gibraltar and Barcelona Fly Vueling or Ryanair, train and bus to Gibraltar. Reverse trip if needed.
• MCA Stcw 10 BST Firefighting PSSR First Aid Sea Survival YachtmasterPLUS
• Fast Track Barcelona Blue Oyster Sailing
• RYA Power Boat 2 Included for Fast Track YachtmasterPLUS
• Fast large 48 Foot Sailing Yachts 
• Latest On Board Technology
• RYA Power Boat for Tender Drivers
• Power and Sail Training by Blue Oyster RYA/MCA Instructors
• Your CV Matters to us - We Network with you!*
• Experience the Difference. We offer large 48 foot yachts at the top of our fleet, Atlantic sailing from Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Gibraltar and Mediterranean Sailing from historic Barcelona and Antibes. See our Locations page for the RYA Courses available at our RYA Recognised Training Centre in Palamos. PPR Certificates Course Info VHF and CEVNI Tests Here .

Fast Track Sailing Course Info

We have been delivering intensive Fast Track Power and Sail courses for many years. The courses are delivered and written by our experienced RYA Shorebased Instructor Team to ensure you receive the right training at the most appropriate time. The equipment we provide is first class, there are no short cuts. From your choice of accommodation to the yachts that we choose, everything is designed with our students in mind. We also provide Maritime English Language Training Courses and Language Training for Gap Year Students.

Fast Track Courses are designed for students who need

• Professional Qualifications for a career in the leisure industry
• Students making a career change
• Gap Year Students wanting Water Sports Qualifications to travel the world with
• And for those of you who want Time Out to Experience a different way of life

Our range of Fastrack courses can be taken individually or you can amalgamate courses from different modules to meet the skills that you require.

Choose from the following Fast Track Courses

• Fast Track RYA/MCA Yachtmaster 14 weeks
• Fast Track Yachtmaster PLUS Stcw 10 15 weeks
• Fast Track Novice to RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Coastal Skipper 7 weeks
• Fast Track RYA Yachtmaster Coastal to RYA Yachtmaster Offshore 7 weeks
• Fast Track RYA Day Skipper 3 weeks
• Fast Track PADI Divemaster 8 weeks

All of the above courses are recognised as Professional Qualifications for those students wanting to work in the Leisure Industry, we undertake to guide you through the entire process to Commercially Endorse your licences. Maritime English language Training is available.

You must be medically fit to undertake any of the above courses, Medical forms ENG 1 or ML5 apply for RYA/MCA Power or Sail Qualifications. PADI Divers will also require a Medical Certificate to undertake our PADI Dive Courses.

All of our weekly courses and specialised 1 day courses can be added together to make a bespoke course for you, or in the case of Super Yachts relevant to the job being undertaken onboard.

Our courses from Power Boat and Sail to MCA STCW 10 all come with the option to take shorebased accommodation if required. We provide Maritime English language Training for RYA/MCA Courses and Tuition in a Foreign Language for Gap Year Students.

Register today and get £50 off

Enter voucher code HOME STUDY in the booking form

Online Theory Course

An outstanding course - I can highly recommend this. The details, feedback and support is excellent - makes celestial navigation understandable!

Unravel the mysteries of astro navigation, the sextant, global meteorology and ocean passage making

The online RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Ocean theory course teaches advanced techniques to those aspiring to blue water cruising and is ideal for holders of the Yachtmaster Offshore certificate who are preparing for their first ocean passage, and for commercial Skippers or Mates planning on operating more than 150nm from a safe haven.

This course will introduce you to the principles of astro navigation, the practical use of the sextant, the measurement of time, position fixing by the sun and stars, compass checking and great circle sailing.  

You’ll also study the concepts of worldwide meteorology, including tropical revolving storms, and passage planning for ocean voyaging.

• Assumed knowledge Yachtmaster level.
• Minimum duration 40 hours study is specified by the RYA.
• Ability after course Theory knowledge to undertake an ocean passage.

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Introduction to Astro Navigation

• Introduction & Basic Astro Navigation Theory
• Using a Sextant
• Meridian Passage
• Plotting Your Position
• Planet Sights
• Moon Sights
• Star Sights
• Latitude by Polaris (The Pole Star)
• Compass Check by Sun’s Amplitude
• Ocean Weather & Tropical Storms
• Passage Planning
• Satellite, HF communications and obtaining weather data

Unlimited support from our dedicated RYA Instructors - 365 days a year via email, phone or Skype/Zoom.

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13 fully-narrated online lessons including animations, videos and realistic 3D graphics.

Embedded quizzes with instant feedback in each lesson.

Self-assessment exercises with fully worked answers.

Final exam with detailed instructor feedback and free repeat attempts if requried.

RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Shorebased Theory Course Completion Certificate.

12 months access to study with instructor support and exams - you can extend this if you want.

Lifetime access to training materials once you’ve completed the course.

This course is accessed online with no additional software required.

Lessons are accompanied by optional professional narration, and notes. 

They are intuitive and easy to follow, whilst more complex subjects are accompanied by interactive animations and graphics to help you gain a full knowledge of each subject in the course syllabus.

Whilst the process of translating a sextant sight into a position line is straightforward it is quite challenging to get to grips with. Unlike classroom training, where time is limited and students progress at different rates, online learning allows you to participate in lessons as many times as you wish to fully get to grips with the concepts.

At the end of each lesson there are excercises containg similar questions to the exam, with detailed and illustrated answers sent to you immediately to confirm your progress and fully prepare you for your final exams.

You can repeat entire lessons and excercises as often as you wish until you are confident that you fully understand each subject.

When you have completed the course you can request the final exam.

This is assessed by our RYA Instructors and detailed feedback is provided in any areas that may require further study within the course.

If you pass the final exam you will be awarded the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased Course Certificate , which will be posted to you.

Ad ditional free resits, with suitable Instructor guidance, are available if required.

If you  are working towards your Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of Competence, successful completion of this course exempts you from the written exam.

For most students exam invigilation is not required - see here for examples of when invigilation is required.

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Course reviews.

Nigel Andrews

Helped me master it

This was my third attempt at an RYA Yachtmaster Ocean online course from different companies, and by far the best. For an admittedly difficult subject matter to get one’s head around, the instructor presents a very organized and understandable series of lessons that combine learning with wisdom and humour. Its still a tough subject, but this course helped me master it. Thanks!

Mathew Myatt

Ability to repeat when in doubt

Logical and clear. What was really good was the ability to go back and repeat or all or part of a lesson to ensure you truly understand a concept / principle, something which is more difficult to do when in a real classroom situation

David McIntyre

An excellent course

I found this course to be very comprehensive and informative. The format was very well presented and clear. The main advantage for me was the convenience of doing this in your own time. They are very generous with this. All my correspondence was very promptly replied. They are certainly very on the ball. The instructors gave clear and prompt feedback.

David Collins

Well worth the investment. Excellent!

A challenging course which stretches you but backed up with excellent coaching and instructor support. Worth the investment in time and money. Highly recommended.

Combined - RYA Day Skipper & Yachtmaster to fast track your theory learning