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Find the Right Sailing Course
Three questions. The answer updates as you go, points to course types — then to the schools that teach them near you. No account, no email capture.
Question 1
Have you sailed before?
Question 2
What boat do you want to sail?
Question 3
What is your final goal?
Your starting point
Learn on a cruising yacht, then train for charter.
You have never sailed. Start as crew on the type of boat you actually want to sail — not the one tradition says you should start on. Get comfortable, then move to a skipper course.
Start with one of
- RYA Competent Crew5 days
- RYA Start Yachting2 days
- IYT Introductory Sailing Skillsvaries
Then
- Day Skipper or Bareboat Skipper+ ICC if required
- Charter preparationoptional