RYA SCHEME:
Sail Cruising

Start Yachting

The RYA Start Yachting course is a two-day introduction to the basics of yacht sailing. Participants learn steering, sail handling, and onboard safety procedures. This hands-on course provides a taste of life at sea and serves as an excellent starting point for further qualifications. By the end, participants will have ...see more
Course

Course Overview

The RYA Start Yachting course is a two-day introduction to the basics of yacht sailing. Participants learn steering, sail handling, and onboard safety procedures. This hands-on course provides a taste of life at sea and serves as an excellent starting point for further qualifications. By the end, participants will have a basic understanding of sailing and the confidence to continue their journey.
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Fundamentals

Course Content

The yacht, ropework, underway, rules of the road, man overboard recovery, clothing and equipment, emergency equipment and precautions, meteorology.

Minimum Age
Centre Specific (Please contact your local Training Centre)

Minimum Duration
2 days

Certificate Issuing Criteria

Basic knowledge of yachting

Course Format
Afloat

Places running this course

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NYS Sailing School Kastela

Kastel Gomilica, Kastel Gomilica, Croatia
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Blue Sailing

Arzon, Brittany, France
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Zephyr Training

Antibes, Antibes, France
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Sail School NI

Bangor, County Down, United Kingdom
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Premier Sailing

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, United Kingdom
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C-MASTERS International Sailing School

Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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Sailing Away School Of Sailing

Central Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Seawings

Cascais, Cascais, Portugal
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Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
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Anglesey School Of Yachting

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
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NL Sailing/Zeezeilschool Scheveningen

Den Haag, Den Haag, Netherlands
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UKSA

Cowes, Isle Of Wight, United Kingdom
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Ondeck Antigua

English Harbour, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
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Dubai Offshore Sailing Club

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Sailtrain

Felixstowe, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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Broad Reach Sailing

Gosport, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Dutch Offshore Sailing Academy | Zeezeilers.nl

Harlingen, Harlingen, Netherlands
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Akademia Jachtingu

Jastarnia, Jastarnia, Poland
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Sail & Powerboat Training

Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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Prosailing Malta

Il-Gżira, Il-Gżira, Malta