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Courses and qualifications
Explore practical, shorebased and online training. Start with an activity, then narrow the results to the course that suits you.
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Use sailing and watersports activities to develop skills, fitness and expedition experience as part of a Duke of Edinburgh Award programme.
Exams
RYA and RYA/MCA examinations assess practical competence and experience for recognised certificates of competence.
Inland Waterways
Inland waterways courses cover safe boat handling, navigation and the rules needed to use canals and rivers with confidence.
MCA
Maritime and Coastguard Agency qualifications support professional and commercial maritime careers, often through RYA-recognised training and assessment.
Motor Cruising
Motor cruising courses develop practical boat handling, pilotage, navigation and skippering skills for safe coastal passages.
Personal Watercraft
Personal watercraft courses teach safe handling, low- and high-speed manoeuvres, navigation and responsible riding at home or abroad.
Powerboat
Powerboat courses develop safe, confident handling for short passages, harbour manoeuvres, coastal work and recreational boating.
RYA
Explore courses and examinations delivered through RYA-recognised training and qualification schemes for leisure and professional boating.
Sail Cruising
Sail cruising courses provide a progression from first time afloat to confident crewing, skippering and advanced yacht handling.
Shorebased
Shorebased courses develop the navigation, safety and seamanship knowledge needed to make better decisions on the water.
Small Boat Sailing
Small-boat sailing courses offer structured pathways for dinghy, keelboat and multihull sailors at every stage of development.
STCW Courses
Explore professional maritime training aligned with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers. UK provider links are…
Windsurfing
Windsurfing courses offer a structured route from getting started to advanced technique, racing and foiling.
Wingsurfing
Wingsurfing courses teach safe wing and board control, with routes for displacement sailing and progression into foiling.
