All our courses are engaging, interactive and fun! Whether formal training or simply looking to brush up, we take online learning to the next level.
Sailing EssentialsFreeA free course great for anyone who spends time on the water.
Essential Navigation & SeamanshipRYA course for beginners. Learn charts, tides, pilotage, and core seamanship with simple practice tasks.
Day Skipper TheoryMost PopularRYA course for inshore skippers. Plan day passages using chartwork, tides, weather, and COLREGs.
Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster® TheoryComing SoonRYA course for advanced navigation and passage planning, secondary ports, tidal streams, and offshore weather.
SRC (VHF) Marine Radio CourseRYA Short Range Certificate radio course. Study online, then take the practical exam with an RYA assessor.Are you looking for something nautical related? Our directory is an extensive list of courses and places associated with the marine industry. Hop over and search now.
We believe every day’s a school day on a boat! That’s why we built Nautical Know-How, dedicated to answering your questions. Even better, if it can’t answer your question immediately, you can request it, and we’ll add it to our knowledge base.
Nautical Terms & TerminologyUnderstanding the language of the marine world is like trying to learn a pirate’s secret code while juggling fish. Let us explain why a sheet isn’t for your bed, why “heave ho” doesn’t mean throw up (most of the time), and why “dead reckoning” is surprisingly less ominous than it sounds.
Why do we have tides?Have you ever wondered what causes the tides? Check out this video, which introduces the forces that create the tides we experience on Earth.
What causes our weather?A video introducing the drivers behind our weather, part of our RYA Day Skipper & RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster® Offshore theory courses.
Buoyage FlashcardsFlashcards designed to help remember the buoys in the IALA system. If you want to learn them in detail, our module ‘Getting in and out of harbour‘, covers the IALA system and different buoys used.
Interactive Rule Book (COLREGs / IRPCS)Whether you’re a novice sailor or a seasoned skipper, we can help you navigate the IRPCS confidently and clearly. Our easy-to-use, easy-to-understand, plain English rule book with helpful interpretations of what each rule means.
The Salty Sea BlogFrom salty old sea dogs to fresh-faced deckhands, this blog is for anyone who finds peace, adventure, and a bit of mischief on the water. So hoist the main, set your course, and let’s sail into the stories, lessons, and musings that make life on the sea so irresistible.Course catalogue
A small, light boat that you generally rig ashore and launch every time you go sailing. Can be sailed by one or more people. You might get wet!
18 courses
Small Boat Sailing
RYAAn introduction to sailing dinghies for complete beginners, covering everything you need to know to get afloat under supervision. How to sail in all directions, including an awareness of launching…
Small Boat SailingRYABuild your confidence and develop your skills. By the end of this course you'll be a competent sailor in light winds. Rigging; Launching; Building confidence sailing in all directions; Capsize…
Small Boat SailingRYAImprove your sailing consolidating skills and trying new ones in a variety of conditions. Further coaching to consolidate the skills learned during Level 1 - Start Sailing, and Level 2…
Small Boat SailingRYAAn introduction to the parts of the boat and the basic principles of how to get a boat sailing. Launching and recovery; Sailing across the wind; Turning around; Steering and…
Small Boat SailingRYADevelop the skills needed to sail around a course and understand the basic principles needed to become a confident sailor. Improved sailing skills on all points of sail. Tacking, gybing,…
Small Boat SailingRYABuild your confidence and develop the skills needed to sail in different directions in moderate conditions. Improved rigging; Sailing theory; Launching and recovery; Building confidence in a range of sailing…
Small Boat SailingRYALearn how to sail a double-handed boat as crew or helm and solve a variety of problems afloat. Transferring pre-learnt skills; Techniques and manoeuvres to sail crewed boats; Enhance rigging;…
Small Boat SailingRYAImprove your racing technique and knowledge for racing at club level. All the skills required to start club racing, including how to maximise boat speed and outwit your opponents
Small Boat SailingRYAImprove you racing technique and knowledge for racing at club level, building on boat handling and speed, as well as starting to build the knowledge required to develop a strategy…
Small Boat SailingRYAPassage planning and decision making for taking a day sail in a dinghy. Preparing and planning for a day sail, including pilotage and decision making.
Small Boat SailingRYAA first taster and introduction to foiling. This is the first course in the RYA SAILfoil scheme, providing you with a basic introduction to foiling. Helping you to make your…
Small Boat SailingRYAThis course is designed to increase your foil handling and control. After completing this course you will start to feel more confident about the practical techniques and theory required to…
Small Boat SailingRYAImprove your boat handling and confidence in performance dinghies. Coaching to improve your sailing and confidence on all points of sail, primarily in two person boats. Learn how to hike…
Small Boat SailingRYAEverything you need to know to sail a boat confidently with conventional or asymmetric spinnakers. Learn how to rig the boat, hoist, gybe and drop/recover one type of spinnaker, either…
Small Boat SailingRYAImprove your boat handling and manoeuvring ability in a range of different circumstances and develop the seamanship skills needed to solve problems afloat. Launching and recovering the boat in different…
Small Boat SailingRYAHaving learnt to sail you may wish to start racing and join a club. This course takes you through the fundamentals of getting off the start line and round the…
Small Boat SailingRYAThe last of the foiling courses, looking at advanced skills and techniques. This course will increase your confidence of foiling at different angles, in and out of manoeuvres, providing you…
Small Boat SailingRYADeveloping skills and providing the knowledge required to enable adaptability in changing and challenging conditions and different venues. A practical course working on the key techniques and knowledge to enable…
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