RYA Courses

First Rate Sail is now a fully approved RYA sailing school. We run Practical Yachting, Competent Crew and Day Skipper Watch Leader courses. For course dates please see our sailing programme.

RYA Start Yachting
Duration 2 days

This course provides a short introduction to sail cruising for novices. By the end of the course you will have experienced steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework and be aware of safety on board.

RYA Competent Crew
Duration 5 days

This course provides a short introduction to sail cruising for novices. By the end of the course you will have experienced steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework and be aware of safety on board.

RYA Day Skipper Watch Leader
Duration 5 days

This course covers navigation, seamanship and boat handling up to the standard required to take charge of a watch on deck, at sea or in harbour.

For more course details visit the RYA website www.rya.org.uk