Ladies RYA Day Skipper course with our very own female Instructor
As a sailing school with ladies as both our Principal & Chief Instructor we provide Royal Yachting Association (RYA) sailing courses for women in the UK. Whether you’re joining as an absolute beginner to sailing or yacht racing – or hoping to develop your skills and experience further…we have courses and events for all abilities.
We also offer fantastic sailing weeks, racing in world-class regattas, trans-Atlantic passages, focused skill-building weekends and fun day sailing. You can join us at some truly amazing events like Antigua Race Week, Round the Island Race and many more!
Sailing is a sport that can be enjoyed regardless of age – we have ladies from 16 to 70-something regularly joining our courses and events – and it’s definitely NEVER too late to start. So why not have a look at our calendar of events and courses to check availability and to book your place!
Why choose us for your Ladies only course?
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We employ only the best female skippers in the industry
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We have three rules: we operate calm boats with no shouting allowed; we encourage you to ask lots of questions -there really is no such thing as a silly question; and we always operate as a team, making sure we take care of each other and maintain a safe environment.
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We think sailing should always be great fun!
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All of our courses have a maximum of 4 students on board to ensure you receive a high level of support and tuition. Our courses also include moorings, fuel, catering including the first evening plus loan of wet weather clothing.
The RYA Day Skipper Practical is a course for aspiring skippers with some yachting experience and basic navigation and sailing skills.
Learn to skipper a short passage with the instructor on hand to give advice and encouragement and ensure your safety. By the end of the course you should be able to skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day. You will experience being in charge, taking credit when it all goes well, and being responsible when it doesn’t.
Course content:
Preparation for sea, deck work, navigation, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, maintenance and repair work, engines, victualling, emergency situations, yacht handling under power, yacht handling under sail, passage making and night cruising.
Before this course, if you are not sure that your sailing is up to speed, a good way to learn is on an RYA Level 2 dinghy course. This will teach you to sail around a course and control the boat’s speed.
If it’s help with navigation that you need, you should take our Day Skipper shorebased course.
Pre-course experience:
