What to expect from a Yachtmaster Prep Week and Exam
A Yachtmaster Prep Week is meant to assist you in brushing up your skills before the Yachtmaster Exam. At Second Star Sailing, our Prep Week starts with an assessment day when the instructor will gauge your strengths and weaknesses. Then we adjust the coaching and training to be tailor-made to each candidate’s specific needs and […]
Caribbean female sailing – meeting with 59° North, NSA, ASW and Second Star Sailing!
Second Star Sailing in collaboration with Antigua Sailing Week and the National Sailing Academy is happy to welcome Farr 65 Falken and 59° North to Antigua and host an event with the Antigua Yacht Club Marina‘s support to encourage more girls and women to get involved in sailing. On Saturday 23rd March at 2pm, all girls and women are invited to a […]
Personal experience: What is the Yachtmaster Exam all about?
What is the Yachtmaster Exam all about? Simply put – the exam is your opportunity to demonstrate that you as skipper actually know what to do when things come up while running a cruising sailboat. Because – as they say s- – t happens! Perhaps you may have been sailing for your whole life or […]
Why take your Yachtmaster Preparation course and Exam in the Caribbean?
So, you are thinking about taking your RYA Yachtmaster Offshore preparation course and exam to obtain one of the most prestigious sailing qualifications in the world, and now you are deciding where to take it? Consider coming to the Caribbean, specifically here in Antigua and Barbuda, as a unique alternative experience: we have sunshine, wonderful […]
Commercial Endorsement
What is a Commercial Endorsement? Do you really need it? And if so, how do you get it? As the RYA explains, a commercial endorsement is required to work on board British flagged vessels subject to the MCA’s codes of practice for small commercial vessels. So yes, if you want to work on a red ensign vessel, […]
First sailing course: unpacking the RYA Competent Crew Course with our Women at the Helm intern Shyka
One of our Women at the Helm interns Shyka has finished her first sailing course RYA Competent Crew course – congratulations! Shyka: “Being at the helm during my recent Competent Crew training was one of the most exhilarating feelings I have ever experienced. The ability to take the crew from one point to another was […]
Your comprehensive Practical Sailing Course FAQs
Congratulations on booking your course, completing payment, filling out the Enrolment Form, and packing according to our provided Packing List! As you prepare for your practical sailing course with Second Star Sailing, you might still have a few questions lingering in your mind… Not to worry! Here’s a handy FAQ guide that might help. Which […]
RYA Certification and jobs in sailing
One of the things that we often hear from our students after they have just completed their first sailing course is this: “This is amazing! I love sailing, I want to get a job working on a boat! What can I do? Where can I work? What kind of experience is needed? What qualifications should […]
Women at the Helm Internship – meet our interns for 2023/2024!
Meet our Interns – Attieke and Syka! Last year we launched the Women at the Helm Internship program for local Antiguan females to join our team and get the first experience in the sailing industry. We are thrilled to be able to continue the program for the second year, and for this season two ambitious […]
Thinking about taking a RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Course?
We want you to get the best from your Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Theory Course. In choosing your course I am sure you have read about the pre-requisites or assumed knowledge being ‘Knowledge to Day Skipper Shorebased Standard’. This can be found here on the RYA web site and on page 84 of the ‘Yachtmaster […]
