Essential tips for launching Your Sailing Career: certifications, networking, and more
Lea is one of our returning returning students, and we are always happy to have her back! She took RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Theory, Yachtmaster Prep Week, RYA Powerboat Level 2 and finally, RYA Yachtmaster Ocean courses, and now is a skipper on a private sailboat! This is for everyone who would like to […]
Let me write an entry in the logbook: taking RYA courses in preparation for a sail of a lifetime
We love asking our students why they decided to take sailing courses. Their answers are always unique and often quite exciting. When we learn that they have an interesting journey ahead, we make sure to follow up with them. For example, one of our students, Tako, was preparing to cross the Atlantic Ocean. After taking […]
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, […]
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 […]