RYA Yachtmaster Prep Week: Hard work, high winds and big rewards
We always love when our students share their personal experiences on our blog—especially when they do so with such detail and great humor! If you’re considering taking the Yachtmaster exam, be sure to read Alex Hartley’s reflections on the Prep Week and the exam. “Bear away and run with it” our Instructor commands. The fourth […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
