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Why get qualified? An RYA Yachtmaster Instructor Explains Why You Should
A typical class on a school boat takes in a diverse range of ages, backgrounds and aspirations.
First published in Sailing Today , Clive Loughlin looks at why RYA qualifications are worth more than the paper they are printed on. As published in Sailing Today – August 2018 ( pdf version )
5 + 40 + 5 = Certificate
Five days spent on an RYA Competent Crew course, followed by at least 40 hours of sustained effort on shorebased theory , and then another 5 days on a Day Skipper practical , should see most people walking away with an RYA Day Skipper certificate.
It is then largely a formality to obtain an ICC (International Certificate of Competence), and these two combined or individually are usually sufficient to allow chartering a yacht in the Med and many other international destinations.
For many this is as far as they want to go, and having acquired the means to this end why should anyone bother paying good money and using up valuable holiday time to attain higher qualifications?
Why Bother With The RYA?
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) was founded in 1953 in response to the highly variable training that was on offer from private individuals. By providing a structure for training in a variety of water-based activities, combined with some excellent publications, the RYA makes it relatively easy to obtain first-class instruction and experience, and its qualifications are recognised throughout the world.
Of course it is quite possible to become a very good sailor and to skipper a yacht successfully without any qualifications at all – plenty of notable sailors have proved that point.
Similarly rocks, shallows, pontoons and mega yachts care not a jot how many certificates you can wave at them.
Living The Dream
Preparing to go sailing for the day. RYA courses establish a strong routine making it easy to learn
Chartering a yacht can make a truly wonderful holiday for friends and family alike. In the glossy charter magazines the sun always shines, the waters are crystal clear, and relaxing lazy afternoons are spent sailing in a gentle warm breeze, or swimming off the boat in a secluded anchorage.
Life can be like this, but its rich tapestry also includes scary blasts of katabatic wind that push the boat over to jaunty angles, fouling someone else’s anchor, and arriving in harbour to find the only space available requires shoe-horning your way in between earlier arrivals.
All this happens while previously deserted cockpits become crowded with spectators offering conflicting ‘helpful’ suggestions and scorn and derision in equal measure.
Accepting The Challenge
Not all will agree with me, but I think that one of the great appeals of sailing is that it continually presents new challenges. Learning how to handle these is how we build up experience, and as we gain more competence so our enjoyment is further reinforced.
Things can and do go wrong when you are sailing, and even a qualified instructor will mess things up occasionally. What really matters is how you approach the problem and this only comes with experience and training.
A very important part of learning to be a skipper is learning how to handle the crew, and this is very much part of the Day Skipper and higher qualifications.
The crew may well be very inexperienced and it may even be their first time on a yacht. It is therefore most important that the skipper is able to explain what is going on and what will happen in advance – ‘when we change direction the boat will tip over’.
It can be quite frightening for novice crew when things go wrong, and if they can sense that the skipper is not in control then it can be really scary and this is when accidents are most likely to happen.
Scared crew don’t go sailing again, but happy crew will always come back for more. There is no sadder a spectacle than a would–be skipper who’s crew have mutinied and no longer wish to go sailing with them.
Good skippers make full use of their crew and make sure they know what to do. Bad skippers try to do everything themselves and shout a lot.
So – to return to this articles theme of ‘Why get qualified?’, my answer is that it helps make sailing less scary and in so doing makes it more fun for everyone on board.
Working Up The Ranks
Although RYA courses are about learning – often in tight corners – yet there is plenty of time to enjoy yourself.
My sailing used to be limited to a week’s or fortnight’s charter every year, and I found that I had forgotten just about everything I had ever previously learned by the start of the next charter, and then was just about getting the hang of things again when it was time to fly home.
My solution was to book a 5-day course with a sailing school a month or so before I was due to go on a charter holiday. This not only gave me an extra holiday but also meant that I was far more confident to skipper the charter yacht.
I actually did my Yachtmaster Prep course five times. Not I hasten to add because I kept failing, as I was fortunate enough to pass first time, but because it was such super fun.
Cheap Holiday
Although RYA courses are about learning – often in tight corners – yet there is plenty of time to enjoy yourself. One of the really great things about doing a sailing course is that not only do you get 5 days sailing for less than the cost of a weekend’s charter, but you also get the benefit of personalised tuition and loads of hands-on experience.
You also get the chance to practice a lot of the manoeuvres that you hope you will never need, such as MOB recovery; as well as the more challenging activities like entering an unlit anchorage, or navigating a river at night.
Many of these are activities that you simply would not have the time or inclination to do if on holiday with family or friends.
These are all great fun but probably best done, at least the first few times, with an instructor on board who has done them many times before. And you never know when you may need these skills for real and be very glad of them. The ability to sail onto a mooring buoy will be worth its weight in gold dubloons if ever your engine conks out with a rope around the prop.
Coastal Skipper
The Day Skipper course covers a very wide variety of seamanship training so that the candidates achieve a good basic standard of boat handling expertise under sail and power, as well as a pretty good working knowledge of navigation.
The emphasis for Day Skipper is on making short passages in familiar waters by day.
The Coastal Skipper course places emphasis on longer passages, and includes quite a bit of night sailing. This requires a different mind-set to the short hops of a Day Skipper course.
Coastal Passages
Chart plotter work has become part of the RYA syllabus
I am currently planning a 5-day Coastal Skipper course with four crew doing Coastal Skipper and one Comp Crew.
I am hoping we can go from Southampton to Dartmouth and back (about 240nm) taking in a variety of Lyme Bay, Jurassic Coast and Solent attractions in the form of rivers, harbours, marinas and anchorages. This is probably aiming to cover more miles than a typical course, but with four Coastals I want to be sure to give each a good chance to be skipper for an extended passage, and the Comp Crew will also get a great variety of experience.
Yachtmaster
The RYA Yachtmaster Coastal and Yachtmaster Offshore exams are like the Day Skipper on steroids. Whereas the Coastal Skipper requires much the same level of skills as Day Skipper, but with more endurance thrown in, the Yachtmaster exams represent a significant step up in terms of required knowledge and boat handling skills.
The Yachtmaster Offshore qualification is often regarded as the gold-standard for seamanship, and you will need to demonstrate that you have logged over 50 days and 2,500 miles, including at least 5 passages over 60 miles, with two being overnight and two while acting as skipper. Cruises on passenger liners do not count!
Although you do not need to have passed any previous RYA courses you can expect to be examined on any part of the RYA syllabus except RYA Yachtmaster Ocean, and you will need to have obtained certificates for First Aid and VHF radio.
Yachtmaster Coastal candidates have lesser requirements for logged passages and are only examined on the syllabus up to Coastal Skipper standard.
The exam takes place on board and lasts either 6-10 hours per candidate for Yachtmaster Coastal or 8-12 hours for Yachtmaster Offshore. The exam comprises a combination of practical exercises and also tests your theoretical and navigational knowledge and expertise.
Yachtmaster Prep
For many, taking their Yachtmaster Coastal or Offshore exam is a rather daunting prospect and most will choose to go on a Yachtmaster Prep course immediately before the exam itself.
The idea of the Yachtmaster Prep course is not for you to learn something new, but to practice what you already know.
You will be quizzed on theory and collision regulations and given the chance to practice the trickier manoeuvres, such as picking up a mooring under sail and MOB recovery. The Yachtmaster is primarily a sailing exam and so you will be expected to demonstrate high levels of boat handing under all points of sail.
Be sure to use your crew and delegate tasks clearly. This is what being a good skipper is all about and is a very important part of the exam.
Clive Loughlin is an RYA Yachtmaster Instructor and regular Sailing Today contributor. Clive teaches for First Class Sailing in the Solent area.
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RYA Cruising Instructor Course
Cruising instructor certification.
This course is designed for those already holding a Yachtmaster Offshore certificate of competence and who want to teach on the water, up to Day Skipper level. This is a great stepping stone towards Yachtmaster Instructor.
About the course
The syllabus is broken down into instructional techniques, knowledge, safety and personal skills and taught in a ratio of (4:1) students to instructor.
Any candidates booking on to an RYA Cruising Instructor course will be required to complete the RYA Cruising Instructor pre-course knowledge interactive on-line course before attending the five day practical.
At the time of booking your RYA Cruising Instructor course, UKSA will automatically enroll you on to the RYA Interactive website and send through your login details, enabling you to complete the on-line course before attending the practical course at UKSA.
Includes all food, accommodation, tuition and certification.
The 5 days is spent living onboard.
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Prerequisites
Below is the RYA Cruising Instructor Course syllabus. Candidates should have a depth and breadth of experience which far exceeds that of a newly qualified Yachtmaster with minimum logged seatime, so those whose knowledge and skills do not go beyond RYA Cruising Scheme competencies are unlikely to complete the course successfully. If in doubt this should be discussed with our Course Advisors.
- RYA / MCA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence, with current Commercial Endorsement.
- Current RYA membership.
- A valid first aid certificate
- Cruising Instructor pre-course knowledge interactive on-line course e-certificates.
Candidates whose experience is largely based on inshore racing are also likely to struggle unless they take steps to refresh their cruising skills and knowledge.
English is the language of delivery of all RYA courses so all candidates should be very comfortable with using nautical English with an extensive vocabulary.
Qualifications
RYA Cruising Instructor Endorsement on successful completion of the course.
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Who is it for.
The RYA Cruising Instructor course is the first step if you would like to teach RYA sailing courses. The certificate will allow you to teach RYA Day Skipper and Competent Crew courses.
Pre-requirements (RYA Cruising Instructor)
– Minimum age: 18 years old – Yachtmaster Offshore (or Ocean) certificate, with Commercial Endorsement – Online PPR (Professional Practices and Responsibilities) course certificate – RYA Basic Sea Survival certificate or STCW Personal Survival Techniques – Valid First Aid Certificate – RYA membership – In-date Medical Certificate (ENG1) – not older than 2 years – Pre-course knowledge check (online course prior to attending the instructor course).
Please click HERE to download a document to guide you to obtain the commercial endorsement and the commercial endorsement application form
What do you get?
The objective is to provide you with a number of teaching techniques to enable you to deliver the lessons effectively, and in a constructive and motivating manner. You will learn about the ‘Praise burger’ and the EDICTS system to teach practical skills and provide appropriate feedback. After the four days of preparation, you will:
– have learned a number of teaching techniques
– have practiced and refined the way you provide clear, positive, and constructive feedback to the students
– have seen your peers in action, and learned various styles to deliver a lesson
– feel confident to start teaching RYA sailing courses
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Program – RYA Cruising Instructor
After you sign up and pay, you will receive from us the joining instructions and the login credentials to access the pre-course online check. Candidates are required to pass an online pre-course module prior to being eligible to attend the course. We will spend four days learning various techniques to teach effectively, provide clear and fair feedback and motivate students to improve further or address their gaps. You will take turns and play the role of the teacher or the student, thus practicing the arts of observation, listening, providing feedback, etc. All of the above whilst performing the various sailing maneuvers and theory notions included in the Competent Crew and Day Skipper syllabus and perfecting your way of delivering them.
With a maximum of 4 candidates per yacht, your instructor can devote plenty of time to your needs and focus the program on the areas you need most.
You will spend four days with your instructor, learning, practicing, and perfecting various techniques of teaching. On day five you will be joined by an RYA ‘moderator’ whose task is to evaluate your suitability to be an Instructor.
What’s included and what is not:
Included:
- 5 full days of tuition from an RYA qualified Cruising instructor Instructor
- Accommodation in a shared cabin onboard a modern yacht
- Instructor and Moderator travel and accommodation costs
- RYA Yachtmaster Scheme Logbook and Instructor Scheme book
- Linens & towels and final boat cleaning
- Free Wi-Fi onboard!
- Marina fees at home port
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RYA Cruising Instructor
Price: from £995 (Finance now available)
Location: Starts from our base at Premier Gosport Marina, and visits different ports around the Solent and adjacent waters.
Duration: 5 days
The RYA Cruising Instructor practical sailing Course is a designed for RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore qualified sailors to enhance their career and gain the much coveted RYA Cruising Instructor qualification, and begin your Instructing career.
Take a look at our live course calendar for dates for the RYA Cruising Instructor course!
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Course Information
Joining Instructions: Please click here for course joining instructions
What is included in the course cost:
- Yacht hire (5 days)
- RYA Qualified Cruising Instructor Trainer
- Breakfast, lunches, snacks and three evening meals
- Tea, coffee & soft drinks
- Accommodation on board
- Cooking gas
- Wet weather kit hire (not footwear)
- Hire of a Baltic automatic life jacket
We can accommodate most dietary requirements, such as vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian or gluten free. Just let us know when you fill out the booking form.
Recommended Reading: RYA Yachtmaster Handbook Sail (G70), RYA Yacht Sailing Techniques (G94), RYA Yachtmaster scheme and syllabus (G158), Collision Regulations (G2)
Course Prerequisites: RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence with Commercial Endorsement , Valid RYA First Aid at Sea certificate, RYA Membership , RYA Cruising Instructor pre-course knowledge interactive on-line course e-certificate
Minimum Age: 18
Holiday Insurance: We would advise ALL our customers to ensure they have suitable holiday insurance in-place. Yachtsman’s insurance is available from a variety of souces like Topsail Insurance and can cover things like cancellations and personal effects cover.
Who is the course for:
This course is designed for RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore qualified sailors (With Commercial Endoresement ) who want to take that next step towards becoming a qualified RYA Cruising Instructor.
The RYA Cruising Instructor qualification enables you to teach the RYA Start Yachting , RYA Competent Crew and RYA Day Skipper practical courses when working for an accredited RYA Training Centre.
What we cover on the course:
Run over five days, you’ll be assessed by a qualified RYA Cruising Instructor Trainer, who will test your practical and theory skills to the max. You’ll need to be fully conversant with the RYA Competent Crew and RYA Day Skipper courses, along with complete familiarisation with the Col-Regs (Collision Regulations) .
You will be expected to give a comprehensive demonstration of any part of the RYA Competent Crew and RYA Day Skipper syllabus including: Knots, sail-handling, man overboard drills both under power and sail, mooring/anchoring, pilotage by day and night, IRPCS, basic meteorology, chartwork / navigation and general skippering of a vessel, including expert management of the crew.
Our RYA Cruising Instructor courses have a maximum of 4 students. All students will get their own bed on board. In some instances sharing a cabin may be required.
Course formats & details:
Courses run in a single format:
- 5 consecutive days: (Monday to Friday)
During your RYA Cruising Instructor Course you’ll be fully residential aboard one of our fleet yachts, visiting various marinas and anchorages around the Solent.
The course includes free accommodation aboard our immaculate, well-maintained yachts with breakfast, lunch and snacks plus three evening meals onboard (One evening meal is taken ashore at the students own cost). We also include all fuel and safety kit such as lifejackets and waterproofs. All Students are able to live and stay on board the yacht for the duration of the course.
Our Chief Instructor says this about the RYA Cruising Instructor Course:
This course is the next logical step for all RYA Yachtmaster Offshore qualified sailors who want to become an RYA qualified Cruising Instructor.
Run over five days, it’s an intensive course which will test all your practical and theory skills to the limit. You’ll need to be on the ball and able to demonstrate various skills in a range of different conditions, along with demonstrating your knowledge of the Collision Regulations (Col-Regs) and the RYA Competent Crew and RYA Day Skipper courses. – Subtle hint, time to get the books out and refresh yourself with both courses!
You’ll also need to ensure your interpersonal skills are up to scratch, and that you are professional, personable, approachable, friendly and most importantly in command at all times! The key here is to look and behave like an Instructor you would want to be taught by yourself. So, smarten yourselves up, dress the part (No excuse for tatty kit!), act the part, be the part!
We also offer students the potential to undertake this course for free, once a learning agreement has been entered into with us.
Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll be expected to work-back the course cost by undertaking up to ten days of instructing during the current sailing season (Work-back dates are flexible), thus you’ll be getting valuable instant hands-on teaching experience immediately.
There is also the possibility to come and join the Commodore Yachting Instructors team permanently!
Related courses
Rya first aid at sea.
The RYA First Aid at Sea Course is a a must-have for any sailor planning longer passages, or even for those just day sailing. A prerequisite for racing, especially the RORC programme and the RYA Yachtmaster programme. This simply course is both informative and fun, yet invaluable at sea.
Take a look at our live course calendar for dates for the RYA First Aid at Sea course!
RYA Sea Survival
The RYA Sea Survival Course is an essential for any sailor. Teaching self-help techniques and what to do when all is lost, it’s a prerequisite for longer passages and those wanting to get into racing like RORC Fastnet!
Take a look at our live course calendar for dates for the RYA Sea Survival course!
Online RYA Professional Practices and Responsibilities (PPR)
The online RYA Professional Practices and Responsibilities (PPR) Course is an essential must-have for anyone who wants to make working at sea their chosen career. A great add-on to any RYA professional course like Yachtmaster.
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RYA Cruising Instructor
RYA Cruising Instructor Syllabus
- Structuring a lesson
- Identifying achievable tasks/transferable method
- Identify key teaching points
- Pre-requisite knowledge
- Logical order of delivery
- Course planning, particularly location and time management – planning vs. opportunism
- Use of teaching aids
- EDICTS as a benchmark to discuss, but not restricted to using this model
- Self-review
- How students learn
- Learning Styles
- Stages of learning
- Simple coaching models and their uses and limitations
- Barriers to learning
- Comfort / Stretch / Panic
- Questioning techniques
- Observation skills
- Prioritising feedback– safety-learning-fun
- Overview of RYA recognition
- Role of: Cruising Instructor, Chief Instructor for cruising recognition and Centre Principal
- Operating procedures/Centre policies
- Dealing with complaints
- Registering and issuing of certificates
- ICC – issuing and assessing
- Learning from accidents/incidents
The RYA Cruising Instructor course provides a gateway to working in the marine industry as an RYA Instructor. Once completed you will have the qualification needed to approach any RYA Training Centre and deliver the following courses: RYA Start Yachting, RYA Competent Crew, RYA Day Skipper Sail.
| Pre-Course Experience | To join a Cruising Instructor course, you will need to meet all of the following criteria: |
| Assumed Knowledge | Sailing and skippering ability to the level of an experienced and competent RYA Yachtmaster™ Offshore. |
| Student Instructor Ratio | Maximum 4:1 |
| Duration | 5 days (including time with an external assessor) |
| Course Content | Assessment is continual throughout the course. You will be expected to prove you can be a good instructor by give convincing demonstrations of any part of the RYA Competent Crew and RYA Day Skipper syllabuses. |
| Ability after Course | You will be able to work with any RYA Training Centre to deliver a range of yachting courses up to RYA Day Skipper Sail. |
What’s Included
- Your own cabin on board a 41 foot yacht
- All meals whilst on board
- All mooring fees
- All fuel costs
- Use of Urban Truant’s high quality wet weather gear and safety kit
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RYA Sailing Courses
An introduction to qualifications with the rya.
Classic Sailing is run by Professional Sailors to give you the best advice.
Rya practical sailing courses on classic boats, plus theory courses delivered online..
These sailing courses from the RYA are internationally recognised for pleasure and commercial sailing.
Zero to Hero
You can start with no sailing experience and work you way up to skippers vessels of up to 200 tons sailing across Oceans.
You can do as little or as much as you like taking it one step at a time.
Recognised RYA Training Centre for over 20 years.
Classic Sailing has been a recognised RYA Training Centre since 2003. We were one of the first RYA sailing schools to offer courses for adults on boats with bowsprits and traditional rigging.
We have always taught on classic boats and we are pleased to offer 44ft pilot cutter Tallulah as our new teaching vessel. She will be offering practical sailing courses including RYA Competent Crew and RYA Day Skipper Practical in the 2024 sailing season. In addition Tallulah will aim to offer one exam preparation course (Yachtmaster Prep) with intensive boat handling and navigation practice for RYA Yachtmaster Coastal or RYA Yachtmaster Offshore exams each autumn /early winter for those who want to take the exam on a long keeled vessel.
RYA Practical Courses
- RYA Competent Crew Course
- RYA Day Skipper Practical Course
- RYA Yachtmaster Preparation
RYA Theory Courses: Delivered Online
- RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship Theory Course
- RYA Day Skipper Theory Course
- RYA Yacht Master Coastal Offshore Theory Course
RYA Yacht Master Ocean Theory Course
- RYA Professional Practice and Responsibilities Course
- This is required if you wish to use your RYA Certificates for commercial work at sea.
The beauty of RYA Courses on traditional yachts.
Teaching RYA Courses
These are taught to Royal Yacht Association syllabus and standards by experienced RYA Cruising Instructors and Yachtmaster instructors. If you successfully complete a RYA course you will gain a certificate that is recognised all over the world. Sailing Courses that are UK based rather than the Mediterranean or Caribbean will give you a solid grounding in tidal heights and currents. With those skills the whole world is your oyster.
Our RYA Courses give you time to learn and enjoy the scenery.
The voyages are 6 or 7 days long rather than the minimum 5 days so you have more time to enjoy sailing a classic boat. We teach sailing along some of the most iconic coastal landscapes in Britain. Famous headlands like Start Point or Lizard Point. Wooded river valleys that stretch far inland in Cornwall and Devon. Wild estuaries and salt marshes with seabirds and waders. Historic ports, smugglers quays and secret coves and caves. There is plenty of variety for teaching exercises from anchoring under sail to night navigation under unpolluted skies.
The skills you learn combine traditional seamanship with modern technology like radar and GPS, with the added bonus of a holiday on a beautiful boat.
Why Learn the Ropes on a Classic Boat?
The advantages of learning a RYA Course sailing onboard a traditional boat are many fold:
Deep keeled gaff cutters are great for beginner which gives them a sea kindly motion, un-cluttered decks and high sides so you can walk safely down the deck without side stepping down a narrow strip of plastic deck.
All the ropes are in the open so you can see were they go and what they do, nothing is hidden in masts and booms. Without the mechanical advantage of winches you are more aware of the forces of nature and working as a team builds friendships and adds to the pleasure. Why fight nature when you can harness it in safe traditional ways.
Our classic boats have all mod cons for a RYA Course, GPS, depth sounders and there are plenty of yachts around in port and out on the water to show you self tailing winches, jamming cleats and more 20th century fittings and features of the sailing world.
Why Learn to Skipper on a Boat with a Bowsprit?
It’s a great opportunity to pose.
Having a big pointy thing out the front, does help concentrate the mind and think ahead.
Manoeuvring under power you learn how to glide effortlessly and gently to a pontoon or quay. You are actually learning to ‘park’ a vessel that might be 59ft long with the bowsprit, so your instructor is not going to squeeze you into a small marina….and it is a huge buzz to bring a beautiful boat alongside under its own momentum.
Sail balance is important on all vessels but learning on a gaffer with a bowsprit or a yawl with two masts starts to teach you skills that can be applied to much bigger sailing vessels. When you get that dream job on a super yacht with three masts you will have more idea which sails to put up and in which sequence.
For skippers, the stable motion of a deep keeled vessel and a large chart table makes learning to navigate a lot easier than on many modern vessels.
Success aboard distinctive classic boats comes with a sense of achievement unmatched on a modern yacht. Your colours fly just that little bit higher.
Tallulah’s skipper and RYA instructor Debbie Purser has been teaching RYA courses on pilot cutters since 2003. She and other RYA instructors like Lara Bonney, Diggory Rose and James MacKenzie developed the teaching methods to offer the RYA syllabus for all courses on these seaworthy, long keeled boats that behave a bit differently from production yachts. Some things are easier, like walking down the deck in a bouncey sea, or ferry gliding onto a pontoon. Other things take a bit more teamwork than a small teaching yacht, like picking up a mooring under sail. Over 700 people learned RYA sailing skills and upwards of 3500 customers came sailing on our first pilot cutter 38ft Eve of St Mawes.
Classic Sailing now offer RYA courses on Eve’s slightly bigger sister Tallulah. This Luke Powell designed pilot cutter is 44 ft on deck and a fast and well behaved boat to sail. Her mainsail was deliberately smaller so her previous owners could handle her as a couple, but in light winds she has a powerful No1 jib with roller furling, a staysail you can reef and a large topsail. When the wind picks up we have a smaller jib or storm jib, the main can be reefed.
Tallulah runs RYA Competent Crew, RYA Day Skipper and Yachtmaster Exam Prep courses from St Mawes with the Cornish and Devon coasts to explore.
Classic Sailing can also offer the following:
- S ailing lessons and tuition on all our vessels as part of your holiday
- Over 60 mile passages for your Yachtmaster Offshore qualifying experience
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RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor – Everything You Need To Know
| Time | 6 to 48 hour exam (dependant on the number of people) after a potential prep course of up to 5 days |
| Prerequisites | 30 days spent at sea 800nm sailed, with at least 50% in tidal waters 12 night hours 2 days as skipper |
| Min. Age | 17 |
| Exam | 6 hours to 2 days on the water |
| Aim | To work commercially on a sailing vessel under 24m in length within 20nm of a harbour. |
What Is the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor?
The RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor ticket is a highly useful and credible motor cruising qualification. Administered on behalf of the UK Maritime and Coastgaurd Agency by the RYA the qualification is accepted as a worldwide standard. To gain an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor qualification you must sit a practical exam.
What Does the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor Allow You to Do?
Gaining an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor will allow you to work commercially on small motor vessels.
The RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor exam certifies that you are competent to skipper a motor yacht on coastal voyages within 20nm of a harbour.
How Can You Sit an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor Exam?
The exam can be organised via the RYA to be done on your own vessel or via an RYA training centre, to be done on an RYA training vessel. It should be noted, that to complete the exam on your own vessel, your vessel must be up to an appropriate safety standard.
Most RYA training centres offering the RYA Cruising Scheme offer some form of pre exam preparation or coaching for those looking to take an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor exam.
These courses are often referred to as ‘RYA Yachtmaster Prep’ courses. This is unique within the RYA training framework in that it does not have a fixed course syllabus, length or course completion certificate.
Who Can Do an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor Exam?
The RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor exam is open to anyone who meets the minimum criteria, with all experience within the last 10 years.
- 17 years of age or older
- 30 days spent at sea
- 800nm cruised, with at least 50% in tidal waters
- 12 night hours
- 2 days as skipper
If you have exceeded all of the above by large margins, then the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Motor exam might be for you.
If you have the miles, but not the skippering experience, it is suggested that you charter a vessel in order to gain the skippering experience.
Additionally, exam candidates must also hold a relevant GMDSS VHF certification and an RYA First Aid certificate or recognised equivalent.
Can You Go Straight to the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor Course and Exam?
You can indeed jump straight into the RYA Cruising Scheme at this stage, however, it is imperative that you understand the levels that are required of you, both in your knowledge and practical skills.
It is suggested that as a minimum you have completed (and passed) the RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Theory course as the knowledge in here is both required for you to be at the level required, but will be formally tested during your RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor exam, both orally and in practical applications.
What Do You Need to Know before Attending a Course and Exam?
You, of course, need to be a suitably experienced skipper and this involves meeting the prerequisites mentioned above to be eligible. You should be able to handle your vessel competently in close quarters and at sea. You should be comfortable applying this in various day and night time passages.
As mentioned, it is strongly recommended to have completed the RYA Coastal and Yachtmaster Theory as the depth of knowledge gained from this shore based course will be tested throughout your exam.
If you are looking for aa sailing equivalent course then you want RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Sail course .
How Long Does an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor Prep Course and Exam Take?
The exam itself can take anything from 6 hours to 2 days depending on how many candidates are being examined on one vessel at a time. Up to 4 candidates can sit the exam at once and this would last for a maximum of 48 hours if so.
An RYA Yachtmaster Prep course is generally four and a half days long and is usually directly followed by the practical exam.
Is There a Set Syllabus?
No, this is the one time that while there is a recognised ‘course’, there is no syllabus. It is up to the experienced instructor on the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor Prep course to tailor the learnings to your needs. This is more about refining your skills rather than teaching new ones.
You should be honest with yourself and your instructor in order for learnings throughout the week to be tailored to improve yourself on any weak areas that you may have.
What Should I Expect from an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor Prep Course?
These courses run as a standalone course and while there may be students on another course, generally everyone onboard is a candidate for an RYA Yachtmaster Exam. The courses should however be run with no more than 4 students on board.
The content will depend on the needs of all students and is aimed at fine-tuning existing skills rather than teaching new ones. This will involve a lot of night time cruising and navigation, carrying out challenging boat handling while using theory knowledge and ensuring general skippering skills are up to scratch.
There is a basic syllabus that is used to help shape the exam content, but in reality, you can be tested on anything from the RYA cruising scheme within the exam.
Before choosing the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor Prep course you need to be honest with yourself and your own abilities. While on the course you need to take on the advice and guidance given by the instructor on what areas need work. If you speak to your instructor before the course, they can tailor the instruction to your needs.
What Should I Expect on an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor Exam?
On the exam, you will be given the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and competence. You will be expected to take full responsibility for your vessel and crew. The examiner will be looking for you to demonstrate competence and show your broad range of experience.
The exam will be an intensive experience and even when you are not the designated skipper, you will still be asked questions and observed and examined as a participant of the crew.
During the exam you will be asked to complete various tasks, ranging from leaving the dock, skippering a short passage, casualty recovery, night pilotage and even blind navigation. Additionally, you will be tested on theoretical aspects such as how to deal with an engine failure, knowledge of your vessel’s stability, meteorology and IRPCS.
As a potential RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor, these tasks are ones that should now be second nature to you and should take minimal time to plan while the theoretical knowledge should be able to roll off your tongue.
What Is the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor Exam Syllabus?
The following topics make up the basis for the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor exam syllabus. IRPCS, safety, boat handling, seamanship, responsibility as skipper, navigation, meteorology and signals.
But, as mentioned above, anything from the whole RYA cruising syllabus scheme can be tested.
What Is the Cost of an RYA Yachtmaster Course and Exam?
As ever, many schools differ in price. We would recommend that you take a look around at the various options and find what suits your needs the best. Cheapest is not often better.
This can range from knowing if you will have to share a cabin while onboard to whether food and berthing charges are included to how many other students you will be sharing your week with.
The exam fee is usually not included, which is currently £208.
Where Should I Do My RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor?
As always there are many thoughts and pros and cons on this, and as a potential RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor, you should consider yourself experienced enough to sit the exam anywhere. However, if you choose to sit the exam in an area that you are familiar with then you will take a lot of the stress out of learning a new area and start with a small advantage of having that all important local knowledge at your disposal.
What Happens If I Struggle on the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor Prep Course?
Your instructor should be able to update you on your ability levels throughout the course. They will be highly experienced and it is suggested that you listen to their advice given.
If you are learning something for the first time you should consider if you are ready for the exam. Talk to your instructor and they will be able to guide you on if you are ready for the exam or if they would advise further training.
What Is the Pass Mark for the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Exam?
There is no pass mark as such and the examiner will be looking to see that you are a competent and complete skipper, capable of looking after both your vessel and crew in a safe manner.
Every exam is different and no examiner will be setting out to fail any candidates, but they must ensure and check that each candidate is able to demonstrate their ability, knowledge and skills in a safe and timely manner.
If you were to fail to reach the levels of an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor certificate of competence then the examiner will give you a thorough debrief complete with action points to work on before you have another attempt at the exam.
What Comes after RYA Yachtmaster Coastal?
After completion of the exam, you will have gained the credible achievement of an RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Motor certificate of competence and you can get this commercially endorsed by adding a sea survival certification, a personal medical and a PPR course, all of which, along with your GMDSS VHF and First Aid should be sent off to the RYA for certification upgrade. This will now allow the holder to skipper a vessel commercially, in coastal waters, up to 20nm from a harbour.
The next step is of course to get out on the water and to keep learning, keep gaining experience and keep improving on the skills and knowledge learned so far. No skipper is the finished article and we should all keep seeking to improve.
Once you have gained more experience, knowledge, mileage and time on the water it will be time to progress to the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Motor exam.
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What is an RYA Yachtmaster?
The RYA Yachtmaster certificate of competence, your driving license, so to speak, is the aim of most skippers who are looking for reassurance that they have met the highest of standards. The RYA Yachtmaster is a highly regarded qualification and is respected around the world.
Becoming an RYA Yachtmaster allows the holder to work in the maritime industry as a professional skipper, Superyacht Crew, RYA instructor, plus so much more.
As a professional skipper, you can take charge (skipper) of a vessel up to 24 meters in length on a coastal, offshore, or ocean passage, depending on the qualification achieved. Qualifying as a Yachtmaster is a gateway to employment as a professional skipper. It shows that you are an experienced and competent skipper.
Becoming a Yachtmaster requires no format training, provided you have the correct experience and sea time, you can put yourself forward for the exam. You will need to provide your own boat and crew of course. You can contact the RYA who can put you in touch with an RYA Yachtmaster examiner.
Most people choose complete some training before sitting the RYA Yachtmaster exam. There is a structured route from beginner to RYA Yachtmaster so getting your Yachtmaster
Yachtmaster Coastal, Offshore or Ocean
There are three qualification paths depending on whether you like to potter around the coast or sail across an ocean.
Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate
The Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate is for anyone who sail in coastal or protected waters, say no more than 20 miles from the coast. If you would like to learn more about navigation, sailing at night, rules of the road, safety, mooring, pilotage, and passage planning then the Yachtmaster Coastal is for you.
Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate
The Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence has been the certificate that most people gravitate to. A Yachtmaster Offshore will have all the knowledge of Yachtmaster Coastal but would also have extensive experience crewing and skippering offshore. Skippers who want confirmation they have the experience and competence to take a yacht offshore choose this option. Once qualified as a Yachtmaster, the certificate allows the holder to skipper a vessel up to 150 miles from shore. The Yachtmaster Offshore is the gateway to employment, most employers ask for the Offshore or Ocean qualification.
Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate
You would sit your Yachtmaster Ocean exam if you wanted to sail a yacht around the world. The main difference between Yachtmaster Offshore and Ocean is Celestial Navigation. Celestial Navigation for Yachtmaster Ocean is the knowledge to navigate by the sun and stars. The theory being, if you lose all your electronic equipment on board, you can fix your position using a sextant .
To sit the Yachtmaster Ocean oral exam you would have already passed the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore exam. In addition to the knowledge gained as a Yachtmaster Offshore you are required to complete an ocean passage of more than 600 miles. During the ocean passage will need to have the ability to use a sextant to fix your position.
Yachtmaster Power or Sail?
You can qualify as a Yachtmaster Power or Yachtmaster Sail, depending on what type of boat you like to spend your time on.
Working as a professional Yachtmaster
As mentioned above once you have qualified as an RYA Yachtmaster then you are able to seek work as a professional skipper. There are hundreds of qualified skippers out there that have turned their passion into a job.
The Yachtmaster Offshore certificate, Power or Sail is now considered necessary if you are looking for a job as a Lead Deckhand on a Superyacht .
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Rya offshore prep and exam course.
The RYA Yachtmaster Offshore prep and exam course is the final step on a student’s journey to becoming a fully qualified, professional skipper. For a student, achieving the Yachtmaster Offshore qualification means that he or she can sail commercially and work towards becoming an instructor or other sailing professional.
To become commercially endorsed the following must be held:
- RYA Sea Survival
- ML5 medical certificate
- First aid certificate
- Radio Operators Licence – needed before starting this course
- Sea survival and medical certificate – needed before starting this course
Course highlights
- Sail anywhere in the world on a charter vacation
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- Work commercially as a skipper
- Work towards becoming an instructor
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Why take this course with Sunsail?
The RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Preparation Course teaches the skills and techniques required to skipper safely on offshore passages by day and by night, including passage planning, preparation for sea, pilotage, yacht handling under sail and power, as well as in adverse weather conditions and emergencies.
The first five days of this seven-day course involve preparation for the final exam, with your instructor ensuring that you have the knowledge, understanding and techniques required to pass the assessment. You will focus on improving your weak areas, ensuring that your sailing manner is both safe and efficient.
On day five an RYA Examiner will step aboard and ask you to complete various tasks and manoeuvres to assess your ability. Pre-exam requirements are a GMDSS short range certificate or higher grade of marine radio certificate, an RYA accepted current First Aid and the required logged miles.
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Thanks for choosing to revalidate your RYA Instructor certificate. Before you apply, please ensure that your Instructors Certificate is only due to expire within the next 6 months. Your certificate will be revalidated from your expiry date.
The form below may be used to apply for the revalidation of the following RYA certificates:
- Dinghy, Keelboat and Multihull Instructor and Senior Instructor
- Windsurfing Instructor and Senior Instructor
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Before you complete your application, please go to 'Your Account' above to make sure your details are up to date. The address shown there will be where we send your new instructor certificate and the email address will be where we send important updates about RYA courses and qualifications.
Please also take a moment to visit www.rya.org.uk/go/emails and tell us which eNewsletters you wish to receive. As an Instructor, Wavelength is an excellent way for you to keep in touch with what's going on in the world of RYA training. It is emailed regularly (if you opt in). The annual conference review edition is circulated to all instructors each Spring. You can also keep up to date by following us on Twitter and Facebook - links at the top of this page.
Instructing experience
In order to revalidate your certificate you will need to list instructing experience gained within the relevant training scheme, at an RYA Recognised Training Centre within the last five years.
If your qualification is more than one year out of date or if you have not completed more than 30 hours of instructing in the last five years, you must submit an observation form with your revalidation application. That form must be completed by an appropriately qualified Principal, Chief Instructor, Coach or Trainer, who will need to observe you assisting on an RYA course relevant to your revalidation. If this applies to you, please make sure you get your observation form completed prior to starting your revalidation application.
For instructors of the National Sailing and Windsurfing Schemes, whose qualification is more than 5 years past the indicated expiry date, you will be asked to undergo an assessment with a nominated and appropriate RYA Trainer. Please contact RYA Training for advice and the actions required. Instructors who are qualified for National Sailing Scheme or Windsurfing, whose award is significantly out of date, by 10 years or more, will be asked to re-do the full instructor course
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The revalidation form will ask you to complete a health declaration to show that you are not suffering from a physical or mental impairment which has an adverse effect on your ability to properly discharge your duty of care as an instructor. If you have a condition that means you cannot complete the declaration, please download and complete a Medical Questionnaire which you will then be prompted to submit during your revalidation application.
In order to revalidate you must be a current member of the RYA. If outside the UK we will accept membership of the relevant governing body in your country of residence in lieu of RYA membership. As a thank you for your hard work and dedication to the RYA’s training schemes, you are entitled to our exclusive Instructor member offer which allows you to receive five years membership for the price of three. To take up this offer, please call our Membership team on 023 8060 4159.
Revalidation is free of charge and your new instructor certificate should be issued within 21 days of you submitting your application.
If you need your new certificate sooner, you may wish to Fast Track your application and receive it within 4 working days, the fees for which are shown here . If you need to do this, make sure you complete the Fast Track application below and include a phone number where we can call you during RYA office hours to take payment.
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