RYA Start Yachting Weekend Course

The Sailing Course for beginners is perfect to try sailing and enjoy a weekend on the water. Runs Friday evening 1730 till 2130, Saturday and Sunday 0930 till 1730. Lunches provided

ABOUT THE COURSE

€499 including lunches onboard & Certificate

Ratio: Max 5 persons

Difficulty: Beginner

This beginners sailing taster course from our amazing location in Barcelona in Bareloneta in the best marina amongst the Super Yacht. The RYA certificate which then leads onto the RYA Competent Crew. Our yacht is perfectly suited with great accommodation onboard, a modern roomy yacht which is stable but with great performance.

The course is all practical onboard, giving you are great experience of sailing

Our team of instructors are super friendly with great patience and enthusiasm for sailing. From Barcelona we have great sailing conditions and some lovely local ports to visit

  • Boat Preparation and Safety Equipment
  • Sailing skills, trimming sails to the wind
  • Boat handling in the Marina
  • Reefing Sails for stronger winds
  • Person over board recovery and prevention
  • Plan daily trips to other locations
  • Plenty of helming to the wind and Sails
  • Team work to get the best from the Yacht

What next?

The Start Yachting is then complimented by the RYA Competent Crew, followed on by the RYA Dayskipper

What is included?

You spend the day onboard with lunch included, you will be given an RYA  certificate on completion of the course

Sleeping onboard?

The weekends you can sleep onboard, this is optional. There is 3 x double cabins which if a couple you can share or pay extra for single occupancy. There is also 2 x shower/toilets(heads) plus Gallery for cooking

  • If sleeping onboard we supply linen and Pillows
  • Dinner money, there are plenty of local places to get a bite in the evenings
  • Large bag with extra layers, there is storage on the boat
  • Non slip or trainer style shoe
  • Waterproofs we can supply
  • Sun block and hat for those sunny days
  • Showers available in the Marinas, bring a towel

BOOK! Choose a Weekend

You can stay onboard Friday and Saturday night

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star rating  We where very lucky to have good wind and lots of sun. Faith was a great skipper with interesting stories (don't trust routine) and we loved swimming behind the boat!... read more

Jasper
August 18, 2021

star rating  My daughter and I had a wonderful time. We were the only customers which made it feel like a private girls outing. Talked, played music, danced... t

Sonia M
September 1, 2021

star rating  My husband and I bought a boat this summer, and although we had used it a few times, we were grateful for the tuition and confidence that our trainer, Seb,... read more

CharlieBoyBow
October 5, 2020