RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Sail Prep course
A RYA Yachtmaster Certificate of Competence is often the ultimate aim of skippers. It is a well known, highly respected qualification worldwide, proving your experience and competence as a skipper.
This course is for those who hold the RYA Coastal Skipper course completion certificate and who are looking to undertake the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Coastal Exam.
Course content
This is an intensive training to prepare you for the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Coastal exam. The prep course is conducted by our Chief Instructor personally, a fully qualified Yachtmaster Ocean Instructor. He will assess your ability and coach you in all the disciplines required to pass the exam.
Your prep-course consists of a one day theory booster session at our training centre and 4 days of practicing your practical seamanship skills.
Our theory booster has proven to be invaluable for candidates to get their knowledge of the Yachtmaster theory up to the highest level. We will brush up and sharpen your knowledge of passage planning, meteorology, safety at sea, maintenance, navigation, pilotage, and knowledge of the International Collision Regulations.
During the practical part of the prep-course, you will take command of the yacht on passages by day and night and perfection your boat handling techniques under power and sail including the use of radar, "blind" navigation and the Man-Over-Board recovery drill.
At the end of each day our Chief Instructor will give you a debrief and coach you towards reaching the standard for a successful examination.
Each student who wishes to take the exam will be examined for 6-10 hours by an independent RYA Yachtmaster Examiner (examination fee payable to the RYA) as they skipper the yacht on short passages and complete various demonstrations of advanced skippering techniques.
Ability after the course
After succesfully passing the examination, you will receive the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate of Competence.
What's included
- Tuition by our Chief Instructor
- Accommodation on board
- Theory booster session
- All meals and drinks on board
- All mooring and fuel fees
- Free parking at our premises
Supporting courses
We recommend following the RYA Diesel Engine and the RYA Radar Operator course before participating at the Yachtmaster exam.
You must hold a valid First Aid certificate and a VHF GMDSS license to enrol in the Yachtmaster Coastal Prep course. We recommend the Short Range VHF Certificate, which can be obtained after following either our online or the classroom course, and the SRC examination.
If you require more miles you might be interested in joining one of our mile builder trips or become a trainee on a C-MASTERS yacht delivery trip.
Next steps
After successfully passing the exam, we recommend extending your knowledge with a selection of our C-MASTERclasses, in particular on the use of radar, knowledge of diesel engines and on passage planning.
The Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate of Competence can be commercially endorsed for anyone with ambition to find work as a professional crew member.
This is also the time to start making lots of miles if you are aiming at becoming a Yachtmaster Offshore.
