RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Exam Preparation

The RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore qualification is internationally renowned and universally respected. The RYA ensures that the qualification keeps its reputation by insisting on a minimum experience level and testing all candidates with a rigorous examination.

This course is specifically designed to help you pass the RYA/ DoT Yachtmaster Practical examination. It is not a formal course within the RYA Cruising Scheme, but one which people find invaluable in preparing for the examination.

You will need to have good boat handling skills, under sail and power, and your theory knowledge will need to be to a good standard. Our experienced instructors will help to strengthen your techniques, polish your skills, brush up your theory, and gain confidence.

Yachtmaster candidates must have a minimum of 50 days at sea, 5 days as skipper, 2500 sea miles, 5 passages over 60 miles including 2 as skipper and 2 overnight. This experience must be logged in tidal waters in the ten year period prior to the assessment.

Candidates for the Yachtmaster Exam must hold a VHF SRC Certificate and a valid, First Aid Certificate. An exam fee of  £194  is payable direct to the RYA examiner at the start of the assessment. Evidence of sailing experience and a recent passport photograph are also required.