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If sailing, powerboating or motor cruising is completely new to you, our entry level courses provide an excellent introduction to the world of boats and boating. For aspiring sailors we offer the 2 day Start Yachting or the 5 day Competent Crew. For powerboaters, Powerboat Levels 1 and 2 are aimed at you. And for aspiring motor cruisers get started with Start Motor Cruising. Visit our Learn Afloat pages to find out more.

RYA First Aid

Be safe on the water with our one-day course, which covers first aid skills, techniques and knowledge from a boating perspective. It is aimed at anyone who goes afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries or on cross channel passages.

Duration: 1 Day
RYA Marine Radio SRC (Short Range Certificate)

A VHF radio is a vital piece of safety equipment on board. To operate it requires a licence. The RYA Marine Radio Short Range Certificate (SRC) is the minimum qualification required to operate marine VHF radio equipment on a UK flagged vessel.  

Duration: 1 Day
Design Your Bespoke Programme

Let our experienced coaches hop on board your own boat to help improve your sailing knowledge! This is a coaching and development course primarily aimed at those who want to improve their confidence and fluency in boat handling under power or sail.  However, it is also a great opportunity for inexperienced crew to get more practical experience of being aboard and contributing to the working of the boat.

Duration: By arrangement with you
Seven Day Milebuilder

On our Seven Day Milebuilder events there will be opportunities to work overnight passages, stand watches, improve your boat-handling, see new places and take in the huge variety of sights and experiences that the English Channel can offer.

Duration: 7 Days
Three Day Milebuilder

If you’ve already got some experience or qualifications and want to really consolidate your learning, an Andrew Simpson Milebuilder might be just the answer. Whether you’ve recently completed your Competent Crew or you’re a more experienced Day Skipper, join us for a long weekend or even a week as we seek to go that little bit further

Duration: 3 Days
RYA Start Yachting

No experience necessary, RYA Start Yachting is a 2 day introduction to sailing and life aboard a typical cruising yacht. It’s an ideal first step for complete beginners. (And holders of the Start Yachting certificate can go on to complete the Competent Crew course.)

Duration: 2 Days Afloat
RYA Competent Crew

RYA Competent Crew is a popular course for complete beginners and those who really aspire to be active crew members. For many it is the starting point for their RYA training and a programme that could lead you all the way to RYA Yachtmaster ™.

Duration: 5 Days Afloat