Yachtmaster Offshore - 5 Day Prep/Exam (RYA, USCG or other)

The Yachtmaster preparation course is designed to thoroughly prepare you for the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore exam, conducted by the RYA, at the end of your course. The exam is 2 days and the price includes the use of the boat for the additional days.

The Yachtmaster Exam is renowned world over as the benchmark standard by which other nations set their standards, and many Yachtsmen aspire to this standard as either a personal goal, or as a means to go on and work commercially.

We offer a 5 day preparation course during which our instructors will offer tips and advice on the standards expected during the exam, as well as coaching on any areas you may be weaker in. Your skills should be fairly advanced before you embark on this course, so we suggest you contact us, if you have any questions or doubts so that we can help.

The Exam is subject to an additional fee from the RYA – Payable on the day.

Useful Information

Age requirements: 18

Minimal experience: 50 days at sea, 2500 miles, 5 passages over 60 miles, 2 as skipper. SRC, First Aid, PPR

Duration: 5 days, Fri to Wed. Start time of the course 18.00 Fri, end time of the course 15.00 Wed, one or two more days for the exam

What’s included: All food on board, fuel, marina fees, pillow and pillow case hire

What’s not included: Sleeping bag hire (available at £15 per 5 days), wet weather gear hire (available at £25 per 5 days).