The Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School is delighted to be a training partner for the Quarter Deck | Skipper Academy. We've set out the steps below you'll need to take to complete the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Assessment.
If you need any advice, or have a question please contact us on +353 1 2844195, email sailing@inss.ie or leave us a message here and we'll get back to you.
Training Programme
This program is an all-inclusive package up to the Yachtmaster Coastal Exam. It has been designed to be the simplest route to gaining all the required sailing certification required in order to meet the Quarter Deck entry requirements.
The package includes;
- RYA Competent Crew Course
- RYA Dayskipper Theory Course, completed online prior to programme attendance
- RYA Dayskipper Practical Course
- RYA Coastal Skipper Course
- Yachtmaster Preparation Week
- Use of Yacht for Yachtmaster Exam
- VHF Course
- First Aid Course
- Accommodation onboard the yacht for the duration of the program
- Food onboard the yacht while you are participating on practical courses
- All Course Materials
- Use of sailing gear/safety equipment.
The cost for this program is €3299 all-inclusive for the program beginning on the 26th of February. This cost can be spread out in instalments to make it more manageable.
Programme Eligibility
This programme is suitable for those with basic yachting experience and dinghy sailors looking to transfer their skills to skippering yachts. If you have no previous experience, or feel that you'd be capable of undertaking the final exam without the 4 weeks training please get in touch.
Programme Dates
Week 1: Monday 26th Feb to Friday 1st March
- Practical RYA Competent Crew Course (Day Time) - 5 Days / 100miles
- VHF Course (Evenings)
Week 2: Monday 5th March to Friday 9th March
- RYA Day Skipper Practical Course - 5 Days / 100miles
Weekend 2: Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th March
Week 3: Monday 12th March to Friday 16th March
- RYA Coastal Skipper Course - 5 Days / 100mile
Week 4: Monday 19th March to Friday 23rd March
- YM Coastal Prep Week - 5 Days / 100miles
Weekend 4: Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th March
- Coastal Skipper Certificate of Competency Exam (YM Coastal Exam)
Following the successful completion of these course’s you will have built up the required miles and sea time to take your Yachtmaster Exam. This exam will be the final step on your program with us and once you pass the Yachtmaster Exam then you will be qualified to work as a skipper.
The next step for you will be attend the week long Quarter Deck Skipper Academy which will teach you everything about skippering for The Yacht Week.
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Why do it?
"I did my Yachtmaster and Skipper Academy just over three years ago. Since then it has taken me to some of the most beautiful places in the Caribbean and Mediterranean.
I was hesitant to pay as much as I did but looking back it was the best decision of my life. Skippering quickly covered the course cost especially when you work the Caribbean where tips of $1000 on top of your normal pay are common.
But for most skippers it’s not about the money. You become good friends with the people you sail with and have just as much fun as they do. Furthermore, the bond and experiences that exists amongst skippers is something unique and cannot be described. I would recommend anyone who considers skippering, to just commit to a Yachtmaster course at the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School and signing up to Skipper Academy. If you do this I guarantee you will not regret it."
Conor Bourke
Yacht Week Skipper