Novice to Master
YACHTMASTER…THE PINNACLE
YACHTMASTER…THE PINNACLE
Yachtmaster Offshore Prep & Exam
Advanced
7 Days: €990
Advanced
How Long?
5 consecutive days + 2 day Exam
What Experience?
Advanced Course – Navigation knowledge to Yachtmaster Shorebased level minimum.
Pre-Requisites
There are 2 Yachtmaster Levels. Click the links to see which is for you.
Yachtmaster Offshore Pre-Requisites | Coastal Yachtmaster Pre-Requisites
How Much?
Prep Week & Exam Charter €990 + RYA/Irish Sailing Exam Fees + Examiners Expenses
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Syllabus & Certificate
RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Syllabus | Irish Sailing Yachtmaster Syllabus
Do the drills, hone the skills, take the test, be the best…be a Yachtmaster!
What do you get from Wild West Sailing?
Here’s how we set you up for Yachtmaster success!
Amazing Examiner We love our Scottish examiner! He is an outdoor educator, RNLI Trainer and lifeboat helm and offshore racer. He examined all our Cruising Instructors when they did their Yachmaster. He is thorough and fair, is there to help you pass. He is both an RYA/MCA and Irish Sailing Examiner
Perfect boat You will be trained and tested for 7 days on our mint-condition Jeanneau Sun Odessey 36i. Watson Sails, Harken running gear and Yanmar 30HP engine with 3 blade fixed propellor mean she goes where you want her to, under sail and power.
Outstanding training “Simply the Best!” as Tina Turner said and here’s why…
You come to us with your experience. It’s our job to fine tune you into a skipper who plans thoroughly, leads calmly and executes perfectly and is adaptable to changing circumstances, a real leader.
Who The WWS Principal is your Yachtmaster coach. With experience on every type of boat from dinghies to Americas Cup yachts, and a career on power driven workboats, you will benefit from our exposure to different boats, skippers and scenarios at sea. That’s a huge funnel of skills that does not exist at any other school.
How – First we show you how the boat wants to behave and then you learn to use that awareness to make the boat go where you want it to. Easy!
Then we break down each task, be it marina parking or man overboard recovery, into easy-to-remember steps so you can expertly command your crew through each job for your examiner. Expert!
Finally, we use a “Stacked Learning” system. As you progress through the week, as the scenarios get more difficult, you will realise the skills transfer. Everything builds into everything else. Whether its boat approach angle, speed or mooring rope setup, we have you covered with the most efficient, easy to repeat and useful way to get the job done. Success!
Be a better sailor with a Yachtmaster Prep from Wild West Sailing!
Yachtmaster Requirement Details – RYA/MCA | Irish Sailing
There is a lot of information to process when it comes to Yachtmaster requirements & standards.
All Candidates must have…
Valid First Aid (Must have Hypothermia training)
Valid Sea Survival (Irish Sailing only)
Whats the difference between RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore & RYA Coastal Yachtmaster?
RYA/MCA YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE REQUIREMENTS
RYA COASTAL YACHTMASTER REQUIREMENTS
IRISH SAILING YACHTMASTER REQUIREMENTS
RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore is more advanced than Coastal and has a higher level of requirements.
Irish Sailing has even higher requirements for Yachtmaster.
It all starts with your sea miles
| RYA Coastal YM | RYA/MCA YM Offshore | Irish Sailing YM Offshore |
| 800 NM | 2000 NM | 3000 NM |
WWS runs the same Prep Week for all Yachtmaster Exams. The Skills & Drills are the same at all levels, but the exams and requirements are easier for Coastal Yachtmaster.
All Yachtmaster Qualifications can be Commercially Endorsed to allow the holder to skipper a vessel up to 24 metres LOA in the following waters…
YM Coastal – up to 20 Nautical Miles from a safe haven.
YM Offshore – up to 150 Miles from a safe haven.
Post Brexit, we advise Yachtmaster candidates seeking to commercially endorse, to apply for the Irish Sailing Yachtmaster too. It’s the same exam just higher requirements and a small extra admin cost.
Yachtmaster Finishing School (15 Days)
If you have the sea miles, night hours and qualifying passages, you’re determined to get your RYA Yachtmaster but don’t have the confidence in your skippering ability or maybe close quarters handling or the engine maintenance…there’s just 1 or 2 things holding you back…
Sign up for our Yachtmaster Finishing School & give your self the best chance to get to the RYA Commercial Yachtmaster Standard. This 15 Day program is Module3 of the standard commercial Yachtmaster course.
If you’ll put in the time, we will put the time into you.
Coastal Skipper PLUS
If you don’t have the sea miles, night hours or qualifying passages, why not combine the RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased Navigation course with us this winter and a Round IRL Voyage for the ultimate, a WWS Coastal Skipper PLUS!
This 16 Day program is not just a stepping stone to your Yachtmaster…it’s a step towards serious, professional skippering ability.
What am I aiming for?
RYA/MCA and Irish Sailing Yachtmaster.
Where is it?
When?
March/April OR Sept/October
5 consecutive days
Where do I park & what do I bring?
Equipment List | Parking Information
Skills You’ll learn
- Command techniques
- Marina mooring in all conditions
- Advanced close quarters handling under sail and power
- Sailing onto a mooring, anchor and pontoon
- Man Overboard recovery under sail and power
- Diesel engine Troubleshooting
- Efficient sail hoists and reefing
- Advanced Passage Planning
- Day & night Pilotage
- Advanced GPS navigation techniques
- Restricted visibility (Blind) navigation
What next?
Whats the difference between Offshore & Coastal?
RYA/MCA YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE REQUIREMENTS
