Day Skipper

RYA

Over the course of five days, you'll learn all the basics of sailing.

Our experienced instructors will guide you every step of the way, ensuring you feel confident and safe on the water.

You'll go through preparation for sea, deck work, navigation, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, maintenance and repair work, engines, victualing, emergency situations, yacht handling under power, yacht handling under sail, passage making and night cruising.

This course gives you the chance to take charge on short passages under instruction. You will concentrate on pilotage, boat handling, navigation and seamanship.

Getting the DAY SKIPPER licence will grant you the qualification to sail vessels up to 45ft in length, operating in category 5 and 6 waters - that is up to 20 miles from a nominated departure point.

In less than a week our instructors will go with you step by step through everything you need to know about safely handling a small yacht.

The certificate of competence (a.k.a. your boat permit) will be issued only if you pass the ongoing evaluation.

What to ACTUALLY expect:

The most important part: a friendly and professional instructor, open to teach you everything you need to know to build up the confidence of sailing in familiar waters.

Five days packed to the brim with knots, marina maneuvers, motoring out at sea, actual sailing under wind power and a lot of safety drills (i’m looking at you “man overboard” drill).

A lot of work! We’re serious. Sailing is exceptional fun but learning it in 5 days is not for everyone. We promise to pinpoint each and everyone of you’s struggles and steer you in the right direction.

Four hours of night sailing getting used to navigation lights, port entries and other vessel direction and speed. And all that with minimal electronics.

Where & When?

We are partnering with two of the best sailing schools in Greece.

Our collaboration allows us to provide an easy access to RYA certification courses to our Level 1, Level 2 & Level 3 participants, ensuring that they have the knowledge and skills needed to fully enjoy their sailing experience in Greece. Whether you're a seasoned sailor or a beginner, our sailing schools offer courses that cater to all levels of experience - you can go as high as Yachtmaster(TM) Ocean if you study hard.

So come join us on an unforgettable sailing adventure in Greece and take advantage of our partnership with these exceptional sailing schools.

17-22 March 2025 NOW BOOKING

21-26 October 2025 NOW BOOKING

06-11 April 2025 NOW BOOKING

26-31 October 2025 NOW BOOKING

Ok, ok, but how much is it?

We believe that sailing is an investment in yourself and your future. By learning to sail, you'll gain a whole new set of skills and experiences that will last a lifetime. You'll also have the opportunity to join a passionate community of sailors who share your love of adventure.

The RYA Day Skipper course is just 830€* payable in two installments. Use the form bellow to get in touch with us when you’re ready to learn something new.

*only if you book through our website

FAQs

    • 5 days of training

    • Basic groceries (water, breakfast items, snacks, fruit, tea & coffee)

    • A theoretical course to go over before the training week.

    • The actual training boat equipped with towels and linen.

    • Fuel for the boat and dingy

    • Transport to and from the departure marina

  • We recommend monohulls between 38-44ft. The smaller the boat, the faster it responds to your commands and the easier it for us to teach all sorts of maneuvers. The bigger boats are more comfortable to live in but you’re compromising on feedback.

  • Most people do but you’ll soon find out that it’s not as easy as it looks. Worst case scenario you’ll receive a competent crew qualification and you can start working in the industry the next day:

    • competent crew (you’re not a skipper yet so the best thing moving forward would be to help other skippers and gain some confidence in your ability to handle any boat)

    • a sleeping bag (for spring sailing)

    • warm clothes that you can wear in layers (it’s better to take a layer off than not having anything else to put on)

    • enough money to feed and keep you hydrated for a week

  • We put on foul weather gear and keep learning. And if the weather is terrible with a lot of rain and no sunshine, we double down on theory and master marina maneuvers and cheer ourselves up with rum at the end of the day.

  • Minimum age is 16.

  • If you have to cancel last minute there’s not much we can do about it. The payments are non-refundable. But we’re here to make sure everyone is going to have the best experience so we’ll start an accelerated process of finding you a replacement. If we manage to do that we’ll only keep the reservation (100 Euro).

    And the best part is we can discount the reservation if you want to reschedule.