RYA Courses

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is a United Kingdom organization of recognized international prestige that grants sailors certification of their knowledge before foreign authorities, as well as procedures in foreign rental or insurance companies.

The Royal Yachting Association has more than 2,400 centers , between schools and clubs, recognized all over the world. In addition, more than a million people a year pass through its centers, from adults to children, who are introduced to sailing.

The Royal Yachting Assocition has a full range of training , from recreational sailing, introductory dinghy programs to sport sailing. Even so, the most common nautical courses in the RYA for cruising sailing are:

• Competent crew.
• Day Skipper.
• Coastal Skipper.
• Yachtmaster.

On the other hand, the RYA also issues certificates that prove the experience and competence of sailors and that are internationally recognized:

• RYA Advanced Powerboat.
• RYA Yachtmaster Coastal.
• RYA Yachtmaster Offshore.
• RYA Yachtmaster Ocean.

If you want to know more about these courses, we recommend that you read the guide ' Learning to sail with courses from the RYA, Royal Yachting Association ', which we have on the Sailwiz blog.

The "Commercial Endorsment" is a requirement to work on British flag pleasure craft. This is a complement that can be added to the following certificates of competence to provide them with professional qualification:

• RYA Advanced Powerboat Certificate of competence.
• RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate of competence.
• RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of competence.
• RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of competence

In general, yes, the RYA enjoys great prestige and its certificates are internationally recognized, which will make it easier for you to navigate or rent boats in other countries . This is not the case in Spain, since current regulations do not allow citizens of Spanish nationality to navigate as skipper with an RYA certificate , except for those who can prove their residence in the United Kingdom at the time they obtained the license. certificate.

That is why before taking a RYA course we advise you to review the legislation that governs the country in which you are going to navigate , since each one has its own regulations.