The RYA’s navigation and seamanship theory courses are designed to help you unravel the mysteries of navigation, pilotage, passage planning and meteorology. They are great as stand alone courses, but also complement our various practical training courses.

Whether you are a sailor or a motor boater, our shorebased courses equip would-be and experienced skippers with enough knowledge, at least in theory, to go afloat and take charge of a yacht.

The shorebased programme progresses through a series of courses designed to suit the level of the trainees, starting with “Basic Navigation and Safety course" and progressing to the “Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course”. 

If you wish, you can attend courses at our training facilities alternatively, if you have a group that needs training,we can bring the course to you. All we need is a suitable venue, which could be a yacht club, church hall, a room at a school, community centre, or pub.