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Fastrack Yachtmaster - Fast Track Sailing & Intensive Sailing Courses – France, Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal & The Canary Islands

Fastrack (Fast Track) sailing courses start every Sunday in Spain & Gibraltar

sunset from the yachtRYA Professional Sail Training in the Mediterranean/Atlantic, sailing between Spain (Barcelona), Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal & The Canary Islands

Fasttrack Yachtmaster is a 14 week live aboard course, it can also be modular, to fit in with your own lifestyle. The options and prices below refer only to 14 week Fast track Yachtmaster. We also run a halftrack course (£4,250) for those with suitable experience. Please call us to discuss either option.

Fast Track Sailing Courses 2010 start 1700hrs every Sunday
Start Barcelona, finish Gibraltar via Portugal Morocco and Balearics or Gibraltar to Barcelona

how to climb the back stayIf you’re looking for a career in the sailing industry, we will teach and refine your skills and when you’re ready, organise examinations for RYA / MCA qualifications; the minimum requirement for a Yacht Skipper working in the industry.

Before the Fastrack Yachtmaster exam...

Prior to the Fastrack Yachtmaster exam we will ensure you have achieved a minimum of 2,500 sea miles at least half of which will be tidal. In reality you will log considerably more! Quality miles and expert tuition.

Live the Dream!

It is recommended that you undertake an MCA medical examination prior to the course in order for you to do your final Yachtmaster examination... Contact us for details.

Certification

RYA Yachtmaster Department of Transport (DoT) certificates with commercial endorsement and additional options for Cruising Instructor and Ocean Yachtmaster.

Power conversions are available.

Total £7,495 - 14 weeks with full board, food & accommodation for the duration

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The course includes:

* if required - additional costs apply

If after the first two weeks you change your mind, we’ll give you the balance of your fee back, less 2 weeks; our guarantee - a two-week 'cooling off' period.

Fast track Yachtmaster Programme

If you put in the study hours both on and off the water you can achieve the coveted Yachtmaster qualification, known and respected throughout the world.

Team Dogstar Morocco Course requirements

Fastrackers - you must come with your own life jacket and harness, waterproofs, deck shoes, Breton / Portland plotter or similar, dividers, notepads and pencils. Please phone for advice before purchasing expensive items.

The first month is your introduction to the Fastrack Yachtmaster course, introduction to the base, and all aspects of safety.

Our Instructors will spend the first few weeks teaching you all aspects of the RYA Competent Crew Course, RYA Day Skipper Practical and RYA Day Skipper Theory. Sailing from our base Port d'Aro with its excellent study and recreational facilities you will learn how to control and command the yacht, in a variety of different situations. As soon as you are ready the choices are to sail with us on our passage to Gibraltar or if you wish we can fly you to our next base in Marina Bay Gibraltar. This is dependent on weather and skill levels. The sail to Gibraltar will further enhance your skills as a potential Yachtmaster during an exciting 600 mile plus passage.

Weekends are spent working, RYA VHF, RYA First Aid and RYA Diesel Engine Courses - all of which need to be completed prior to your Coastal Skipper qualification.

Back to the classroom

One week's study for your RYA Coastal Skipper Theory certificate, there will be tense moments, but our instructors are there 24/7 to help you reach the required standard; hard work but the challenge is worth it. We will give you as much time and help as necessary. You will make it!

passage to Gibraltar Passage to Gibraltar

You're now ready to join the passage to Gibraltar (you have the option to fly to our next base) - a 600-mile cruise taking in a host of marinas and anchorages building up your sailing skills.

In Gibraltar you will continue with your sail training, close quarter yacht handling under power and sail, handling the yacht in extreme conditions and learning to manage your crew. You will also have 2 weeks free sailing visiting Spain, Morocco and Portugal.

You’re now able to go free sailing, so plan your route, and we’ll see you in a week or so...sailing

All students are finally ready to be prepared for the Yachtmaster Exam. The final few weeks will be intense, focusing on the weaker points to ensure you are well above the standard required. Now we are coaching you individually, those with perhaps a little prior sailing experience will be encouraged to sit the exam sooner, other students will benefit from one-to-one coaching. And finally the Big Day!

You will be so well prepared, having sailed so many quality sea miles, entered a host of different marinas, sailed tidal and non-tidal waters that, although maybe a little nervous, you’ll skipper with confidence.

Following your successful Yachtmaster exam you can apply to undertake the Cruising Instructor two-week course. This will qualify you to teach up to Day Skipper level under an RYA approved sea school.

You may also progress on to Yachtmaster Ocean

The above is an outline of the course and is subject to change; with your commitment and your Spirit of Independence we will empower you with the skills to become a first class Yachtmaster.

Fastrack Yachtmaster PLUS £8495

STCW 95 Fastrack (Fast Track) Yachtmaster PLUS - RYA Yachtmaster Syllabus Plus STCW 95 Barcelona, Tarragona, Gibraltar

Fastrack Yachtmaster Plus* includes the 4 STCW 95 Modules below. The 5-day course excludes accommodation and transfers, prices on application.

Individual STCW 95 Modules are also available. *Fastrack Yachtmaster PLUS* costs *£8495*

Essential training for the professional marine industry, the five-day STCW Basic Safety Training package provides all those attending with the practical skills and knowledge to comply with the mandatory requirements of the four modules of STCW 95 basic training.

These are:

STCW 95 Personal Survival Techniques

Realistic, practical, sea-based training. Have you had the opportunity to test yourself working in salt water, working with strangers to organise yourself in a liferaft with plumes of water beating down on you? Our one-day STCW 95 Personal Survival Training course is run fortnightly.

Run by professional trainers who have really been there and done that, our training is a cut above other courses. Here you'll get the opportunity to jump into cold water, practice survival techniques in the sea and work with others to learn survival techniques. You will get the opportunity to test yourself in fully controlled, but more difficult conditions than those usually experienced in an indoor swimming pool.

Unlike real-life conditions, you'll be wearing dry-suits and thermal clothing, but we aim for all other parts of the course to be as realistic as possible.

STCW 95 Fire Fighting and Fire Prevention

On completion of the training, the trainee will have knowledge of the ways in which fires are caused and the precautions to be taken to minimise the risk of fire in ships. They will be able to

STCW 95 Elementary First Aid

The following items are part of this course:

Develop competence in:

Knowledge, Understanding and Proficiency

STCW 95 Personal Safety and Social Responsibility

To develop competence in:

Knowledge, Understanding and Proficiency

Demonstrating Practical Competence in:

Attendance and participation and assessment of evidence obtained from approved instruction during attendance at the course

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RYA Instructors

We pride ourselves on delivering tuition to RYA standards employing only qualified RYA Instructors; whether you're booking a sailing holiday for you and your family or sharpening your sailing skills, rest assured your skipper will have a wealth of experience to pass on. Remember the emphasis is always to enjoy

Six is a Crowd!

Our yachts are all modern, less than 5 years old and MCA coded for your safety; we never have a student Instructor ratio of more than 5 to one. You will never sail on one of our yachts with any more than 5 students.

RYA Theory Courses

RYA Theory, come prepared - these courses are challenging and thought provoking. Fastrackers learn in modern classrooms with first class facilities. We believe that your theory should be taught ashore before you put theory into practice.

Theory in Comfort

At our UK shore based facility you can study your theory in comfort. Based in the Cotswolds near junction 15 M4 you can stay for a week. Master the theory before arriving for our weekly RYA courses. Call for information.
If you would like to study your RYA Theory as part of a holiday, then why not stay at Villa El Mirador www.costa-brava-villa.com. Please contact us for details.

Yacht Fleet

Our modern Beneteau yachts, from 31 - 48 feet are also available bareboat for the more experienced; new yachts have been added each year and none is older than five years.

Private Tuition

If you would like personal tuition, be it theory, practical or own boat, our RYA Yachtmaster Instructors will take you as far as you would like to go. From Start Sailing, through Competent Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper, to Yacht master and beyond.

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