RYA Competent Crew Practical

Sunsail’s RYA Competent Crew Course aims to introduce the complete beginner to cruising under sail and equip them with the skills required to be an active and useful crew member.

The course is completed over the course of 5 days, with 100 miles at sea in tidal waters and 4 hours of night sailing. In the UK this course can also be taken over consectutive weekends.

A RYA Competent Crew Course is ideal preparation for those wishing to set sail on one of Sunsail’s Level 0 Easy flotillas in Turkey or Greece.

The course gives students a sound knowledge and understanding of the yacht and all the basic sailing techniques including rope work, mooring up and casting off.

The Sunsail RYA Competent Crew course aims to introduce the complete beginner to cruising under sail, thereby enabling them to become an active crew member. This will be achieved having completed 5 days and 100 miles at sea in tidal waters and 4 night hours.

Although you have the option to familiarize yourself with the basics of yacht sailing prior to the RYA Competent Crew course, it is not a requirement that you have any previous sailing experience.

Upon completion, you will have sound knowledge and understanding of the yacht, including basic rope work, mooring up and casting off as well as confidence under sail and under power.

Sunsail offers the Competent Crew course at all of our worldwide bases and on completion you will be able to set sail on any of our level 0 Easy Flotillas.

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Itinerary / Highlights

Pre-course experience
None but we recommend familarising yourself with parts of a yacht, points of sail and knots

Ability after course
You will be a useful member of crew who understands the workings of the yacht and can confidently help out on board casting off, under sail and mooring up.

All season
UK 5 day - weekly, Sunday pm to Friday pm
UK 2 plus 3 days - weekly consecutive weekends, Friday pm to Sunday pm and Friday pm to Monday pm
Please call the team for individual destination start dates

Please contact for more prices as departures at these destinations vary:-
Scotland - Largs
Canary Island - Lanzarote
British Virgin Islands
Thailand - Phuket
Australia - Whitsundays

Departure Dates, Options & Prices

- Port Solent 5 day - 19.00 Sunday - 17.00 Friday
- Port Solent 2+3 - 19.00 Friday - 17.00 Sun, 19.00 Friday - 17.00 Monday
- BVI's - Friday 18.00 - Wednesday 17.00 - Weekly all year. Book for 7 days
- Thailand - Sunday 16.00 - Friday 17.00, May to Sept
- Australia - Sunday 16.00 - Friday 17.00 all year (book to Saturday AM)
- Vounaki 5 Day - 19.00 Sunday - 17.00 Friday

Port Solent

5 days - Nov-Mar - £549
5 days - Apr-Oct - £599
2+3 days - Nov-Mar - £599
2+3 days - Apr-Oct - £649
Vounaki - Low Season £789 High Season £1099 (including flights and accommodation)
BVI's - £489
Australia - £535
Thailand - £435

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