Learn to sail in a relaxed and friendly environment with British RYA Instructors based in the sunny Greek Islands. Whether you are new to sailing or looking to improve, there isn’t a better place to learn to sail, with beautiful weather, warm seas and gentle winds.

We provide a range of seven day RYA sailing courses for those looking to learn to sail and skipper their own yacht. Feel free to give us a call to discuss at any time on 020 8459 8787

Our RYA Day Skipper is taught over seven days, and this allows us to take a relaxed approach to training. We provide you with the theory to study at home, so you will arrive in Greece fully prepared for the practical course.

Our RYA Competent Crew runs over seven days and teaches you how to sail a modern yacht. We also provide learning material for you to study at home that will ease you in to the practical course.

The RYA Competent Crew & Day Skipper Combined Course is taught over fourteen days. You will learn the basics of sailing, all the way to taking control of your own yacht. The course comes complete with all the theory you’ll need, and by the end of the fortnight you’ll be confident to sail your own yacht.

These courses are for advanced sailors. Training will take place over five days, followed by an independent assessment by the RYA.

Nidri

Our new RYA base in Nidri is located on our modern pontoon, complete with all the facilities you’d expect such as showers, a snack bar, and a swimming pool! The main town of Nidri is a few minutes walk and has lots of shops, supermarkets and restaurants.

From here we can explore the entire South Ionian. There’s the classic sailing area around Meganisi and Ithaca which are blessed with many bays, beaches and lots of beautiful scenery. Slightly further afield we have the Dragonera archipelago and Messologhi in the Gulf of Patras. Within the week it is also possible to venture around Kefalonia, or even up through the Lefkas Canal and into the north Ionian!

Plataria

There’s always wind in Plataria, making it a perfect place for sail training. We use Plataria as our gateway to the whole North Ionian, exploring as far as the Faraway Islands in the north, down to the Gulf of Amvrakia in the south. The North Ionian area around Corfu offers a versatile sailing area, and is ideal for teaching all aspects of both RYA Day Skipper & RYA Competent Crew.

All courses are taught on our dedicated training boats, the Dufour 36’s. These are spacious modern cruising yachts set up exclusively for teaching, and are equipped with all the essentials. We use proper ‘slab reefing’ main sails, so you can learn how to hoist, set and handle a conventional sail. The yachts are furnished with new modern instruments, such as GPS, chart-plotter, Navtex and wireless wind, speed, and depth transducers. They have modern galleys which include a double sink, large fridge, and oven. Each boat is fitted with clean, modern heads and a holding tank.

About Us Our RYA sail training is provided in conjunction with Corfu Sea School. We have joint bases in Corfu and in Nidri on Lefkas Island. Corfu Sea School has been teaching in Greece since 2001, and is a well respected RYA training centre. We first teamed up with them in 2009 to provide certified RYA tuition to meet the growing demand for professional training, to gain valuable qualifications…while sailing in the sun!

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