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Learn to Sail in the Greek Islands

The Greek Islands provide an excellent setting for sailing lessons. With a sunny climate, tranquil waters, and laid-back atmosphere, it's the perfect place to acquire the skills necessary to captain a yacht.

RYA Summer Sailing Courses

Our Sailing courses run from the beginning of April right through to the end of October. We offer private and shared courses that are suitable for both beginner and more experienced sailors!

RYA Day Skipper Practical

This intermediate course enhances navigation, decision-making, and boat handling. Skipper a yacht under instructor supervision, managing planning, weather, and mooring, suitable for ages 16+

RYA Competent Crew

This course transitions you from a novice to competent crew member with guidance of our skilled instructors. Designed for complete beginners or those with limited experience seeking a strong foundati...

RYA Combined Course

This ‘fast-track’ package combines the Competent Crew and Day Skipper courses into a two-week sailing experience, suitable for ages 16+
Optional Extra*

VHF Short Range Certificate

If you are doing an RYA training course with us, why not boost your qualification by adding the Marine Radio Short Range Certificate?

Why Choose Sailing Holidays for Your RYA Course?

Great Instructors

Ideal for beginners, this course teaches essential sailing skills to become a confident and capable crew member. 

Personalised Tuition

The participant-to-instructor ratio is capped at 4:1, and often it’s 3:1, ensuring you receive personalised attention and support from our instructors.

Private or Shared Courses

Sailing solo or hoping to take a course with friends or family? We provide both private and shared courses on our training yachts. You can reserve an entire boat with a personal instructor or secure a spot in a shared yacht. The choice is yours!

An introduction to our courses in the Greek islands

RYA Instructor, Will, gives us an overview of the Competent Crew and Day Skipper course
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Above everything, it was fun! Seriously good value for money. Well organised, excellent on-line pre-sailing theory course, great boat with excellent instruction and hugely practical experience

Edgar, RYA Training course

Well structured and informative course. Excellent instructor

Charles, RYA Training course

Thank you for an amazing 2 week RYA Combined course with our fab instructor. 4 of the family are now qualified Day Skippers and our 15 year old son Competent Crew! We had an amazing time learning to sail.

Julie, RYA Combined Course

Will was a great. He made the training fun and empowered us all to achieve the skills required .The night passage was into the moonlight and we anchored overnight in a wilderness bay. We did some fab sailing in and around the Faraway islands .The food was excellent too ! We all thoroughly enjoyed the training week.

Kate, RYA Combined course

Learn the ropes on Flotilla

Hire a private skipper and learn the basics on flotilla

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