Yachting for pleasure or profession
We are the longest established RYA centre in Barcelona, Spain, with our own dedicated experienced team of instructors. Our passion for teaching and coaching is a real vocation. We offer the best RYA sail and power courses in Barcelona, Spain, We can take you from start yachting to ocean yachtmaster.
We are now in colaboration with the Neptune family of sailing schools. Neptune (Neptuno in spanish) is the longest established Spanish sailing school started in 1968. Together we can offer a wider range of nautical offering , including STCW and international sailing adventures. We bring the world class RYA training to the international clients and best in class professional training.
Neptuno fleet in Port Olympic Barcelona
We understand how important it is to have the confidence and experience when you set sail be it a day trip or crossing an ocean. We are with you on your adventure. Our aim is to build measured self-confidence on knowledge, skills development and safety as well as understanding limitations and risks. We offer weekend and modular as well as full week courses. Together we can develop a training program to achieve your sailing goals, be it cruising in new shores, ocean racing or just pottering.
Your adventure awaits you.
The RYA yachtmaster training scheme is globally recognised as the premier sailing qualification. Whatever your requirements there are courses to meet your needs.
Our objective is to help equip you with the skills and experience to embark on you personal voyages be they leisure or professional.
We try to go beyond the training courses by undertake really interesting and challenging adventure sailing. Each year we undertake adventures from greece odyssey’s to high latitude sailing in Norway,Scotland or even southern ocean in Chile.
We are with you on your journey of adventure.
RYA courses
The RYA offer a wide portfolio of course in sail and power. These cover the following areas for sail and power. we offer the RYA sail and power courses in Barcelona, Spain
- Start yachting
- Competent crew
- Day skipper
- Coastal skipper
- Yachtmaster coastal
- Yachtmaster Offshore
- Yachtmaster ocean
We also have offer powerboat courses
- powerboat level 1
- powerboat level 2
- intermediate powerboat
- Tender operator for superyacht crew
- Advanced powerboat
There is an additional qualification available from the RYA which is the International Certificate of competence (ICC) this is a UN leisure licence available to many nationalities. We can guide you through the eligibility.
Professional training
The RYA yachtmaster qualification is the premier certification for the yachting industry. We have helped people from over 35 countries in their career development in yachting.
We work with many of the leading yachts, charter companies and their suppliers and understand the demands on professionals.
We specialise in Yachtmaster courses offering small classes and offer a commitment to success.
We go the extra distance in helping you achieve your personal training objectives.
Professional courses include full sail and power courses from tender driving, day skipper, coastal , offshore and ocean yachtmaster preparation and exams.
Over the years we have we have helped many young skippers furfil their ambitions to work with charter companies such as Quarterdeck and The Yacht Week. talk to us about the experiences.
Shore based courses
We offer a comprehensive range of shore based courses, from essential It is not all classroom we like you to get your hands on experience.
The classroom based courses include the intense yachtmaster theory course . There are also online options for Day Skipper, VHF and Professional Responsibility.
Online RYA courses
We offer a range of online courses in conjunction with the RYA and partners .
STCW courses
We offer a range of STCW courses for professionals in conjunction with our partners.
Neptuno sailing academy are partners which are the longest established Spanish sailing school. They are based in Port Olympic with professional classrooms and facilities.
Neptuno offer a range of STCW professional courses to complement the RYA yachtmaster courses.
