A1 RYA Sailing School

A1 Marine is a leading RYA Sailing School and the biggest Boat Charter Company in North Mallorca, Spain. Established in 2002 the service we offer our clients is personal, professional and total. A service no other company here can offer.

With a fleet of over 30 boats in our care from 32 to 85ft. both sail and power the choice we offer is unique.

A1 Sailing run RYA Training Courses onboard our 5 sailing school boats throughout the year and theory courses in our purpose built marina based classroom.

No other company here has these facilities.

Our charter fleet of both sailing and power boats are available with skipper or bareboat.

A1 Marine services provide engineering backup to our clients our 4 permanent engineering staff ensure the boats in our care are maintained to the highest order.

Our in house cleaning specialists make certain our boats are presented perfectly every time.

We also offer personalised linen and towel embroidery.

Our marina chandlery store has everything for your boat and a range of British deck shoes in stock.

A1 Marine Services dedicated to boating

Alcudia. North Mallorca

This is the basic introductory 5-day Sailing Course.

This course is designed to take a complete beginner or novice sailor to a level where they are able to act as a useful crew member on a modern yacht, its a relaxed course with much emphasis on safety and how to operate the various parts of a sailing yacht and understand how to carry out normal daily tasks and follow requests from the skipper.

There is no previous experience required for this course. Its a good way to see how much fun sailing can be. We sail to different ports around the Balearic Islands on this course making it an interesting and informative course for all new comers to the sport.

It makes an ideal low stress activity holiday, you will learn all you need to boost your confidence and establish your strengths as a valuable crew member of a cruising yacht.

An RYA Competent Crew Certificate will be issued to all students on successful completion of the course, as will an RYA logbook.

This 5 Day course introduces the more experienced skipper to the skills required to command a vessel on longer passages by day and night where passage planning, provisioning and crew welfare become more important.

Your knowledge should be at Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster theory level.

A 5 day course for sailors with experience at Dayskipper level in practical terms and knowledge of theory to coastal/yachtmaster level, the student must have minimum 300 miles including 8 night hours in charge or as watch leader prior to this course, we teach you how to plan and implement longer offshore passages, manage crew effectively, plot passages, carry out vessel safety checks and prepare for longer periods at sea, there is some advanced navigation, sail trimming and use of collision regulations and procedures for customs and dealing with coast radio stations, emergencies at sea etc.

Successful candidates receive the RYA/MCA Coastal Skipper Certificate.

This course is not to be confused with the RYA/MCA Coastal yachtmaster course, which has a formal examination by an RYA appointed examiner and is recognised as a qualification for use by professional seamen, we also run the 4 day preparation course for this qualification and arrange the examination on day 5, the mileage is 800 miles for this course, the course is 4 days of preparation followed by an 8 hour examination on any aspect of the practical and theory syllabus. Candidates for the MCA exam need to hold valid 1st aid and vhf/dsc certificates.

RYA/MCA Coastal Skipper Prices:

£649 each

Low season courses also available at discounted rates, please enquire

• All RYA courses conducted in the Mediterranean are ‘non-tidal’.
• RYA Practical Course Prices – Available all year round.
• Price Includes: Accommodation on board, breakfast and lunch.
• Fully qualified professional instruction.
• All boat expenses – e.g. fuel & berthing.

Own Boat Tuition, Deliveries, Also available.

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A 5 day classroom based course usually taken in our purpose built training centre in the marina complex, A1 is the only sailing school in North Mallorca to offer a marina based classroom facility.

Covering most aspects of navigation, safety, seamanship and the use of GPS, students learn how to use a chart and plotter correctly, take bearings, plot fixes, work out courses to steer, use waypoints and recognise potential situations to avoid.

There is no previous experience required however having been on a sailing boat is a useful advantage, the RYA Dayskipper theory book is worth reading before the course.

We also offer this course back to back with the practical Dayskipper as a COMBINED COURSE, gettting the theory into practice straight away often makes it stick better and gives the student a chance to practise newly learn skills onboard a yacht.

Successful students receive the RYA Dayskipper Theory certificate, there is a formal exam for this course.

RYA Day Skipper Theory Prices:

ALL YEAR :  £450.00 per person

• All RYA courses conducted in the Mediterranean are ‘non-tidal’.
• RYA Practical Course Prices – Available all year round.
• Price Includes: Accommodation on board, breakfast and lunch.
• Fully qualified professional instruction.
• All boat expenses – e.g. fuel & berthing.

Own Boat Tuition, Deliveries, Also available.

Contact For Details

This course is for those who have some sailing experience and now wish to take charge of a yacht themselves, ideally they should also have taken the Dayskipper theory course before hand, however this is not essential, it just makes it a little easier.

On this course we look at the decisions facing any skipper, passage planning, safety, crew welfare, using the almanac correctly, pilotage, navigation afloat, vhf radio use, radar, GPS and plotter use. All the things needed to safely sail a yacht on a day passage, we also sail for a few hours at night on this course.

We visit many different harbours during the 5 days and also practise, anchoring, mooring, emergency situations such as man overboard, manoeuvring under sail and a brief look at the engine and how it works,what spares to carry and things to check.

There is a full safety brief on this course covering all kit carried and its correct use, operation and checks required to ensure its functioning correctly.

If successful the candidate is awarded the RYA Practical Certificate, this can be used as evidence of competence to gain the ICC ( international certificate of competence ) required by most countries in Europe for all skippers.

RYA Day Skipper Price:

£565.00 each

Low season courses also available at discounted rates, please enquire

• All RYA courses conducted in the Mediterranean are ‘non-tidal’.
• RYA Practical Course Prices – Available all year round.
• Price Includes: Accommodation on board, breakfast and lunch.
• Fully qualified professional instruction.
• All boat expenses – e.g. fuel & berthing.

Own Boat Tuition, Deliveries, Also available.

Contact For Details