First Aid:

• All year around : £140 each

Earn an income from your boat, enjoy low / zero cost boating with professional care and maintenance.

Please enquire within or contact Martin.

We will be exhibiting the fleet at the London and Dusseldorf boat shows in January
and expect 2011 to be another successful charter season.

It was a raging success, races every day and parties every night. Everybody had a great week and made a lot of new friends, we had people taking “try” days on different boats and swapping from sail to power and back again.

There was a huge sense of companionship and the spirit of having fun on boats was present everywhere, this link will enable you to visit the Regatta photos.

We visited some brilliant ports and were well looked after by marina and hostalries alike, we will be hosting a similar event next year, book early to avoid missing out.

VHF/DSC:

• All year around : £140 each

Motor to 24 metres.

These courses are either 2 or 3 day and are designed purely to allow students to reach a level accepted internationally. There is some classroom work in all ICC courses and a short exam.

A 5 day classroom based course covering advanced navigation, international regulations, all aspects of safety and equipment use, use of GPS, crew welfare, secondary ports, tidal calculations etc.

The student ideally needs to have theory knowledge to dayskipper level before enrolling on this higher level course.]

RYA Yachtmaster Pratical Prices:

• All year around : £ 580 each

RYA Yachtmaster Pratical

Preparation 4 days. Candidates should have 2500 tidal miles, 1st aid and DSC Radio Certificates before applying for this course. They should have considerable experience in a variety of situations and locations, hold the theory certification and be up to speed on all aspects. The 4 day prep is designed to cover possible weak areas and get the student refreshed to a level the examiner expects. The exam takes place on day 5, there will be some night hours and the exam may last up to 8 hours, it will cover any aspect of the theory and practical syllabus.

RYA Yachtmaster Pratical Prices:

• HIGH SEASON - May 1st at September 30th : £ 685 each
• LOW SEASON - 1st October at 30th April : £ 580 each

“Plus all RYA examiner expenses”

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

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 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.

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:

• HIGH SEASON - May 1st at September 30th : £649 each
• LOW SEASON - 1st October at 30th April : £550.00 each

• 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

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

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 Prices:

HIGH SEASON - May 1st at September 30th : £565.00 each

LOW SEASON - 1st October at 30th April : £430.00 each

• 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

Email-us for availability, course / charter information, and discount.

Telephone us, we’ll be pleased to help with any query.

Once you have the course / charter and dates agreed just fill out the online booking form and submit it we will confirm receipt within 48 hours.

Your booking is secured but provisional until deposit is received.

RYA Courses: (A1 Sailing School)

Deposit, £100 per person and full balance is due four (4) weeks before the course begins.

Charters:

Deposit, 35% on booking and balance due four (4) weeks before charter begins.

*Payments can be made by Cheque*, Credit/Debit Card or Bank transfer.

*Cheques should be made payable to A1 Sailing and sent to our office. - 20 New Rd. Burnham on Crouch. Essex. CMO 8EH