ROYAL YACHTING ASSOCIATION - INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED 

The Royal Yachting Association provides training from novice to expert level, including professional qualifications, in all boating activities. This is presented through practical and theory training courses and is supplemented with books, eBooks, apps, GPS chart plotters, charts, training almanacs.

For detailed information on RYA training click below: ​

RYA TRAINING COURSES

RYA NAVIGATIONAL COURSES - SHORE BASED  online live using Zoom, or a classroom.

Yachting Directions now offers the internationally recognised Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Sail Training Scheme.  You can enjoy Navigation training for Day Skipper certification through to Offshore Yachtmaster certification. 

The RYA Sail Training Scheme provides shore-based theory in navigation. Join these courses face to face online with Zoom for Yachtmaster Theory and Day Skipper theory.

Taylor your training to suit your lifestyle. Learn through a combination of online and classroom lessons.

PRACTICAL COURSES your learning takes place between Port Stephens & Broken Bay, taking in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Pittwater and The Hawkesbury and Sydney Harbour.

  • Yachting Directions offers practical training courses,  based and at Palm Beach, Pittwater / Broken Bay. 
  • We offer specialised catamaran or monohull training,
  • We also offer training on your own yacht, wherever you may be in the area between Sydney and Port Stephens

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR RYA COURSES

RYA Day Skipper

RYA Yachtmaster™  Coastal Skipper

RYA Yachtmaster™  Offshore

WHY BECOME A MEMBER OF THE RYA?

If you want to enjoy huge benefits and discounts when buying your sailing gear, books and learning aids, or receive the very best in advice for
  • Day Sailing
  • Cruising
  • Racing
  • Sail-trim
  • Staying safe
  • Insurance
  • Buying a boat
Then become a member! Once you have joined you will also receive Yachting Directions newsletter, weekly tips and advice on everything current in the sailing world and discounts on our own products
The RYA is relevant in Australia because this scheme provides the best training available. It is simply second to none. Therefore our pledge to you, our customers, is to be active in championing your needs as boaters and sailors, to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). There, you can be assured, RYA training is currently acknowledged as the best in Australia.