Learn to Sail – Saronic Gulf & Peloponnese Flotilla

The warm sunny Aegean is the perfect place to learn or improve your sailing skills and the professionally qualified native English speaking instructors of the RYA recognised Poros Yachting Academy are the ideal tutors. The Academy offers courses for all abilities from complete beginner up to Coastal Skipper and Yachtmasters on our own 'live-aboard' yachts operating from Seafarer's flotilla and charter base from February until November.

Alternatively you can choose to charter a yacht for your own party and we can provide a live-aboard instructor for an RYA course or pre-flotilla training - it's a great way to combine a holiday and sailing course for friends or the family. Some nights we meet up with the flotilla for social events, and after one week's training many guests progress to skippering a yacht in the flotilla in week two. Courses on our tuition yachts include continental breakfast and light lunch plus fuel, port dues and taxes. Own boat tuition is on a self-catering basis with fuel and mooring extra.

3 DAY - Pre Flotilla
If you have yacht or dinghy experience but have got a bit rusty this course will refresh your techniques for navigation, mooring and anchoring. Once you have regained your confidence we will issue you with a competence certificate and you can skipper a yacht in our flotilla under the guidance of our lead crew.

6 DAYS - Pre Flotilla
For the sailing novice or less experienced sailor, this course will give you all the skills you need to join the flotilla as skipper of your yacht. Course content is similar to the above and can be the first week of a 2 week flotilla holiday.

6 DAYS - RYA Compentent Crew Course, with 7 days accommodation onboard
This RYA (non-tidal) course is ideal for teaching beginners or dinghy sailors all the basics required to be competent crew members. It covers yacht handling under sail and power, rope work, man overboard procedures, mooring and anchoring, rowing a dinghy and assisting with day-to-day onboard routines. The RYA Competent Crew Handbook (Ref CCPCN) is recommended pre-course reading.

6 DAYS - RYA Day Skipper, with 7 days accommodation onboard
The next step up for those with crewing experience, this RYA accredited course is designed to develop the competence and confidence required to skipper a yacht. The recommended experience for this course includes 5 days on board a yacht, 100 sea miles, and 4 night hours sailing. Ideally you will have taken the RYA day skipper shorebased theory course, or be able to demonstrate a corresponding level of knowledge. Course content follows the non-tidal syllabus.

6 DAYS - RYA Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster with 7 days accommodation onboard
These courses are for more experienced sailors only. This is an advanced course where you learn the skills you need to skipper a yacht safely by day or night throughout the Mediterranean or other non tidal waters. Previous experience recommended: 15 days at sea, 2 days as skipper, 300 Sea miles, 8 night hours. Also note that 50% of the qualifying experience shown above can be gained in non-tidal waters. Ideally students will have taken the RYA shore based Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster shorebased theory course or should be able to demonstrate a corresponding level of knowledge.