RYA Competent Crew
RYA Competent Crew course for beginners and novices
The RYA Competent Crew is for beginners or novices looking to learn to sail and is suitable for those who have not been on the water before.
Ondeck run the RYA Competent Crew Course in Antigua most weeks of the year typically Monday to Friday. It includes 4 nights on board and food for Day 1. After that, students are encouraged to take part in the provisioning and planning for the week.
This course is aimed at beginners or occasional sailors without previous training. You will be taught elementary seamanship and become familiar with safety at sea, sail handling, rope work, steering on all points of sailing and much, much more besides.
The RYA Competent Crew Course is an excellent way for people of all ages to learn to sail. If you’re going to learn habits, why not make them good ones? It is also a good one for friends and families to sail together privately, either all doing Competent Crew or with Day Skipper candidates.
The online RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship course is an ideal partner for this course and can be completed before you arrive to ensure you get even more from the course. In addition it may be useful to build some wind awareness sailing on dinghies. Sessions and and lessons can be booked at the National Sailing Academy
Like all of our courses this is available to join with others or to book privately.
Next Steps – Once you have completed the RYA Competent Crew Course you may wish to try your hand at learning to skipper a yacht in which case the RYA Day Skipper Theory Course and RYA Day Skipper Practical Course would be an ideal next step.
Cost is $1050 pp and is run most weeks of the year. Please click on the 'Training Dates & Booking' button on the right to check available dates.
| Duration: | 5 Days normally 9 am Mon to 5 pm Fri with 4 nights on board | Max students | 5 |
| Previous Experience: | None | Minimum Age: | 16 + or any age if with parent or guardian . |
| Locations: | Antigua, Caribbean | Dates: | All Year |
