RYA Competent Crew
A beginner sailing course in Greece designed for real sea experience
Join the Crew
Learn well, calm coaching
Each day sets clear objectives, practical crewing and short debriefs—so you build real sea sense and start to form a connection with the wind during your first live-aboard training week. On successful completion, you’ll earn the RYA Competent Crew certificate—your first step toward Day Skipper.
- Learn ropework, sail handling and helming under guidance
- Practise core safety: lifejacket use, MOB awareness, knots & basic seamanship
- Assist with Med‑mooring, anchoring & close‑quarters manoeuvres as part of the crew
LIVE-aboard week
- Courses start every week (Saturday → Friday)
- Explore by island‑hopping (typically 3–5 islands)
- Well‑equipped 45‑foot yachts (ratio of 5 Students : 1 Instructor)
Training Areas
Saronic & Cyclades Islands
Typical week
Saturday evening:
Board Saturday evening at 19:30 for a welcome and on‑board safety briefing.
Sunday – Thursday:
Sail Sunday–Thursday. Hands‑on training with island‑hopping (typically 3–5 islands; route shaped by weather and learning goals). You’ll work on personal safety, seamanship, helmsmanship, pilotage, practical navigation, yacht handling and a night passage.
Friday:
Disembark Friday by 09:00. RYA Competent Crew certificates are issued immediately on successful completion.
Weather & routing note:
Whether we sail to the Saronic or the Cyclades Islands is decided by the Instructor based on the forecast and conditions at the time.
- Basic sailing ability<br>
- Day Skipper theory level (about 40 hours) or equivalent knowledge
Included
- Accommodation aboard our training yacht
- Breakfast and lunch ingredients (dietary requirements accommodated)
- Wi‑Fi: 10 GB per yacht per week (coverage varies by area)
- Fresh shower towels and bed linen
- All yacht operating costs (security deposit, fuel, mooring/port fees)
- End‑of‑week yacht cleaning
- Security deposit
- Safety equipment above RYA standards
- Snorkelling equipment
- RYA Day Skipper certification on successful completion (issued on board at the end of your week)
Not Included
- Travel to/from Alimos Marina (e.g., public bus from ATH airport)
- Dinners at traditional tavernas (evenings ashore)
- Alcoholic drinks and personal snacks
-Seaworthy Blue Water Cruisers
Modern navigation equipment
Full batten mainsail
-Comfortable and Spacious Layout
Private cabins with large storage compartments
Hot water interior showers
Spacious saloon
-Extra Amenities
2 heads (WC)
Refrigerator
Our elite team of three RYA Instructors is the most experienced in Greece, with extensive international expertise across various continents.
This unique combination ensures you receive world-class instruction tailored to both local and global sailing conditions.
Living year-round in Greece, our instructors provide you with a comprehensive learning and travelling experience, blending technical mastery with an intimate understanding of the Mediterranean yachting environment.
The Day Skipper course syllabus covers the following:
- Preparation for Sea
- Deck Work
- Navigation
- Pilotage
- Meteorology
- Rules of the Road
- Maintenance and Repair Work
- Engines
- Victualling
- Emergency Situations
- Handling under Power
- Yacht Handling under Sail
- Passage-making
- Night Cruising
Skipper and charter a sailing yacht safely in waters in which you are familiar
How about a second week?
RYA Competent Crew +
Day Skipper (2‑week combo)
Join two consecutive live‑aboard weeks: Competent Crew then Day Skipper.
A complete entry pathway with no gaps and charter‑ready skills
