You’d be hard pressed to find a better location than Gibraltar for your Coastal or Offshore Yachtmaster Exam Prep thanks to the excellent pilotage opportunities, reliable winds and of course warm weather.

Combine that with our first class facilities, modern Jeanneau 389 fleet and close to 25 years as an RYA Training Academy and you can see why Allabroad is the first choice for so many Yachtmaster candidates.

Yachtmaster Exam Prep options

We run Yachtmaster Exam Prep as an intensive 4 days preparing you for your final independent assessment by a RYA Yachtmaster Examiner.

For those candidates who want to maximise their prep time or who are experienced or qualified through alternative schemes, we recommend joining a 5-day (Sunday-Friday) course the week prior to your Prep & Exam week – we have a special package price to make this as accessible as possible to everyone (see below).

The RYA Yachtmaster Coastal and RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificates of Competence are gained by examinations conducted by Yachtmaster Examiners who are independent of Allabroad Sailing Academy.

Prep: polishing performance not learning new skills

Attending a period of practical training prior to an exam is an RYA requirement for those taking overseas examinations. It also ensures you have the opportunity to become familiar with the yacht (Jeanneau 389), your crew and the examination cruising area. During the preparation week there is opportunity to brush up on some of the areas that may be covered during your exam, however it is not designed to be teaching you skills for the first time.

• We recommend that you read the full details of the exam requirements and the entire scheme syllabus in the G158 log book.
• It is essential that you satisfy all pre-requisites of mileage, experience and courses prior to booking your preparation and exam.

Skills & Prep – Special Package Price*

Allabroad is well known for supporting experienced sailors gain their RYA Yachtmaster Offshore certification:

• those who hold qualifications (eg: Spanish, Italian, Scandinavian sailing certificates).
• those with many years and miles of experience, but who have not previously trained under the RYA syllabus.

The RYA Yachtmaster exam is quiet specific, requiring candidates to complete certain manoeuvres in the RYA’s preferred way – and this intensive Skills Pre-Week, under the training of a Yachtmaster Instructor, includes an assessment of your skills (in relation to the RYA syllabus) with training on the specific techniques that you will require to pass the exam. Our instructors will also guide you on gaps in your theory knowledge – candidates have free access to our academy main classroom, with free WiFi, which is open 24/7 so you can have additional private study time after each day training on the water. This package offers excellent value both in terms of cost and outcomes, significantly increasing candidate’s success in passing first time.

Commercially Endorsing your Yachtmaster Certificate

While you’re with us, why not organise any further training you require to get your Yachtmaster certificate Commercially Endorsed. We run STCW and PPR courses and can organise an ENG1 Medical Appointment (subject to availability). We also offer reduced accommodation packages for those doing STCW training with us.