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Train for a career in the yachting industry with our Fast Track Yachtmaster course. This 16 week intensive course leads to the MCA Professional Yachtmaster Offshore qualification with a commercial endorsement enabling you to seek work as a professional skipper. You can take the course as a complete Yachtmaster programme or as three individual modules, Day Skipper, Yachtmaster Coastal or Yachtmaster Offshore. If you already have sailing experience talk to us about the best place to begin your Yachtmaster training course. Whilst much of the training takes place in the Solent you will also find yourself sailing further afield, crossing the Channel to France or the Irish Sea to Ireland.

Further information can be found on our website

Full Fast Track Programme

No experience is required as we will take you from beginner to Yachtmaster Offshore in 16 weeks

The cost of the full course is £7499.00 saving up to £1500 on the individual course fees

Modular Programme

You can choose any of these modules depending on your experience and availability.

Day Skipper - This Elementary module is designed to take you from absolute beginner to Day Skipper in 2 weeks.

* RYA Competent Crew

* RYA Day Skipper Theory and Practical Combined Course

October to March £1159.00 April to September £1298.00

Yachtmaster Coastal - This Intermediate module is designed to take you from Day Skipper to Yachtmaster Coastal in 7 weeks.

Included in this module are the following:

* RYA Yachtmaster Theory

* Sailing skills week

* Milebuilding Weekend

* RYA VHF Radio Course

* RYA First Aid Course

* RYA Diesel Engine Course

* 2 week Milebuilding Trip

* Bareboat charter

* Coastal Skipper Course and exam

All year £3499.00

Yachtmaster Offshore - This Advanced module is designed to take you from Yachtmaster Coastal to Yachtmaster Offshore in 7 weeks.

Included in this module are the following:

* Yachtmaster Coastal Refresher / Experience Course

* RYA Sea Survival Course

* RYA ISAF Course

* 3 week Milebuilding Trip

* Bareboat charter

* Yachtmaster Coastal Prep Course and exam

All year £3499.00

We are offering a weekend sailing course this weekend 20th – 21st August reduced from £210.00 to £175.00. Beginners can use the weekend as a Start Yachting course or the first part of a RYA Competent Crew course. You can complete this start sailing course by adding a further 3 day weekend or 2 more weekends to gain a Competent Crew certificate. If you have taken your Day Skipper theory course you can use the weekend towards your RYA Day Skipper practical.

We also have spaces on a 5 day practical sailing course starting on Monday (August 22nd – 26th). You can take your Competent Crew, Day Skipper or Coastal Skipper course for a special offer price of £399.00 knocked down from £499.00.

Contact us info@commodore-yachting.com to book a place.

May special offers

* 7th – 8th May Start Yachting / Day Skipper / Competent Crew (further days will be required for Day Skipper course,and Competent Crew course) Was £210.00 Now £175.00

* 7th May RYA First Aid course Was £99.00 Now £75.00

* 9th – 13th May Day Skipper / Competent Crew Was £499.00 Now £449.00

All our courses include berthing fees!

Day Skipper Theory

With a wonderful sunny Easter Bank holiday Day skipper and Competent Crew students catch up with a quick navigation theory lesson before getting out on the water on their RYA sailing course. For Competent Crew students this is the first step in learning to sail and becoming a useful crew member on a yacht. For Day Skipper students, learning to navigate is as important as the practical sailing course especially in the tidal waters of the Solent. On a Day Skipper course each day starts with a theory lesson on board the boat before starting sailing which gives students the opportunity to revise after their RYA theory course.

This is the maiden voyage on our brand new Bavaria 38 Victoria Star, a welcome addition to the Commodore Yachting fleet.

New Bavaria 38 arrives

Solent yachtcharter company Commodore Yachting took delivery of a brand new charter boat yesterday. Straight from the Bavaria factory in Germany the lorry arrived at Gosport Marina in the middle of the night before being unloaded in front of the expectant Commodore Yachting staff braving the winter chill in the marina car park.

Safely unloaded it is now in a cradle awaiting its mast and rigging and a smart coat of anti foul paint. Meanwhile staff were able to climb aboard to inspect the shiny new yacht.

“This 38 foot yacht will be a superb addition to the fleet with its spacious, light and airy accommodation sleeping 8 comfortably in 3 double cabins and 2 single side berths in the saloon. As a charter yacht the Bavaria 38 is a perfect choice but we will also be using it for students learning to sail on Competent Crew and Day Skipper courses within the RYA sailing school.”

New yacht awaits mast and rigging

 The new Bavaria 38 will be launched next week and will be a welcome addition to this busy RYA training centre and Yacht Charter company in the Solent.