Your sailing course roadmap
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Beginner
Start here if you’re brand new. Learn crew foundations: safety, steering, sail handling.
No experience required.
Courses: RYA Competent Crew, ASA 101, IYT International Crew. -
Intermediate
First skipper step. Build navigation, docking, and command skills.
Entry: 5+ days at sea, 100+ NM.
Courses: RYA Day Skipper, ASA 104, IYT International Bareboat Skipper. -
Advanced
Coaching level. Refine your skippering with extended passages, night sailing, heavy weather prep.
Entry: 15+ days, 300+ NM, skippering experience.
Courses: RYA Coastal Skipper, ASA 106, IYT Yachtmaster Coastal. -
Expert
Mastery stage. Offshore passage planning, advanced seamanship & decision-making.
Entry: 30+ days, 2500+ NM, solid skippering experience.
Courses: RYA Yachtmaster Offshore prep, IYT YM Offshore, ASA 108.
Your sailing level:
Expert
Recommended coures:
- ASA 108 – Offshore Passagemaking
- IYT Yachtmaster Offshore
- RYA Yachtmaster Prep
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Your recommended Expert sailing course options
Push your skills to the limit and test yourself at the highest standard with expert-level sailing courses.
ASA 108 - Offshore Passagemaking
IYT Yachtmaster Offshore
RYA Yachtmaster Prep
The RYA Yachtmaster Prep course helps refine your skills and prepare for the Yachtmaster Coastal or Offshore examinations. It’s ideal for those seeking professional-level competency and is the gold standard accepted worldwide.
Please note that this course presumes expert level skill and knowledge and is only designed to polish the skills in preparation for the MCA examination.
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A note about your results
Hi, thank you for taking the quiz.
This roadmap is meant as a guide, not a box. Every sailing journey is different, and the “right” course can depend on many factors. If your result feels off, please let us know—we’ll happily help and keep improving this quiz.
Many thanks and happy sailing,
Patrik & the team
Patrik Lindr
Behind your results
Sailing Instructor, Find a Sail co-founder
I’ve spent the past decade teaching (and learning from!) hundreds of students, from their very first time at the helm to advanced Yachtmaster training. Again and again, I saw how hard it was for people to even find the right course to start with. Schools were scattered across different websites, students were overwhelmed by options, and too often the joy of learning to sail was lost in the admin. We built Find a Sail to fix that — to make it simple to discover the right course, connect with great schools, and spend less time searching and more time on the water.
My passion has always been helping people take their first steps into sailing, because once you know how to sail, a whole world opens up: weekend adventures with friends, family holidays under sail, even the freedom to cross oceans. I believe those opportunities should be within reach for anyone who feels the pull of the sea.
Patrik holds an RYA Yachtmaster Instructor and Cruising Instructor Trainer certifications.