Yachtmaster Sailing School is an RYA, Recognised Training Establishment, and our RYA Certificates of Competence are Endorsed by the MCA, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, of the United Kingdom.
These Certificates are the International Benchmark for Excellence in Sail Training and are the Recognised Qualification to obtain employment in the Yachting and Super Yachting Industries.
Yachtmaster Sailing School is a SAS, South African Sailing, Accredited Sail Training Centre endorsed by SAMSA, South African Maritime Safety Authority, SA Sailing Certificates of Competence are required to act as Master of a Yacht in South African Waters and are generally accepted Internationally for Chartering a Pleasure Yacht.
Yachtmaster's Eight Instructors have over a Hundred Years of Sailing among them and the School's Twenty Three Years Experience will ensure that you get the Best Training Available.
Our Yachts are the Best equipped Sail Training Vessels in South Africa.
They each have a full inventory of sails and the Latest Navigation Equipment including GPS, Electronic Chartplotters, Radar, AIS and MARPA. Yachtmaster Sailing School is privileged to be able to offer our Shore Based Theory Classes at South Africa's Premier Yacht Club, the Royal Cape Yacht Club, Cape Town.
Our Practical Courses are run from Yachtport SA, Saldanha which is 150km North of Cape Town and Situated near the Pristine Langebaan Lagoon and Saldanha Bay.
This is the best area in South Africa for Sail Training and is the only area in South Africa approved by the RYA for conducting it's Examinations.