YACHTMASTER TRAINEESHIP (August to June)
- Minimum 4 (out of 8 possible) regattas with 1 Offshore Race and 1 Transatlantic:
- Les Voiles De St Tropez
- RORC Rolex Middle Sea Race*
- ARC Transatlantic Race
- Jolly Harbour Valentines Regatta
- RORC Caribbean 600
- St Martin Heineken Regatta
- BVI Regatta
- Les Voiles de St Barth’s
- Antigua Sailing Week
- Minimum 7000 Nautical Miles sailed
- * Previous offshore racing experience usually required for this event
- Plus optional STCW 95 (£TBC)Course Fees £ Price On Application
Application Form Available on Request
INFORMATION
The GYT Ocean Yachtmaster Traineeship is our flagship course. Run over 10 months, visiting up to twelve different countries and working alongside some of the yacht charter industries leading professionals this course truly is an amazing doorway into the marine industry.
During the course you will gain RYA training and certification from Day Skipper to Yachtmaster, in addition you will sail across the Atlantic offering the chance to gain an ocean passage leading to the RYA Yachtmaster Ocean ticket
Take part in Royal Ocean Racing Club offshore race events and become a key crew member in leading regattas in the Med and Caribbean. Industry experience, yacht maintenance and dealing with charter guest and race clients make this course unparalleled in the industry.
COURSE ITINTERARY
| UK/Mediterranean | |
| Week 1 | RYA Day Skipper Theory (5 days shore based) |
| Week 2 | Practical Skills Sailing/RYA Day Skipper Practical* (5 days live aboard) |
| Week 3 | Tickets week (VHFDSC, First Aid, Sea Survival, PPR (5 days shore based) |
| Week 4 | Milebuilder passage UK to Gibraltar (16 days live aboard) |
| Week 5 | Milebuilder passage UK to Gibraltar (16 days live aboard) |
| Week 6 | Milebuilder Gibraltar to St Tropez France (12 days live aboard) |
| Week 7 | Milebuilder Gibraltar to St Tropez France (12 days live aboard) |
| Week 8 | Regatta prep and maintenance |
| Week 9 | Les Voiles de St Tropez Regatta |
| Week 10 | Either St Tropez to Malta & the Rolex Middle Sea Race followed by Malta to Gibraltar and Las Palmas Milebuilder Or St Tropez to Gibraltar then Gibraltar to Las Palmas Milebuilder |
| Week 11 | Either St Tropez to Malta & the Rolex Middle Sea Race followed by Malta to Gibraltar and Las Palmas Milebuilder Or St Tropez to Gibraltar then Gibraltar to Las Palmas Milebuilder |
| Week 12 | Either St Tropez to Malta & the Rolex Middle Sea Race followed by Malta to Gibraltar and Las Palmas Milebuilder Or St Tropez to Gibraltar then Gibraltar to Las Palmas Milebuilder |
| Week 13 | Either St Tropez to Malta & the Rolex Middle Sea Race followed by Malta to Gibraltar and Las Palmas Milebuilder Or St Tropez to Gibraltar then Gibraltar to Las Palmas Milebuilder |
| Week 14 | Either St Tropez to Malta & the Rolex Middle Sea Race followed by Malta to Gibraltar and Las Palmas Milebuilder Or St Tropez to Gibraltar then Gibraltar to Las Palmas Milebuilder |
| Week 15 | Either St Tropez to Malta & the Rolex Middle Sea Race followed by Malta to Gibraltar and Las Palmas Milebuilder Or St Tropez to Gibraltar then Gibraltar to Las Palmas Milebuilder |
| Week 16 | Transatlantic prep week las Palmas Grand Canarias |
| Week 17 | ARC Transatlantic |
| Week 18 | ARC Transatlantic |
| Week 19 | St Lucia Arrival Caribbean |
| Week 20 | Passage to Antigua |
Christmas Break
| Caribbean/UK | |
| Week 21 | Yacht Maintenance Week |
| Week 22 | Tickets week (VHFDSC, First Aid, Sea Survival, PPR (5 days shore based) |
| Week 23 | RYA Yachtmaster Theory (7 days shore based) |
| Week 24 | Sailing Skills Week (5 days live aboard) |
| Week 25 | Valentines Regatta (Racing) |
| Week 26 | Regatta prep and maintenance |
| Week 27 | RORC Caribbean 600 Race |
| Week 28 | Passage to St Martin Milebuilding. Heineken Regatta |
| Week 29 | Passage to Antigua Milebuilding & Yacht Maintenance |
| Week 30 | Sailing Skills Week |
| Week 31 | Yacht Maintenance & Passage to BVI’s Milebuilding |
| Week 32 | BVI Regatta |
| Week 33 | Passage to Antigua or St Barth’s Milebuilding |
| Week 34 | Les Voiles de St Barth’s Regatta |
| Week 35 | Passage to Antigua Milebuilding & Yacht Maintenance |
| Week 36 | Regatta preparation |
| Week 37 | Antigua sailing Week Regatta |
| Week 38 | Yachts prepped for shipping |
| Week 39 | Yachtmaster Offshore prep week part 1 (5 days live aboard) |
| Week 40 | Yachtmaster Offshore prep week part 1 (5 days live aboard) |