YACHTMASTER TRAINEESHIP (AUG-JUN)

• 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
• Plus optional STCW 95 (£TBC)
• Price £15,995

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.

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)