Welcome to the Yachtmaster Sailing School
Gain confidence, knowledge and seamanship skills with our highly experienced Yachtmaster instructors. With over 20 years experience in running sail training we can help you with your sailing goals.RYA Sailing School, Nelson New Zealand. Sail Nelson Sailing School. Registered RYA sailing school offering accredited courses to suit your sailing skills.
The school offers training for beginners, charterers and professionals. You’ll learn every job on a yacht: helming, navigating and sail handling because you’ll be on a yacht not just in a classroom. You’ll practice each crew position so that whether you want to skipper or crew you will have the experience to know what is required. Our yachts, instructors and safety requirements meet the highest standards.
Yachtmaster Sailing School is the largest and longest running sailing school in Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1988 and was the first school accepted into the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) scheme in Australia. It is Victoria’s only full-time RYA sailing school that runs training all year round.
Our principal Gordon Syme is one of Australia’s most qualified and experienced Yachtmaster Instructors and has run the school for over 20 years bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience that our students find invaluable. He is an RYA Yachtmaster Instructor, Yachtmaster Examiner and a Master V. Gordon has been a full-time yachting instructor for over 20 years working in Australia, Europe and Asia.
Our principal Gordon Syme is one of Australia’s most qualified and experienced Yachtmaster Instructors and has run the school for over 20 years bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience that our students find invaluable. He is an RYA Yachtmaster Instructor, Yachtmaster Examiner and a Master V. Gordon has been a full-time yachting instructor for over 20 years working in Australia, Europe and Asia.
The school offers professional Yachtmaster Career training courses for those of you who wish to pursue a career as crew or master on certified commercial charter boats or superyachts with internationally recognised commercial qualifications.
The RYA certificates are Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved and recognised around the world. Insurance companies and commercial operators require that all paid superyacht crew have MCA-approved Yachtmaster certificates.