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Mallorca
39.6953° N, 3.0176° E
Mallorca Sailing School provides eco-friendly sailing education for all skill levels in the sunny Balearic Islands.
If you're not careful life could pass you by. With us, there's always a chance to create new memories.
Fulfill your sailing ambitions with Mallorca Sailing School, whether it’s simply wanting to take friends and family out for a day on the sea, become the captain of a charter, or the dream of crossing entire oceans.
Whet your appetite for sailing with this two-day beginners course. Get hands-on and learn the basics of sailing and practical boating skills with high-skilled professionals in a safe environment. You’ll learn the fundamentals of the physics of sailing, etiquette on the water, and how to operate elementary features of a yacht. The Start Yachting course is the perfect introduction to being on the sea.
Learn how to steer, handle sails, and generally form part of a sailboat crew in the Competent Crew course offered by Mallorca Sailing School. This course is perfect for beginners who want to get actively involved in all the technical aspects of sailing a yacht and experience life on board. Learn all about sail cruising, how to work in a team onboard and how to best aid the skipper – the perfect segue to later becoming one yourself.
Take control of the yacht and be in command of your own crew. You will take the helm and be given responsibility for the boat, the crew, and navigation under the careful guidance and safety of an experienced instructor at all times during this 5-day fully practical course. With the Day Skipper certification under your belt, you will finally be able to sail without supervision, and the sea will be yours for the taking.
Skippers looking to take their sailing to an advanced level can consider the Coastal Skipper course, developing competency in undertaking coastal passages by night and in challenging weather conditions. This course goes into further detail on passage planning, boat handling, and sailing safety and handling of emergencies. Those with an already well-developed understanding of sea navigation and sailing can undertake the Coastal Skipper course.
The next step-up from the Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper qualifications, considered by many to be the pinnacle of inshore sailing or the next step towards offshore or professional accreditation. The Yachtmaster Coastal certificate of competence provides practical and and theory instruction, followed by exams. Qualification will allow skippering up to 150 nm of harbour. Mallorca Sailing School is a sailing-only education provider, and as such, this practical exam is not available to be taken under power.
The Yachtmaster Offshore certification allows skippers to take yachts up to 150 miles from harbour. The practical exam will test your skippering skills, boat handling, general seamanship, navigation, safety awareness and knowledge of the IRPCS, meteorology, and signals. While no formal training is required to undertake the 5-day Yachtmaster Offshore exam, it is recommended that participants undertake informal preparatory training leading up to the test.
Mallorca Sailing School provides an assortment of opportunities for budding skippers and yachtmasters to build miles and gain invaluable experience on the sea alongside a crew with the assistance of an experienced skipper.
Take your time traversing the largest span between any of the Balearic islands and learn what sailing in the Mediterranean is all about.
Make your way from the capital to Mallorca’s smaller sister island, Menorca. Trace the rugged Mallorcan coast as you head east.
Take the helm, command your own crew, and safely take control of a beautiful modern yacht with the Royal Yacht Association’s most popular course, the RYA Day Skipper Certification. Make the important transition from crew to skipper as you develop practical skills and build your sailing confidence with a fun, informative, 5-day, hands-on course under the safe supervision of qualified instructors.
An introduction to sailing doesn’t have to involve boring instruction in a classroom setting. In fact, the RYA Start Yachting beginner course provides the ultimate hands-on experience for first-time sailors who need basic introductory skills but also crave an exciting adventure. It’s the perfect course to try if you are interested in discovering whether sailing is something you want to explore further.
There are many requirements for the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore certification exam, but the one that offers the biggest challenge for many sailors is compiling the necessary 2,500 miles with at least 50 days at sea. This is especially difficult if you do not own your own boat. While building these crucial miles requires effort, there are many creative ways to accomplish the high mileage mark while also adding tremendous sailing skills to your repertoire. First, you must understand the mileage requirements. Then, you can begin to find creative and safe ways to build the necessary miles.
Learn to sail on the spectacular island of Mallorca to experience ideal sailing weather, stunning scenery, and a rich and vibrant culture — setting the perfect landscape for expert RYA sailing training. Mallorca Sailing Academy offers something for everyone — from beginners getting their first taste of the basics of sailing, to day skippers who want to enhance their RYA skills on the exquisite Mediterranean coastline.
Spain has some of the highest rate sunlight hours in Europe, with the towns and cities lying on the Mediterranean benefiting from the sunshine without suffering from the infamously excessive heat of the Iberian peninsula. All year round, the Mallorcan climate is relatively mild and is therefore suitable for all sorts of outdoor recreational activities like hiking, climbing, ball sports, and, certainly, sailing.
