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Your family Med sailing holiday is closer than you think.
Pick your route:
• Fast-track: 8–10 weeks
• Balanced: 3–6 months
• Steady: 6–12 months
Get the right tickets early. Day Skipper, ICC, and VHF SRC. Croatia checks VHF hard, don’t risk a ruined check-in.
Start in a flotilla or hire a skipper for day one or two, then build to bareboat confidence.
This guide lays out the steps, the timelines, and what “ready” really looks like.
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Build a digital passage plan an RYA instructor can read in 60 seconds. Show “decisions for reasons” with clear evidence.
• What they check: clarity, safety margin, reasons, alternatives, backup.
• The 4-page pack: route overview, tides and streams, pilotage, weather and limits.
• Prove your sources: chart edition, model run time, reference and secondary ports.
• Keep it simple to share: GPX, PDF, and one printed summary.
• Finish with a checklist you can copy.
Read the full guide and make a plan that stands up to inspection.
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Chart out your learning like you chart a passage. Our guide compares RYA theory online vs classroom—and shows how to lock in two weeknights + one weekend study slot so you actually finish. Kettle on, plotter out.
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New to sailing and unsure where to start? This plain-English guide maps the UK pathway from first steps to RYA Day Skipper—when to choose Sailing Essentials or ENS, why Day Skipper Theory matters, and when to add your VHF/SRC. Clear actions, handy downloads, and enrolment links inside
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