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Professional Yachtmaster

There is growing demand for qualified crew and skippers in small commercial craft and in the superyacht industry. A key qualification to work in these areas is a commercially endorsed Yachtmaster Offshore Power qualification. We can help with this through advice and our Yachtmaster Offshore Preparation and Exam courses. Details of specific requirements are on the ISA and RYA web sites. Please contact us to discuss your specific requirements.

Yachtmaster Sail to Power conversion course

If you already hold a Yachtmaster Sail Certificate of Competence then you can convert to Power. The good news is that you have already done most of the hard work by completing the sailing exam and, once you have the mileage qualifications etc., the practical conversion exam is usually around three hours per person concentrating on the practical aspects of boating that are different when one motors, so berthing, radar, MOB etc. You can then have both a Yachtmaster Sail and a Yachtmaster Power commercially endorsed certificate.

YM Qualifying 60 mile passages

Part of the pre-requisites to take the Yachtmaster Power exam are a number of 60 mile trips including some where you are the skipper and some which involve night cruising. We are happy to work with you to ensure you have the correct mileage and skipper qualifications before you take the Yachtmaster exam.

For more information on all our courses, please call

Peter Beamish, Senior Instructor, Motor Cruising on +353 (0)87 672 9999

Skippered Charter

Indicative price €880 per day, €520 per ½ day

Gaviota is licensed to carry up to 8 guests and 2 crew and is available for skippered charter whether as part of a team building exercise, a different type of activity for a party – be it a birthday, an anniversary, or a stag, a spectator boat to watch yacht racing, a media boat, a support boat, a committee boat, a sightseeing trip around the coastline – the possibilities are endless.

Charters are available for a day or half-day, with or without catering, so contact us to discuss your requirements.

Shorebased Courses

Irish Offshore Sailing offers a full range of shorebased courses which apply equally as well to Motor cruising as they do to Sailing.

  • Dayskipper Theory                 –     Yachtmaster Theory
  • SRC Radio                               –     Sea Survival
  • First Aid                                    –     ISAF Offshore Safety                  

All our shore based courses are taught in modern comfortable classrooms and run over weekends and intensive 5 and 6 day courses throughout the year.

Learn to navigate with care and precision. Topics covered include learning to plan passages both short and long taking account of the tides, how to pilot your boat into unfamiliar harbours by day or night, how to navigate without GPS and how to navigate in restricted visibility.

For more information on all our courses, please call

Peter Beamish, Senior Instructor, Motor Cruising on +353 (0)87 672 9999

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