Skipper sailing yachts up to 24 metres on ocean passages, up to 120 miles offshore, day and night.
For sailors with experience as a skipper or watch officer. It prepares you for long passages, up to 120 miles from shore.
Theory classes are held at our main base in Costa Adeje, on the south coast of Tenerife. For sea practice we sail out of Marina del Sur in Las Galletas.
Dates for group courses are set several months ahead. You can also ask for dates arranged around you. Check dates
The certificate is issued by ISSA and recognised internationally. It never expires.
This is the schedule we run most often. The course is shore-based, which means every day starts on land. Sessions run from Sunday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:30, with a lunch break at 14:00. The first two days are spent in the classroom, going through slides and sailing theory. After that the course continues on the boat: first getting to know her systems and equipment, then out to open water for sea practice. The exact schedule can shift with the size and the experience of the group, and some sessions may be run together with students working towards other levels.
You can also take this course as a Skipper Course + Cruise package. Accommodation aboard our sailing yacht is available for the duration of the course, and with some extra theory and practice you can add a motorboat certificate — Inshore Power Yacht Skipper (€855 on its own) or Offshore Power Yacht Skipper (€1,080 on its own) — for €500 alongside this course.
Lessons are taught in the classroom at our main base.
Takes place aboard our 12-metre sailing yacht.
Official ISSA certificate, internationally issued and recognised.
Marcin Głowacki, ISSA instructor. Teaching in English, Spanish, Polish and Russian.
To join this course you need experience as a skipper or watch officer in two different sailing areas: two sailing voyages, or 14 days aboard in total. You can build that experience on a passage with us, or take the 2-in-1 option, a Skipper Course + Cruise.
Weeks open to join — each one runs Saturday 16:00 to the following Saturday 12:00, the way the courses and cruises run. Your week not among them? Ask us, or look at which weeks are still free.
All times are island time. A taken week is held by a private trip or a charter.
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