“Very informative and interesting practice training. Instructor is professional and really like what he do. Organization and feedback are on the top level. Amazing nature, sea, local food, best crew forever - it was unforgettable!”
“Boat in good shape, clean, very knowledgeable instructor, cheerful and happy to share his experience. could do with some gloves, more rugs and tea towels and maybe some spare towels. Overall great experience thank you :)”
“Kaja was just perfect! I’m super satisfied. See you on a Day Skipper course. I want her again!”
“None”
“Our new instructor, Robert, exceeded all expectations. He was absolutely brilliant. From the very first day, I learned more than I had in the entire previous week. Robert is highly professional, knowledgeable, and also has a great sense of humor, which made the learning process enjoyable and engaging.<br /> <br /> I highly recommend Robert to everyone”
“Amazing week. Croatia is lovely and I cant wait to come back! I definetly recomend YAch Sail Training!”
“Thanks, was a great experience!”
“All good pretty much”
“Iakov is an excellent knowledgeable instructor and I am very very grateful.<br /> <br /> The yacht was missing important navigation/safety equipment as I understood it is in between repairs.”
“Maybe offer cancellation insurance as an option”
“Overall a very very good course. <br /> <br /> Only a few minor things to mention: <br /> <br /> The boat needs larger scale maps for the immediate area. <br /> The boat’s facilities are generally very nice. However, the kitchen needs more equipment, like tea towels. <br /> <br /> Other than that, everything was really great! I will definitely come back to the same sailing school and same instructor for my next level course.”
“Would’ve been nicer to be informed about the defective equipment and amenities on the yacht. Overall the experience was good.”
“Everything was great! I loved the combo of day skipper and competent crew.”
“Great experience and mega helpful team. Instructor is an absolute ace. Thank you very much for the great experience and help! Great team all together!”
“Really enjoyed my course. It was a delightful and very informative experience. Thank you!”
“Amazing week! Enjoyed it a lot, the restaurants were quite expensive, maybe inform people before hand so they know what to budget.”
“Very very good”
“Wonderful course, and Iakow was a wonderful instructor! Very informative and knowledgeable, didn’t have any worries about our voyage! The ports visited were lovely, and the dining experience memorable. Overall wonderful experience!”
“Overall, really enjoyed it. The other crew mates were really friendly and we got on very well, the instructor was really friendly got on well.”
“Amazing instructor. Food provision and vegan vegetarian options on board very poor.”
“Embarkation and briefs were quite long for the first day, I think Marcus got us going alot quicker in the. Yakov was a good instructor but I though Marcus was a bit more focused in the second week. Yakov's route was fine and Stari Grad was nice. But Marcus took us to nicer places like Kut and Komiza on Vis while keeping costs down by using mooring buoys. I think Yakov's route was maybe compromised by having to go to Trogir for the jib mend. Also the boat was nice but was feeling its age and the end of the season with a bunch of small issues cropping up with the tear in the jib, the furling main issues and the port nav light being the more important ones. However overall it did not impact enjoyment and myself and Amy really enjoyed our training and holiday. Rated the home port a bit lower as it is a bit of a trek to get to either by the infrequent passenger ferry or by the more costly regular ferry and taxi combo but otherwise it is a nice place and I get why a small operation would base there rather than on the mainland. Thanks for a great holiday and for the training and qualifications we really had a great time.”
“Some better approach to provisioning might help. Be nice to know what will be on the boat and what is necessary for us to buy. I very much enjoyed the time with Glynn who is terrific! Some of the fees were unexpected.”
“The Wi-Fi on the boat didn’t seem to work which was frustrating. <br /> <br /> Frank was excellent. <br /> <br /> Boat was amazing. <br /> <br /> Was hit in the boat. A wind sock would have been helpful at night. Fans in the bedrooms were good. Maybe one or two in the main cabin would have been nice. <br /> <br /> Overall very pleased and a great few days.”
“excellent expirience”
“Sails that don't jam.<br /> Lines of appropriate width.<br /> Warning of risk of low wind.<br /> Pay rise for Iacov.”
“Training charts are not detailed enough for the planning work.<br /> Would like some initial training on the specific electronic chart program used in the boat. Theory courses only given general guidance”
“Iacov is an excellent I stricter, incredibly knowledgeable, very skilled and overall very fun to be with”
“Please refer to my email sent to Jonathan Re - 50% Single Occupancy Supplement”
“Great couple of days sailing with a great instructor”
“Really great overall. Frank was great, boat was beautiful”
“Nothing to add, I had a great time and everything Marcus suggested was brilliant. He didn’t need to worry about his choices.”
“Great experience of learning”
“Roller Furling took two/three people sometimes to work. Unfurl and furl.”
“All was super”
“Pre read would be helpful”
“We had a fantastic time, thoroughly recommended.”
“Great”
“More Tea Towels”
“Amazing training course. Boris, our instructor was exceptional and very knowledgable. He made our holiday experience very fun and most of all, I have learnt an incredible amount and feel very confident as a competent crew member now!”
“Despite rather challenging conditions Glynn kept everything calm and I always felt safe. Overall, a very positive introduction to sailing .”
“had a greta time will be back for day skipper”
“Excellent - especially Glyn’s teaching and stories!”
“Ok”
“Thanks”
“Yacht Sail Training RYA School provided the best service and first-class fully equipped, very clean boat with all you could need on board. I found them to be very helpful and flexible at every stage of the sailing course. During the course, our crew stayed and lived on board in the presence of the very professional skipper-instructor. We simulated real situations that may occur during the stay on board, had a lot of fun and laughter. Now I can tie a Bowline in my sleep! The sailing became more understandable for me and awakened the wish of going further with it. We visited not only the famous Croatian destinations but also peeked into less-known spots of the Croatian coast and were amazed about the Beaty of the different islands. It was never boring, we had always something to do: learned, sailed, played some games, swam in the sea, cooked some delicious food or had dinner at the restaurants. A couple of times on our route we’ve seen the dolphins very close to our boat. The night navigation was a special adventure and something very new, beautiful and fun. The whole 5 days were filled with joy and the feeling of the strong and warmhearted community. Thank you very much! I highly recommend Yacht Sail Training RYA School and their courses!!!”
“Bokkkng payment process was a bit confusing. Other wise great!”
“Celebrating at end - champagne.<br /> <br /> Spinnaker use<br /> <br /> Fit tell tails to sails. Centre of mail sail and trailing edges. Trailing edge and front visible to skipper.”
“Yakov is a great instructor and incredibly patient and willing to help as well as explain in detail any question asked. :)”
“N/A”
“Fantastic skipper/instructor. Extremely thorough , forthright and what you see is what you get! However incredibly informative and knowledgeable. Drives you hard but delivered with great charm. Cannot speak highly enough!”
“-”
“N/A”
“It was excellent learning from others doing the coastal skippers course plus instructor Glynn has a wealth of knowledge that he was ready to share . A+++”
“None”
“Another landlines. This are too heavy”
“Really enjoyed our time. Learnt lots. Had fun. Saw loads of beautiful Croatian coast. Boris was fantastic and a great guy who managed to be brilliant company aswell as a great instructor”
“Thank you for having me, I loved it.”
“Ask about intention of each student joining to make sure course is suitable. Suggest separate course for younger children/teenagers vs with adults.”
“Amazing week! Can’t wait to come back for more. Stefan (instructor) and Jonathan (back office) were both brilliant, we had some questions in the run up and they were answered efficiently and compassionately. Stefan was a very knowledgeable and engaging instructor who was a real laugh too, would highly recommend!”
“Brilliant courses which have given use the knowledge and skills to feel confident in sailing done in an enjoyable and safe manner”
“Fantastic instructor! Fun yet productive course, amazing experience overall thank you.”
“Only suggestion is in inform studentsthat most places on the islands dont take card - need cash”
“Thanks for this amazing week!”
“This was great! Thank you”
“Super stiff Genoa made man over board drills in particular were exhausting!! Otherwise great course and great instructor!!”
“Yakov and a boat free of any other customers made for an amazing experience we will never forget. Pics to follow.”
“Very happy with our instructor and the program.”
“Instructor was really excellent. Very knowledgeable, full of energy, very patient, calm, easy going, pragmatic.”
“We had a great week, made by a great teacher in Kaja.”
“Marcus is a great instructor - does not merely provide theoretical knowledge, but explains the thought process and why we should do things certain way. I learnt a ton and look forward to applying the skills obtained.”
“Except course. Excellent instructor. Will be back to do my RYA Day Skippee”
“AC onboard would be nice”
“I was quite happy to be present on the course. I see how many thoughts and work are put into it. <br /> I'd like to improve the menu to add there a bit more fresh veggies and some proteins. <br /> And make the daily program a bit more structured (timetable wise) and visible to students. <br /> Overall I liked it a lot. I'd recommend others.”
“Best instructor ever!!! Full of knowledge, smiles, tolerance and patience…but mainly an amazing sense of humor. Thanks so much Glynn, you absolutely roooooooock!!”
“-”
“All very nice”
“Overall great experience, Will recommend to others, captain did a great job! Bit more pricy then expected, especially marina fees and food per eve - would have appreciated a comment in the booking procedure, - will be back for coastal etc one day.”
“Skipper excellent, very patient, good story teller.<br /> Repeating as necessary for understanding sailing.<br /> I did not like the luck of dedicated time to swim in beautiful beaches or spots in the islands, it could be combined the visiting nice spots at lunch time. I also would like to have marinas in nice towns, which it could be booked well in advance, Hvar town, Trogir.... Because in the evenings for dinner it's is nice to visit new places as this is also our holidays.<br /> Cooking for breakfast, lunch cooking could be avoided, simple cereals, cakes, fruit for lunch, ans sandwiches, salad and fruit for lunch is enough. I don't like to cook inside for a lot of people and less to do the washing with 1000 pots when on holidays.<br /> Otherwise the practical course is fantastic, only not to waste time reviewing theory when we already passed theory test for this.”
“Assistance with booking flights and accommodation, to ensure swift and smooth connections for Day 1 of sailing. Receiving a text message at 4.30pm the day before is not sufficient. You know the area and can advise a lot better, and this would avoid a lot of stress at the beginning.”
“Overall, a pleasant learning experience!”
“It was very useful and comfortable sailing practical training program. Thank you for everything.”
“The Dayskipper Plus course was excellent to consolidate prior knowledge and get some more experience! Our Instructor Salomon did an excellent job by paying attention to our goals for the course. He was very informative, patient, competent and had the right hints and tricks where needed. Great five days of training!”
“I just want to say thank you for an amazing week with YST and Marcus. Everything has been absolutely top-notch, and we've learned much more than expected. Marcus is a very skilled instructor, and we'd love to return to take courses with him again. Thank you!”
“Thank you for a great course! It was a great adventure and Glynn was a warm and patient teacher.”
“Personally I found the cabin small but I don’t think you can change this! Marcus was very helpful and was very well able to read the room! Great experience overall”
“Great course especially with Iakov as an instructor!”
“Absolutely fantastic few days. Glynn was extremely knowledgeable, and made the experience a lot of fun and memorable. Lots of sea stories, singing sea shanties and interesting facts in between briefs, learning and practising new skills. He is clearly very experienced and we felt safe and confident even when the wind picked up !”
“Some questions might not be relevant like parking, so a N/A might be more suitable.<br /> Course was really well done, for the amount of time we did as much as possible, very good size of boat. Thanks!”
“Excellent experience with fantastic instructor Glynn Parker on Belina.”