RYA Online Theory Courses
Pass your RYA Day Skipper Online Theory and RYA Coastal/Yachtmaster™ Online Theory courses at your own pace with Sailing Course Online. Our purpose-built platform is designed to give you a superior online learning experience, content is divided into bite-sized topics so that you can pick up where you left off and auto-marked quizzes mean you can regularly check your understanding.
Online Courses
Day Skipper
£0
An entry level course for new skippers.
- FREE plotters and dividers
- Exams and retakes INCLUDED
- 8 MONTHS' ACCESS with the ability to extend
Coastal / Yachtmaster
£0
Advanced navigation course.
- FREE plotters and dividers
- Exams and retakes INCLUDED
- 8 MONTHS' ACCESS with the ability to extend
Marine Radio
£0
A legal requirement to operate a marine radio.
- Automated access to the RYA Interactive Site within minutes
Fastrack to Yachtmaster
£0
Bundle of the most popular courses.
- FREE plotters and dividers
- Exams and retakes INCLUDED
- 12 MONTHS' ACCESS with the ability to extend
Award Winning Service
We are the only online provider that is confident enough to use Feefo to manage our reviews. These are 100% genuine and are written by our customers. We are proud to have been awarded the Feefo Platinum award in 2022 and every year since!
Chartering a boat abroad?
RYA Day Skipper is a popular certificate used to obtain an International Certificate of Competence (ICC)
Need to Know More?This short video will walk through our purpose built platform and the reasons why you should choose Sailing Course Online to help you achieve your RYA Qualifications.
This short video will walk through our purpose built platform and the reasons why you should choose Sailing Course Online to help you achieve your RYA Qualifications.
Join tens of thousands of students in 115 countries who have all passed with Sailing Course Online!
Reasons to
chose us
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See some of the benefits of choosing us below.
100% pass rate
Urban Truant will support you from the moment you first access the course until you successfully pass your exam(s).
1:1 Support
The shorebased instructors who support Sailing Course Online are additionally RYA Yachtmaster Instructors, giving you fast and knowledgeable assistance whatever your query.
20+ Short Videos
Our RYA Day Skipper and RYA Coastal Yachtmaster Courses all have a mixture of content styles to suite all learning techniques. Our courses include over 20+ supporting videos for the key areas of content.
Free Worldwide Delivery
Where a course requires a student pack to be sent, this will be sent free of charge on next day service in the UK and an Express Service for the rest of the world.
Money Back Guarantee
We are 100% confident that you will enjoy our courses, that’s why we offer a no questions asked money back guarantee.
Multi-Platform
Your course content is designed to work seamlessly across PCs, MACs, tablets and smart phones enabling you to learn at home or on the move.
Multi-user discount
We offer a 10% discount when ordering two courses and 15% discount when three or more of the same course are ordered.
Not Just Online
Urban Truant is also a practical school and has offices at Swanwick Marina on the River Hamble; we're not just an online company.
Practical Discounts
Your Urban Truant experience need not end with successfully passing your online theory course. We are also an RYA practical school and your online course entitles you to 10% discount on any practical courses.
Independent 5* Reviews
Don't just take our word for it. See our independent reviews provided by Feefo. All these reviews are 100% genuine. Take some time to read the comments and see the level of service we provide and the quality of the learning material.
Cara Partello
February 6, 2024
I don’t have a comparison, but the service was good
Tim Bunnell
February 5, 2024
Well structured course, works well doing it online.
Gary Carlin
February 2, 2024
An easy to use online course that gives you access to each module quickly and repeatedly if you need to go over a particular subject. Each module goes through subject step by step so you can go at your own pace
Onder Bostanci
January 31, 2024
Timely, easy access, supportive, positive service
Kyle Gould
January 27, 2024
Really good and interesting course, the instructors are extremely helpful. Thank you for helping me on my way to being a day skipper.
Patricia Vairinhos
January 25, 2024
Very good and helpful. Well explained
Joe Connolly
January 9, 2024
Great course, well laid out covering all the necessary modules and lots of feedback where necessary. Thanks guys see you for the yacht masters soon!!
Richard Katsouris
January 8, 2024
Very good service
Geoffrey Van Mulders
December 31, 2023
Het was zeer eenvoudig de gewenste cursus aan te schaffen. Zeker het pakket day-skipper + yachtmaster. De online classroom was meteen in orde en ik kon daardoor direct aan de ****. De beoordeling door de begeleider was ook zeer snel en met feedback indien nodig.
Frances Roche
December 30, 2023
Brilliant videos explaining complex topics in easy to understand chunks. Dashboard tracking progress was awesome. Easy to navigate around the website.