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RYA Online Theory Courses

At Sailing Course Online, we're passionate about making learning enjoyable, accessible, and safe for everyone. We believe that learning should be an empowering experience—one that helps you build confidence on the water while having fun. That's why we've created a platform that allows you to progress through your RYA Day Skipper Theory and RYA Yachtmaster Theory courses at your own pace, with an approach that suits your lifestyle.

Our Courses

Day Skipper

Day Skipper

£0
An entry level course for new skippers.
  • FREE plotters and dividers
  • Exams and retakes INCLUDED
  • 12 MONTHS' ACCESS with the ability to extend
Coastal / Yachtmaster™

Coastal / Yachtmaster™

£0
Advanced navigation course.
  • FREE plotters and dividers
  • Exams and retakes INCLUDED
  • 12 MONTHS' ACCESS with the ability to extend
Marine Radio

Marine Radio

£0
A legal requirement to operate a marine radio.
  • Automated access to the RYA Interactive Site within minutes
  • 1:1 exam ON DEMAND
  • 12 MONTHS' ACCESS with the ability to extend
Fastrack to Yachtmaster™

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’ve designed our platform with you in mind. Dividing the content into bite-sized topics makes it easy to learn at your own speed, while our auto-marked quizzes ensure you can check your understanding regularly. Whether you're just starting your journey or looking to build on your skills in the knowledge that you have the full support of our RYA Yachtmaster™ Instructors who are always on hand to answer questions and offer support where required. 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 first awarded the Feefo Platinum award in 2022 and every year since!

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RYA Day Skipper is the minimum required certificate used to obtain an International Certificate of Competence (ICC)

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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.

Join tens of thousands of students in 115 countries who have all passed with Sailing Course Online!

Reasons to
Chose Us

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.

32 Informative Videos

Our RYA Day Skipper and RYA Coastal Yachtmaster™ Courses all have a mixture of content styles to suite all learning techniques.

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 Hamble Point 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.
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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.
  • Danielle French

    November 20, 2025
    Prompt, kind and want you to do well. Even peppered with bits of humour to stop it being too dry, although obviously the whole thing is about staying dry and afloat!
  • Tom Van Severen

    October 24, 2025
    Good and correct service. No remarks to make.
  • Mir Koshyar Gaskari

    September 27, 2025
    I take the fast track course, because good discount that offer and I exited about learning packages was sent to me (it’s included every thing you need plus a good quality bag you can putting all your learning materials into it
  • Oscar Marie Jean De Groote

    September 23, 2025
    Great platform & support
  • Kirsi Viisainen

    September 15, 2025
    the instructors responded to questions in a timely manner and were supportive; the dividers provided in the material package were very stiff and difficult to use.
  • Mandy West

    September 11, 2025
    Fantastic service. Highly recommend urban truant.
  • Irakli Kumsiashvili

    September 4, 2025
    User friendly, with good animations and videos.
  • Edward Robinson

    August 4, 2025
    Fast responses and support.
  • Fergus Smith

    May 1, 2025
    As before. The platform is great.

DID YOU KNOW?

Online courses are the fastest growing way to learn sailing navigation. Sailing Course Online is the only online provider to give you a full access free trial.

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