learning to sail

Sailing schools

Learn to sail

Your quest. Your skill. Learn with Sunsail.

From beginners to advanced sailors, everyone can learn to sail or improve their sailing skills on a Sunsail course. Have you ever dreamed of becoming a fully qualified skipper, learning to be an expert sailor or taking charge of your own yacht? Sunsail sailing schools offer you the chance to get the skills and experience needed to sail anywhere in the world.

Develop and hone your sailing skills at one of our worldwide bases, whether close to home in our Port Solent base or in the gentle sailing waters of the Mediterranean. All our staff is RYA qualified and offer a fun, professional approach to sail instruction.

Earn your RYA Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper, Competent Crew, Yachtmaster Offshore and many more qualifications, with a range of practical and theory-based courses to choose from, depending on experience.


Sailing schools

We have sailing schools across the world in the United Kingdom, Croatia and Greece. Take your pick a huge range of courses at our flagship school in Portsmouth, which will take you all the way from Start Yachting to Yachtmaster. Our sailing schools in Agana and Lefkas provide a perfect backdrop whilst earning your RYA Day Skipper or RYA Competent Crew certifications.  Alternatively, you can head overseas to combine a holiday in the sun with the next step on your sailing adventure. 

Sunsail Sailing Schools App

We now have our very own Sunsail Sailing Schools App. A quick, easy, fun tool for sailors
around the world to use. It includes information on Rules of the Road, Navigation Lights, Day Shapes, Sounds & Lights. To download, search for Sunsail in your App Store, or click on the button below. 

Sunsail sailing courses