Inshore Skipper ISSA
Training
7 days
05.10.2025 - 31.05.2026
Thailand
Phuket
Training
7 days
05.10.2025 - 31.05.2026
Thailand
Phuket
🌊 Become a sailing yacht skipper in Phuket, Thailand!
🎓 Enrollment is open for the Inshore Skipper course — your first real step into the exciting world of yachting!
Do you dream of helming a sailboat under the golden sunsets of the Andaman Sea?
Want freedom, adventure, and skills that open the door to sea travel?
Then the Inshore Skipper course in Phuket is the perfect start!
🚤 What is Inshore Skipper?
Inshore Skipper is an international entry-level qualification that allows you to skipper a sailing yacht up to 24 meters in coastal waters (within 20 nautical miles of shore).
The course is designed for those just starting out in yachting who want serious, practical, and recognized training.
📚 Course format: flexible and convenient
✅ Theory — online
Study the basics of marine navigation, safety, meteorology, and the rules of the road at a time and place that suits you.
The platform is available in Russian and English.
You’ll get access to video lessons, interactive quizzes, and study materials.
Duration: 2–3 weeks (depending on your pace), 3–4 hours per week.
✅ Practice — 7 days on a yacht in Phuket waters
Come to Phuket, and we’ll immerse you in real sea life:
Training on a modern sailing yacht (40–50 feet)
Daily passages — from sunset to sunrise, from bay to bay
Intensive hands-on practice led by a certified instructor
📅 Practice dates: Flexible sessions every month — choose a convenient period!
👥 Groups: Small (2–4 people) — maximum attention and practice for each participant.
🌍 ISSA certificate — international recognition
Upon completion of the course and passing the exams, you’ll receive the ISSA (International Sail & Skipper Academy) Inshore Skipper certificate, which:
Is recognized in more than 70 countries worldwide
Is accepted by sailing schools, marinas, and charter companies
Is the foundation for further training (e.g., up to Bareboat Skipper or Yacht Master)
Confirms your skills for safe, confident yacht handling
🛠️ What you’ll master in practice?
🔹 Handling a yacht under sail and engine
— Starting the engine, leaving the marina, maneuvering in tight quarters
🔹 Mooring and anchoring
— Coming alongside, bow-to mooring, dropping anchor in a bay
🔹 Navigation and chartwork
— Using GPS and electronic charts, plotting a course, fixing position
🔹 Meteorology
— How to read forecasts, recognize squalls, plan routes for the wind
🔹 Safety at sea
— Safety equipment, man-overboard recovery, emergency procedures
🔹 Rigging and knots
— Essential boating knots, sail and gear maintenance
🔹 COLREGS
— Collision avoidance, right of way, light signals
🔹 Life on board
— Resource management (water, fuel), housekeeping, life at sea
🏝️ Practice route: Phuket and its highlights
A new location every day in the scenic Andaman Sea:
Chalong Bay — start and base
Phi Phi Islands — wild nature, turquoise water
Maya Bay — the legendary cove from the movie “The Beach”
Hong Islands — lagoons, arches, caves
Railay Beach — cliffs and tropics
Karon, Kata, Surin — picturesque bays and marinas
Sail, swim, learn, relax — all in one adventure!
🎯 After the course you will be able to:
✔️ Skipper a sailing yacht independently in coastal waters
✔️ Charter a yacht bareboat in Thailand, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, and other countries
✔️ Moor safely, enter marinas, and anchor even in challenging conditions
✔️ Plan and make sea passages up to 20 nautical miles from shore
✔️ Feel confident on any yacht — from charter to private
🌟 Who takes the course?
Beginners dreaming of starting under sail
Travelers who want to add yachting to their adventures
Boat owners who want to skipper themselves
Those who simply want to break routine and learn something truly exciting
📅 Ready to start?
📩 Enroll now — places are limited!
🎁 Early booking — up to 15% off!
📞 Contact us to find out:
Upcoming practice dates
Course price (including online theory, yacht, instructor)
How to start the online theory today
Phuket awaits. The wind calls. You’re the next captain.
⛵ Learn. Sail. Live on the water.
