Many yacht clubs will organise racing all year round at weekends and most have mid-week evening racing during the summer months. So, whether it is for coastal cruising or crossing oceans, learning to sail a yacht will open up the world to you. These certificates will often be a prerequisite to bare boat charter and for sailing for hire and reward. After these essentials, there are an infinite number of gadgets and gizmos to make sailing either easier, safer, faster or more fun. The real cost is in the hardware.
Yachts There is such a range of yachts available to buy that it is difficult to know where to start.
One of the best ways to see what is around is to visit one of the two boat shows held either at Earls Court, London in January or in Southampton in September. Most yachting publications are stuffed full of adverts and the RYA can offer useful advice to a prospective purchaser.