Skippers OnlineReviews 

2,159
TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

Review summary

Created with AI, based on recent reviews

Evaluating 177 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the well-designed and structured courses, finding the modules clear, engaging, and easy to follow at their own pace. The learning material is often described as comprehensive, informative, and practical, with helpful examples, visuals, and quizzes that aid understanding and retention. Many appreciate the flexibility of online learning, which allows them to fit the course around busy schedules, and the quality of the plotting tools and overall user experience is frequently highlighted. The support from the staff and instructors is consistently rated as prompt, professional, and incredibly helpful, with quick and detailed responses to queries and assessments. However, some customers noted issues with the age of the printed tables provided, finding them difficult to read, and a few experienced problems with the iPhone app not working well on their iPad.

What people talk about most

User experience

Reviewers express high satisfaction with the user experience, highlighting the clear, well-structured, and... See more

Staff

People report positive experiences with staff, consistently praising the outstanding support from the team... See more

Response time

Consumers consistently express satisfaction with the promptness of responses, highlighting that technical... See more

Quality

Customers had positive experiences with quality, consistently praising the excellent, clear, and... See more

Customer service

Clients share positive opinions on customer service, consistently praising the team's responsiveness,... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I started the Yachtmaster theory nearly 30 years ago at the local college but couldn’t finish it, recently wanted to, for me, work towards it again. Due to family and work commitments I couldn’t c... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’m very pleased to have completed (and passed) my RYA Day Skipper Theory following the course from Skippers Online. An excellent self study programme, with well structured and interesting module... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It is a wealth of information. The practical side was illustrated with plenty of examples. The illustrations, diagrams, explanations etc. were clear and easily to follow. Sometimes, the chapters were... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The RYA Day Skipper theory online course was perfect for me. This very instructive course with well-presented units includes links to useful resources and is good value for money. At short intervals d... See more


Company details

  1. #2 of 2 best companies in Sailing school
  2. #2 of 2 best companies in Boating Instructor
  3. #5 of 56 best companies in Training Centre

Written by the company

Skippers Online teaches RYA/MCA Day Skipper, Yachtmaster Offshore and Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased online.


Contact info

4.9

Excellent

TrustScore 5 out of 5

2k reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

Asks customers to review

This company invites their customers to review, whether positive or negative

Replied to 66% of negative reviews

Typically replies within 24 hours

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

4.9

All reviews

(2,159)

183 reviews in the last 12 months

Write a review
Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great course

Great course. To be able to complete the theory element before the practical was helpful. The course was well balanced, informative and in an easy to use format. The practical element was excellent with a top notch instructor. I would highly recommend.

19 March 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Day Skipper

We did our Day Skipper course with Skippers Online. The course was informative, easy to follow and well structured. I would highly recommend these guys.

12 March 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Skippers Online were great… 100% GREAT!

Skippers Online were great throughout the course. The yacht master theory is not easy and there is a lot of questions sent to Skippers Online (well from me anyway) and I have to say, they always answered so quickly and gave the reassurance that the support was there. So thank you to the team, I really did appreciate all your help.
I would certainly have no hesitation in recommending Skippers Online to anyone out there. Sailing really is a fun thing to do.

23 March 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Yacjtmaster The course is tructure and…

The course is very well structure and organized. The exercise are very complementory to the lesson. The Mock exam definitely synthesize all the material that we have learn during the course. The instructor are extremely knowledgable, helpful and dedicated by their precise commments

19 March 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would choose Skippers Online for more courses.

The media and graphics were very good and explained the concepts very well. The detail contained in each module is comprehensive and the way the tests and mock exams build you up to the real exam is very constructive and helpful. Throughout the course the instructors were available for questions and clarifications.

9 March 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Day Skipper

Very structured training module considering I had no previous experience in sailing, I didn’t need any guidance just kept going over the training modules and mock exams till I was confident enough. I had only completed a Competent Crew course in March 2025 and then enrolled in this Day Skipper theory which have now passed and looking forward to the practical next.

5 March 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

YM offshore theory

I took the online yachtmaster offshore theory certificate. I did the same with dayskipper so knew what to expect. Online presentation materials, tests and additional resources give more than enough to get you ready for the final exams. Great support from the instructors too.

4 March 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great online Day Skipper Theory Course 👍

A really engaging online Day Skipper Theory course, with clear and informative lessons backed up with wider reference material and instructor support if you need it. Very responsive to queries and quick to provide feedback on the assessment. Highly recommended!

17 February 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent course with excellent support

The course was clear and straightforward. Very quick responses from the instructor team available through the website. Unfortunately the iPhone app running on my iPad didn't work well, but the browser version was excellent.

23 February 2026
Skippers Online logo

Reply from Skippers Online

Thanks for your feedback Philip. We will soon release a new version of our offline app which will scale the display to any screen size and will also add MS-Windows support.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Would recommend

Great service provided. Easy to learn at your own pace.

Only advice would be: it would be great to have more feedback from the instructor for the individual lessons, as you only get realtime feedback on your final exam. And not on the mocks or the coursework.

Nevertheless, it was well structured and I learnt plenty. Passed my DS with no issues first time.

15 February 2026

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.

Learn more about other kinds of reviews.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look