Skippers OnlineReviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Considering 183 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the user experience, finding the courses well-designed, clear, and easy to follow at their own pace, which is ideal for busy schedules. The quality of the course materials, including visuals and detailed explanations, is frequently highlighted as excellent, making learning both educational and enjoyable. Reviewers also commend the staff and customer service for their prompt, professional, and helpful responses to queries and assessments. However, some people mentioned issues with the iPhone app not working well on their iPad, which prevented them from continuing lectures. Additionally, a few customers found the printed tables sent to them difficult to read due to repeated copying.

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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

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

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


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  1. #2 of 2 best companies in Sailing school
  2. #2 of 2 best companies in Boating Instructor
  3. #5 of 55 best companies in Training Centre

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


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful Course

I have enjoyed this course (RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased) greatly. It is thorough, extremely well-structured, and perfectly delivered with a dab of English humor thrown in every now and then. I have also benefited significantly from the resources linked to in the resources tab.

The course itself is split into two (unequal) parts, Yachtmaster and Ocean. The Yachtmaster part is the larger one, containing 17 modules, with each module containing the lesson (narrated videos, animations, and quizzes), and the corresponding exercise/solution. The modules cover the entire Yachmaster syllabus from charts to radar. Additionally, there are three mock exams (covering the different parts of the course).

The Ocean part is smaller, 13 modules all in all, with most of them dealing with astronavigation (a lovely subject).

I cannot recommend this course enough!

2 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable self-paced learning.

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 modules that made it enjoyable as well as instructive.
The responses to my assessments and exams were rapid and on point.
And I also have the sessions and RYA course notes on hand to recap at any time.
Highly recommended:)

1 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly Recommend Skippers Online

I really enjoyed the Day Skipper Theory course with Skippers Online. It was clear, well structured and easy to follow at my own pace. The examples and practice questions made everything make sense. Would definitely recommend it to anyone doing their Day Skipper.

8 August 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional Course!

Exceptional Course! The best on-line course I have taken. The self-paced on-line lessons were informative, clear, practical, and even managed to be funny! The mid-lecture quizzes were useful for keeping your attention and the after-lesson exercises were hard enough to ensure you really had to learn the material. The mock exams are prefect preparation for the actual exam.

8 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything was very clear from the…

Everything was very clear from the beginning. The course very well explained. The Charts used are great and the metodolgy perfect for self students. Apart from that, I enjoyed a lot, even althogh it is a theory courses, the focus is very practical. I really recommend it.

6 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very professional and helpful

The content and presentation was very professional and informative. Delivery of course materials was handled in a very timely manner. The response and feedback from the instructors was very prompt and helpful.

29 September 2025

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