Edd Hewett
Principal & Co-Founder
Specialist Topics
- Anchoring
- Vessel maintenance
- Expedition sailing
- Signing up with a friend?
- Get in touch to find out about group
- booking discounts.
Our Instructors
Our Instructors
The Ardent Training team of instructors are passionate about sailing and teaching online RYA courses. Find out more about them and what they bring to their skipper classes.
Charly Hewett
Chief Instructor & Co-Founder
Specialist Topics
- Celestial navigation
- Pilotage
- Rigging and Sails
Charlie Triggs
Content Creator & Instructor
Specialist Topics
- Meteorology
- Marine conservation
- Cruising
Alan Denham
Content Creator & Instructor
Specialist Topics
- Traditional navigation
- Celestial navigation
- Marine conservation
Stuart Cook
Content Creator & Instructor
Specialist Topics
- Sail Training
- Celestial Navigation
- Preventative Maintenance
Tom Farnworth
Instructor
Specialist Topics
- Sail Training
- Knots
- Diesel Engine
Not Sure Which Is The Right Skippers Course For You?
Have you previously completed any RYA courses?
None, Start Sailing - Level 1, Basic Skills - Level 2, Start Yatching, Start Motor Cruising, Essential Navigation and Seamanship, Competent Crew, Helmsman's Course
Day Skipper Shorebased, Day skipper Practical, ICC, Adavanced Pilotage
Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory, Coastal Skipper practical, Yachtmaster Offshore practical
Special Offers
Group Bookings
Gift Vouchers
- Send the gift of knowledge.
- We can send you a gift certificate to print off or a gift-wrapped student pack.
- Available for all our online RYA courses
*only one special offer/discount per can be applied per course*
14-Days Money Back Guarantee
If you’re not happy with your course, we offer a 14-days full money back guarantee. No reason required, just get in touch and ask for your money back. Any posted material (student pack, plotter/dividers etc) will be deducted from the refund unless returned unopened.
Why learn with us?
Everyone learns in their own unique way. We want to give you the options to be able to tailor your learning experience to your own style from our online RYA courses. Whether that's watching instructional videos, reading text and diagrams, or just getting in touch and having a chat with one of our experienced RYA instructors.
Engagement in the classroom is very beneficial to learning. Everyone has different opinions, ideas and experiences to learn from, we don't want you to miss out on this. Our communities and forum features allow you to learn from home, in your own time, and at your own pace, but still be able to benefit from student engagement and have on-demand access to your instructors when completing your RYA skipper course.
On average, our professional RYA instructors respond to student questions via live chat within 1 minute! Try it out now if you don’t believe us.
Web + App
Access your RYA online courses on any device, anytime, anywhere! App COMING SOON - download content for use offline!
Social learning
Enjoy our communities and forum features to engage and network with like minded students and your instructors!
Video and Written content
All our lessons can be viewed in both video or written content, to suit your learning preferences!
RYA approved
Internationally recognized RYA qualifications!
Instructor Support
We have world class RYA instructors online 8am - 8pm, 7 days a week. Get in touch at any point of your skippers course via phone, email or instant message, whichever suits you best! Average live chat response time, <1 minute!
Support marine conservation
We live and work at sea and as a result we want to protect the world's oceans. We donate a percentage of profits to Marine Conservation Charities
Helping support marine charities
Not only do we donate 2% of our income to marine conservation charities, but we also support a number of other good causes, such as the Jubilee Sailing Trust.
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