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Resources & Learning Guides

Practical tools, revision guides, and filmed masterclasses to support your training, helping you build genuine confidence both during your course and out on the water.

Download expert-designed checklists, proformas, and chartwork guides created to make your theory training simple to master and effortless to apply in the real world. You can also explore our masterclass series, which covers a wide range of boating topics that fall outside the RYA course syllabus, giving you a deeper level of knowledge and skippering confidence.

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Tidal Hour Ladder Pro Forma Day Skipper

Calculate the tidal hour at Day Skipper level.

Tidal Hour Ladder Pro Forma Day Skipper
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Tidal Hour Ladder Pro Forma Yachtmaster

Calculate the tidal hour at Yachtmaster level.

Tidal Hour Ladder Pro Forma Yachtmaster
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Personal Logbook

Record your boating experience and miles.

Personal Logbook
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Pilotage Plan Pro Forma

Plan pilotage into or out of harbour.

Pilotage Plan Pro Forma
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Passage Planning Pro Forma

Structure a complete passage plan.

Passage Planning Pro Forma
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Secondary Port Pro Forma

Calculate tides at secondary ports.

Secondary Port Pro Forma
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Computation Of Rates

Interpolate tidal stream rates between springs and neaps.

Computation Of Rates
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What Weather Forecast Should We Use When Heading Out On The Water? An Ardent Training Masterclass.

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What Weather Forecast Should We Use When Heading Out On The Water? An Ardent Training Masterclass.

'What Weather Forecast?' is part of Ardent Training's Student Masterclass Series. Ardent Training Instructor and Yachtmaster Examiner Stuart Cook shares his extensive knowledge on the subject, discussing the different ways of gathering data and how to bring this information together to create a bigger picture of what's really happening out there on the water. Ardent Training is an online sailing school based in the Scottish Hebrides. With Ardent Training you can learn to sail anywhere, anytime, and at your own pace with our specially made, interactive online learning platform, and bespoke app. Extremely useful skills to possess when skippering a vessel and needing to make safe decisions for your vessel and crew. Our team of professional instructors are on hand to help you every step of the way, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 364 days of the year. With all of our lessons in both video and text format, we provide you with the option to choose the learning style that suits you best. Once you're signed up on a course with us you will be automatically invited to attend our Student Masterclass Live Sessions. Upon completing your RYA qualifications with us you will be able to take your internationally recognised theory certificate to any sailing school worldwide, ready to start your practical sailing lessons. Visit us at www.ardent-training.com to check out our free trials and find out more. Music by AudioCoffee: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

About Time - Understanding Time Zones

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About Time - Understanding Time Zones

Where did 'time' come from? How have time zones developed around the world? How can we use and understand them in the real world, and in our online RYA Theory Courses? Stuart Cook, an Ardent Training Instructor and RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Examiner, shares his extensive knowledge on the subject in this recording of one of our Live Masterclass Sessions. Ardent Training is an online sailing school based in the Scottish Hebrides. With Ardent Training you can learn to sail anywhere, anytime, and at your own pace with our specially made, interactive online learning platform, and bespoke app. Extremely useful skills to possess when skippering a vessel and needing to make safe decisions for your vessel and crew. Our team of professional instructors are on hand to help you every step of the way, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 364 days of the year. With all of our lessons in both video and text format, we provide you with the option to choose the learning style that suits you best. Once you're signed up on a course with us you will be automatically invited to attend our Student Masterclass Live Sessions. Upon completing your RYA qualifications with us you will be able to take your internationally recognised theory certificate to any sailing school worldwide, ready to start your practical sailing lessons. Visit us at www.ardent-training.com to check out our free trials and find out more. Music by AudioCoffee: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

Global Meteorology - Air Masses, Winds, Currents and World Routing

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Global Meteorology - Air Masses, Winds, Currents and World Routing

With the North Atlantic Ocean crossing season coming up, and sailing rallies such as the ARC taking place, it is a great time to think about why we follow these specific routes around our oceans. Our in house RYA Examiner talks us through global air masses, their associated winds, the currents they produce and how we use these for routing. Ardent Training is an online sailing school based in the Scottish Hebrides. With Ardent Training you can learn to sail anywhere, anytime, and at your own pace with our specially made, interactive online learning platform, and bespoke app. Extremely useful skills to possess when skippering a vessel and needing to make safe decisions for your vessel and crew. Our team of professional instructors are on hand to help you every step of the way, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 364 days of the year. With all of our lessons in both video and text format, we provide you with the option to choose the learning style that suits you best. Once you're signed up on a course with us you will be automatically invited to attend our Student Masterclass Live Sessions. Upon completing your RYA qualifications with us you will be able to take your internationally recognised theory certificate to any sailing school worldwide, ready to start your practical sailing lessons. Visit us at www.ardent-training.com to check out our free trials and find out more. Music by AudioCoffee: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

Marine Communication

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Marine Communication

Alan Denham, Yachtmaster Ocean Instructor and Ardent Training Content Creator and Instructor, delivers us another wonderfully interesting Live Session, this time on Marine Communication. Alan has a keen interest in communication at sea, and delivers GNSS courses around the world. In this recording of our Ardent Training Live Session, Alan talks in detail about safety equipment we can carry aboard our vessels, and general communications at sea. Ardent Training is an online sailing school based in the Scottish Hebrides. With Ardent Training you can learn to sail anywhere, anytime, and at your own pace with our specially made, interactive online learning platform, and bespoke app. Extremely useful skills to possess when skippering a vessel and needing to make safe decisions for your vessel and crew. Our team of professional instructors are on hand to help you every step of the way, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 364 days of the year. With all of our lessons in both video and text format, we provide you with the option to choose the learning style that suits you best. Once you're signed up on a course with us you will be automatically invited to attend our Student Masterclass Live Sessions. Upon completing your RYA qualifications with us you will be able to take your internationally recognised theory certificate to any sailing school worldwide, ready to start your practical sailing lessons. Visit us at www.ardent-training.com to check out our free trials and find out more. Music by AudioCoffee: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

How to Charter in the Mediterranean

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How to Charter in the Mediterranean

Don't miss this recording of our Ardent Training Live Session, filled with top tips and expert advice on what to do (and what not to do!) when planning a sailing or cruising holiday in the Med. Our in-house RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Instructor and Examiner, Stuart Cook, leads the session and shares with us his vast knowledge on the subject by drawing on his own unsurpassed experience of sailing the Mediterranean waters - both as a professional instructor, and for personal pleasure. Ardent Training is an online sailing school based in the Scottish Hebrides. With Ardent Training you can learn to sail anywhere, anytime, and at your own pace with our specially made, interactive online learning platform, and bespoke app. With our courses, you will learn extremely useful skills that will be vital to possess when skippering a vessel and needing to make safe decisions for your vessel and crew. Our team of professional instructors are on hand to help you every step of the way, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 364 days of the year. With all of our lessons in both video and text format, we provide you with the option to choose the learning style that suits you best. Once you're signed up on a course with us you will be automatically invited to attend our Student Masterclass Live Sessions. Upon completing your RYA qualifications with us you will be able to take your internationally recognised theory certificate to any sailing school worldwide, ready to start your practical sailing lessons. Visit us at www.ardent-training.com to check out our free trials and find out more. Music by AudioCoffee: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

The End of Paper Charts? And #DigitalFirst

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The End of Paper Charts? And #DigitalFirst

With the UKHO declaring that they will stop printing paper charts, and the RYA busy creating a new syllabus with an emphasis on #DigitalFirst, Edd Hewett, principal at Ardent Training, keeps his students well-informed and up to date on the latest changes that will affect their learning and future navigation at sea. If you haven't already, you may also want to check out Edd's previous 'The End Of Paper Charts?' YouTube video, posted in September 2023, which is a recording of a live session that Edd presented for his students when the announcements were first made, and gives a more in-depth look at why and how these changes are happening. Ardent Training is an online sailing school based in the Scottish Hebrides. With Ardent Training you can learn to sail anywhere, anytime, and at your own pace with our specially made, interactive online learning platform, and bespoke app. With our courses, you will learn extremely useful skills that will be vital to possess when skippering a vessel and needing to make safe decisions for your vessel and crew. Our team of professional instructors are on hand to help you every step of the way, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 364 days of the year. With all of our lessons in both video and text format, we provide you with the option to choose the learning style that suits you best. Once you're signed up on a course with us you will be automatically invited to attend our Student Masterclass Live Sessions. Upon completing your RYA qualifications with us you will be able to take your internationally recognised theory certificate to any sailing school worldwide, ready to start your practical sailing lessons. Visit us at www.ardent-training.com to check out our free trials and find out more. Music by AudioCoffee: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

Basic Sail Trim with Alan Denham

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Basic Sail Trim with Alan Denham

Alan Denham, content creator and instructor at Ardent Training, discusses the techniques involved and importance of sail trim. In learning how it contributes to efficiency, speed, reducing wear and tear, maintaining balance/heel, and enhancing crew comfort, we understand how it's definitely something very worthwhile to understand before heading out on the water. Ardent Training is an online sailing school based in the Scottish Hebrides. With Ardent Training you can learn to sail anywhere, anytime, and at your own pace with our specially made, interactive online learning platform, and bespoke app. Our team of professional instructors are on hand to help you every step of the way, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 364 days of the year. With all of our lessons in both video and text format, we provide you with the option to choose the learning style that suits you best. Once you're signed up on a course with us you will be automatically invited to attend our Student Masterclass Live Sessions. Upon completing your RYA qualifications with us you will be able to take your internationally recognised theory certificate to any sailing school worldwide, ready to start your practical sailing lessons. Visit us at www.ardent-training.com to check out our free trials and find out more. Music by AudioCoffee: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

Stay Charged Afloat: A Guide to Battery & Electrical Management Systems

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Stay Charged Afloat: A Guide to Battery & Electrical Management Systems

As a boat owner himself, Alan Denham - an instructor and content creator at Ardent Training - shares his hands-on experience setting up an efficient battery management system aboard his vessel 'Fair Exchange', along with practical tips and insights he's gathered over the years to ensure its success. Ardent Training is an online sailing school based in the Scottish Hebrides. With Ardent Training you can learn to sail anywhere, anytime, and at your own pace with our specially made, interactive online learning platform, and bespoke app. Our team of professional instructors are on hand to help you every step of the way, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 364 days of the year. With all of our lessons in both video and text format, we provide you with the option to choose the learning style that suits you best. Once you're signed up on a course with us you will be automatically invited to attend our Student Masterclass Live Sessions. Upon completing your RYA qualifications with us you will be able to take your internationally recognised theory certificate to any sailing school worldwide, ready to start your practical sailing lessons. Visit us at www.ardent-training.com to check out our free trials and find out more. Music by AudioCoffee: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

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