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Only a few spaces left for Summer sailing courses 
"A refreshing mix of fun and learning" 
We are a friendly and professional RYA training centre situated on the beautiful English Riviera in South Devon. Torbay is flanked by the towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham. This is an ideal place to enjoy your RYA training course using the sheltered waters of Torbay and local estuaries such as Dartmouth and Salcombe. The coastline here is known to be one of the most picturesque in the UK and it's warm climate with safe, uncluttered waters allow you to gain maximum enjoyment from your RYA training course. 
 
RYA Course Dates
We run regular courses throughout the year. Find out when our next available courses are here. 
 
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Summer Hours (March - October)  
Monday - Saturday 9.00 a.m. until 5.30 p.m.  
Sunday 11.00 a.m. until 7.00 p.m. 
 
Winter Hours (November - February) 
Monday - Saturday 9.30 a.m. until 5.00 p.m.  
RYA Sailing Courses
Sailing courses are undertaken on a variety of modern sailing yachts but our main yachts are spacious  
Bavaria 37s and 38s 
sailing course
RYA Powerboat courses
We offer a full range of courses for all age groups and levels of experience.  
Our main boat is a Ribcraft 7.8 with a 300hp engine. 
Powerboat
RYA Motor Cruising
For our motor boat courses we use two very different vessels to cater for whichever training you require. 
Motorboat
RYA Shorebased Courses
Sea survival, First Aid & Yachtmaster are just a few of the courses, Torbay Sea School has to offer. 
shorebased course