ASA requires you to have taken the prior classes before taking an advanced class but, if you have sailing experience, you can “test” out of earlier classes such as 101 and 103 by taking the written test and an on the water practical for a fee.Ĥ.) ASA courses use American rather than British nautical terminology – there are some differences! ASA tests include specific information pertaining to US coastguard rules. Those who do not like written tests or for whom English is a second language may prefer the RYA approach.ģ.) You can enter the RYA scheme at any level as long as you have the required knowledge or experience you don’t need to have completed earlier RYA courses. ASA students take a written test which they must pass with an 80% or more and a practical skills assessment which must be passed with 100%. RYA Day Skipper & Coastal Skipper Shorebased courses include practical chartwork exercises and questions which students must complete satisfactorily, although they don’t get a numeric score. There are advantages and disadvantages to each approach.Ģ.) RYA practical courses and the basic navigation course are assessed by the instructor on the student’s performance during the course there is no written examination. ASA schools may teach theory in a classroom but ASA courses more often include both theory and practical work taught on board the yacht. There are some differences between the RYA and ASA schemes:ġ.) RYA theory courses (in the white boxes above) are completed separately, in a class or online, before doing the relevant practical course. ![]() I’m happy to update what I have put if it is incorrect in any way. Obviously, as an RYA school, we may be slightly biased □ but I have included information from friends who are ASA instructors to try to give a balanced view. ![]() I’ll write another article about the more advanced levels in due course. These cover the courses that you might take if you want to charter, sail on a flotilla, or start sailing your own small yacht. I’ve only included the lower level courses, which are what most students are interested in. We often get asked what the difference is between the courses offered by the RYA and ASA and so I have created the chart and notes below to help you understand the two schemes. They are a little different in size and scope as I explain later in this article. ![]() The RYA (Royal Yachting Association) and the ASA (American Sailing Association) are the two most well-known organisations in sail training.
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