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Phuket sailing blog
Course guidance, practical seamanship, charter ideas and local knowledge for making more of your time on the Andaman Sea.
How to choose your first RYA sailing course
Start Yachting, Competent Crew and Day Skipper serve different goals. This guide helps you choose a practical starting point without skipping important foundations.
20 August 2026
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Learning to Sail as a Couple at Different Experience Levels
Different experience levels need not mean separate sailing plans. Compare course requirements, shared training and private options before enquiring in Phuket.
30 September 2026
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Choosing an Andaman Mile Builder to Match Your Experience and Goals
Compare seven-day and fourteen-day Andaman Mile Builders by recent experience, time aboard and progression goals without assuming a fixed route or mileage total.
19 September 2026
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Mile Building or Another Course: What Should Come Next?
Decide whether your next step should teach new skills or provide more time to consolidate them on passage in Phuket and the Andaman Sea.
19 September 2026
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Start Yachting or Competent Crew: Choosing Your First Course
Compare two practical beginner sailing courses in Phuket by duration, liveaboard commitment, learning scope and personal readiness.
19 September 2026
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Returning to Sailing: Refresher Training or a Full Course?
Decide whether targeted practice, experience-building or a complete sailing course is the right way to rebuild your skills and confidence after time ashore.
19 September 2026
Read articlePreparing for Yachtmaster Training: Records and Documents
Review your sea-time records, command experience, theory knowledge and supporting documents before enquiring about focused Yachtmaster preparation in Phuket.
14 September 2026
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Powerboat Level 2 in Phuket: What It Covers—and What It Does Not
Understand the practical scope of RYA Powerboat Level 2 in Phuket, the limits of its certificate and the checks to make before choosing the course.
14 September 2026
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Joining a Sailing Course in Phuket as a Solo Traveller
Travelling alone need not stop you joining a Phuket sailing course. Compare course levels and check cabin allocation, shared life aboard, travel plans and current dates.
14 September 2026
Read articleCompetent Crew or Day Skipper: Which Fits Your Experience?
Compare the practical experience, theory knowledge and responsibility expected before choosing Competent Crew or Day Skipper Practical in Phuket.
12 September 2026
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Your First Private Yacht Charter in Phuket: A Planning Checklist
Plan your first private yacht charter in Phuket with a practical checklist for your group, crew, cabins, route and quotation—and the details to send with your enquiry.
7 September 2026
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