Costa Brava Sailing Barcelona

Our Sailing Base on the Costa Brava Spain for RYA Courses & Holidays

Club NauticaOur base is at Club Nautica Port D'Aro - a modern marina with first class facilities, including a swimming pool, sauna, bar and restaurant facilities. The club has classrooms and a private lounge area for our guests to relax and study in comfort. Your family and friends can use the beach or pool areas whilst you study for recognised RYA (Royal Yachting Association) qualifications. You can stay aboard one of our yachts whilst you study, or stay at El Mirador our luxury villa - just a ten-minute drive away from our yacht base.

Access by road

From the North, take the A-7 motorway to Exit 6 – Girona Nord, and then C-66 to La Bisbal and on to Palamos. The Old Port is to your left as you reach the sea.

From the South, also take the A-7 but to Exit 9a – Costa Brava and follow the C-35 until you reach Palamos (39Kms). It is sign-posted all the way. The Old Port is to your left as you reach the sea.

Access by train

The nearest train station is in Girona. Next to it is the bus station where there is a daily bus service Girona-Palamós.

The bus takes about 1 hour to get to Palamós from Girona.

Access by plane

The closest airport is Girona Airport, and there are now numerous low-cost flights there. We are always pleased to arrange transfers to and from the airport.

Barcelona Airport is a slightly less convenient alternative, but has many more international flights. Once there, take the frequent airport train to its terminus at Mataro. We will be pleased to arrange transfers from the station there.

Girona airport is a short one and half hour flight from UK.

Ryanair flies from London Stansted, Bournemouth, Birmingham, East Midlands, Luton, Bristol and Prestwick to Girona and flights have been purchased for as little as £2.49!

Easy Jet has flights into Barcelona taking approximately one hour and costing around £25 each way.

RYA Instructors

We pride ourselves on delivering tuition to RYA standards employing only qualified RYA Instructors; whether you're booking a sailing holiday for you and your family or sharpening your sailing skills, rest assured your skipper will have a wealth of experience to pass on. Remember the emphasis is always to enjoy

Six is a Crowd!

Our yachts are all modern, less than 5 years old and MCA coded for your safety; we never have a student Instructor ratio of more than 5 to one. You will never sail on one of our yachts with any more than 5 students.

RYA Theory Courses

RYA Theory, come prepared - these courses are challenging and thought provoking. Fastrackers learn in modern classrooms with first class facilities. We believe that your theory should be taught ashore before you put theory into practice.

Theory in Comfort

At our UK shore based facility you can study your theory in comfort. Based in the Cotswolds near junction 15 M4 you can stay for a week. Master the theory before arriving for our weekly RYA courses. Call for information.
If you would like to study your RYA Theory as part of a holiday, then why not stay at Villa El Mirador www.costa-brava-villa.com. Please contact us for details.

Yacht Fleet

Our modern Beneteau yachts, from 31 - 48 feet are also available bareboat for the more experienced; new yachts have been added each year and none is older than five years.

Private Tuition

If you would like personal tuition, be it theory, practical or own boat, our RYA Yachtmaster Instructors will take you as far as you would like to go. From Start Sailing, through Competent Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper, to Yacht master and beyond.

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