Welcome to Nomad Sailing
Nomad Sailing is an RYA Recognised Training Centre offering practical sail training, sailing adventures and shorebased theory courses in London, Gosport and Online. We pride ourselves on putting the student/customer at the centre of what we do. Check out our Trip Advisor reviews to see what our students think.
12 Days of Christmas Offers
Win a Weekend Skippered Charter - take part in any of our 12 Days of Christmas offers or book any course before 25th Dec and get one entry to our prize draw : first name out of the hat wins a weekend bareboat charter, skippered by our chief instructor Lou Barden - she can be there for guidance on where to visit or provide you with a full coaching weekend !
All of our RYA course, dates for 2025 are now on the website, any booking made requires just a 25% deposit, if you are thinking about your RYA Day Skipper or RYA Competent Crew course take a listen to this podcast, Lou has a chat with her students on a 5 day course, see what they think. All dates are also available for RYA Coastal Skipper courses, Yachtmaster Prep, Boat Handling, Refreshers, Channel Hops and Adventure Cruises.
All of our sailing courses and trips are fully inclusive, we do provide 3 meals a day, we cater for all dietary requirements and we pay for all mooring fees, we guarantee no hidden extra costs. As a Nomad student you will not waste any time hunting down your breakfast, lunch and dinner, instead we use all our time learning and having fun.
RYA Practical Sailing Courses are available in the busy tidal waters of the Solent and will give you the hands on experience you need to sail in tidal waters. They cover the entire experience range from those new to sailing and wanting to give it try, through to experienced sailors looking for their Yachtmaster ticket. Our courses include Start Yachting, Competent Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Preparation.
RYA Shorebased Theory Courses are available in various locations in London and now at our new shorebased training venue at Endeavour Quay (Gosport Marina). We offer evening classes in London and intensive courses at Gosport. These RYA theory courses include the Day Skipper Theory, Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Theory and the VHF SRC Radio course. From 2020 we will also be offering RYA First Aid and RYA Diesel Engine at our Gosport Centre. Should you wish to enquire about shorebased training delivery at your own venue please contact us.
See TripAdvisor for what people have been saying.
Yacht Charter and Corporate Charter . Nomad Sailing also manage Solent Yacht Charter, a long established charter company in Haslar marina. We can provide you with a full range of options for sail and motor boat charter, both bareboat and skippered along with some interesting corporate charter options
Free Resit Guarantee*
Our guarantee is that we won't give up on you: in the unlikely event that you fail or can't complete one of our RYA courses, you can resit or rejoin another at NO EXTRA COST (includes practical courses up to Day Skipper and all theory courses less exam fees where applicable) (*see Terms & Conditions).
Testimonials
The safety briefing was particularly good. Crew welfare and importance of rest and food good. Monitoring of conditions and preparation, all sensible and impressive. I learnt a lot.