Online training for boating and sailing: fact or fiction?

Building confidence in your sailing skills, understanding maneuvers before stepping aboard… What if you could do it all from home? Today, e-learning is a modern and effective solution for acquiring the basics of navigation and boosting your seamanship.

Ocean Skills is successfully developing this approach, proving there is no conflict between theory and practice. Rather, they combine perfectly.

E-learning is not a myth… but a well-anchored reality!

For a long time, it was thought that learning to sail could only be achieved through practice. But every experienced boater will tell you: before you set sail, it’s essential to understand how things actually work on the water!

Featuring among those essential concepts to grasp are:

• Sensing the wind and choosing the right point of sail,
• Understanding and applying safety rules,
• Anticipating complex situations: maneuvering in port, picking up a mooring, weighing anchor…

With more than 350 engaging videos and 200 summary sheets, Ocean Skills provides learners with a hands-on preparation, so they can enjoy their time with more confidence once on the water.

Putting theory into practice: learning for the long term

What sets Ocean Skills apart is its commitment to learning rooted in real-life boating and sailing scenarios. There’s no disconnected theory here, just real-world situations encountered at sea:

• How to anchor safely?
• What maneuver to choose to recover a man overboard?
• How to successfully dock or cast off in challenging weather conditions?

This situational approach makes it easier to memorize and put into practice what you’ve learned, whether you’re sailing a monohull, catamaran or motorboat.

Studying year-round: the key to progress, even during winter

Boating is a seasonal activity. In winter, many boats stay put and sailing opportunities are few and far between. So it’s the ideal time to brush up on your skills, revisit your maneuvers and prepare for future ventures on the water.

Learning online makes it easy to :

• Consolidate what you’ve learned over the winter,
• Prepare future sailing plans,
• Rebuild confidence before heading out again.

They’ve tried it, and they say it best!

➡️ “Thank you for your training courses, which allow us to learn the fundamentals and also to envision what we’ll be confronted with during our practical training.” — Claudio, monohull sailing

➡️ “Very good training, the video and pdf explanations are very clear. Can’t wait to continue and above all to sail. Thanks to the Ocean Skills team.” — Stéphane, catamaran sailor

➡️ “I really liked the content, its clarity, the pace (not too fast to have time to absorb), the illustrations (drone over the boat, diagrams), the summaries. It helped me understand a lot of what I experienced on the boat. Theory after or before practice!” — Cécile, powerboat

Ocean Skills: proof that theory and practice go hand in hand

Learning to sail is not limited to experience on the water. It’s only by understanding the theoretical basics that you can fully enjoy your practical experience.

With its rich, practical content, accessible throughout the year, Ocean Skills proves that e-learning is not only a reality… but above all, a genuine gateway to greater empowerment and enjoyment at sea.

➡️ So, are you ready to jump on board?

Dive into the world of Ocean Skills and discover a preview of their videos right here!

For more content, visit www.ocean-skills.com and plan your next trips in complete safety.