RYA Practical Sailing Courses with Canary Sail - La Gomera

Canary Sail is a family run RYA Sail Training School offering a comprehensive range of courses from Competent Crew and Day Skipper through to full Yacht Master and Cruising Instructor level. In addition we also provide Charter/Apartment holidays allowing you to combine your sailing experience with time ashore.

As a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) recognised training centre, Canary Sail offers you the opportunity to combine a great holiday with wonderful sailing. The Canary Islands` sub-tropical climate and year-round sunshine provide ideal conditions to explore some of the world`s most breathtaking coastlines under the power of the wind.

Our aim is to give you a great holiday with wonderful sailing. We hope that we can make this such a rewarding experience for you that you will recommend us to your families and friends.

We offer the full range of RYA practical sailing courses in the tidal waters of the Western Canary Islands. We also have sailing yachts available for bare boat or skippered charter.

We are based on the beautiful island of La Gomera that is a short transfer from Tenerife South airport (airport code is TFS). Tenerife is served by many airlines from most UK airports.

The Canary Islands have a sub-tropical climate that provides ideal sailing conditions and the sun is nearly always shining.

Unlike most schools, we run our courses with a maximum of four students to the instructor thus giving each student their own sleeping accommodation and maximum time with the instructor. We also run our courses for six days as opposed to five and includes seven nights accomodation on board.

The course cost includes provisions for all meals on board, soft drinks, wet weather gear (unlikely to be needed!), gas, the relevant RYA practical course booklet, diesel, marina fees, fresh sheets, duvets, pillows and towels. It does not include flights and transfers to La Gomera and food and drink ashore. The accommodation the preceding Friday night and last Thursday night are also included in your course cost so there are no added hotel costs.
We offer discounts across all the boats for couples sharing and for exclusive boat bookings.

You will be accommodated on one of our modern Bavaria 36, 37 or 40 Cruiser yachts. They are all the three double cabin versions. The accommodation the preceding Friday night and last Thursday night are also included in your course cost so there are no added hotel costs.

La Gomera is still a relatively unknown Canary Island even though it was Christopher Columbus's last port of call before he discovered America and it has a stunning National Park in it's interior that was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986.

One of the other 'secrets' of la Gomera is that it offers some of the finest sailing in the world, for beginners as well as the more experienced sailor.

The geographical position of the Canaries means that there are generally excellent winds for sailing. The North Easterly trades that once took Columbus to America funnel through the islands creating what are known as Wind Acceleration Zones. This means that even with fairly light prevailing winds, you can still find enough wind for an excellent sail. There is also plenty of marine life to see as the area around south west Gomera is designated a Special Area of Conservation by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS).

La Gomera is 28 degrees North of the equator in the sub tropics which give the island very agreeable average temperatures of 21 degrees in winter and 28 degrees in summer. The island still retains it's Canarian character and unlike it's larger neighbours, hasn't suffered the ravages of mass tourism, even though it is only a short transfer from Tenerife's main (south) airport. You won't be able to find a full English breakfast or a pint of best bitter on the island, but you will be able to sample some excellent local food and wine.

The centre of San Sebastian, the capital of La Gomera, has changed little since Columbus's ships were anchored in the bay. The Count's tower, the Church Of The Assumption - where the members of the expedition were blessed, along with the Well Of Aguada - where the water that baptised America was drawn, have survived to testify to the Discoverers of America's passage through the island toward the unknown in 1492.

We are based on the beautiful island of La Gomera that is a short transfer from Tenerife South airport (airport code is TFS). Tenerife is served by many airlines from most UK airports.

You need to fly in to Tenerife South (code TFS) and then it is a short ferry transfer to La Gomera. The cost of this transfer is approximately 40 pounds return. We are happy to help you find flights from the UK if you would like us to. When looking for flights in to Tenerife South it is advisable to find one that arrives prior to 6pm.

We can provide you with information and advice on how to get to us - just let us know the information you need!