Competent Crew in Thailand
Doing your Competent Crew in Thailand is a great idea. It’s warm, there’s wind and crucially, there is tide.
Phuket lies off the west coast of southern Thailand in the Andaman Sea
Phuket |
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Chart |
3941 |
Currency |
Baht (THB) |
Time to Visit |
Year Round |
Nav Difficulty |
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Ave. Temperature |
30° |
Family Friendly |
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Wind |
Nov-May NE May-Oct SW |
Diving/Snorkelling |
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Time Zone |
UT + 7 |
Sightseeing |
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Language |
Thai, English widely Spoken | ||
Why Thailand?
So your looking to learn to sail and the appeal of doing somewhere warm is enticing. But what are the advantages and disadvantages of heading to the clear blue waters of the Andaman Sea to learn to sail? Let’s take a brief look.
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Disadvantages
We can’t think of too many. It is likely you have already considered the flight costs and the cost of training is roughy similar the world over, if at a small premium. There are times when you can’t, or at least is is inadvisable, to sail in Thailand, during the typhoon seasons. There is also not quite the frequency of courses you might find in countries like Australia or the United Kingdom, with many training schools to choose from.
Advantages
There are so many. The standard of training in as high here as anywhere, with RYA courses and IYT Qualifications widely available.
It take about three says of sailing around the Andaman Sea under a tropical sun, lapped by warm waters, cooled by sea breezes to lose your clothes;
don your sarong and begin to look and feel like a local sea gypsy.
Killer Feature
One of the best reasons to head for Thailand & Malaysia, is that the qualifications are considered tidal.
RYA Competent Crew
Under the RYA scheme, there is no way to “upgrade” to tidal, if you have taken the non-tidal route. You would need to climb the ladder again. Thus training here, over say the Mediterranean or the Caribbean has a decent advantage.
Summay
- RYA Recognised Qualifications
- Is considered Tidal by the RYA
- Great winds (esp. November to May)
- Almost all year round cruising
- English Widely Spoken
Options
We don’t have any companies feeding us there live course availability, but we do have a database of all the providers. If you are looking to do RYA Competent Crew in Thailand, or any other sailing qualifications including the IYT competencies, then let us help you out.
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