ISSA courses for beginners and experienced skippers alike. Training takes place in the Canary Islands, in Costa Adeje, Tenerife.
Four levels, from your first days as crew to ocean voyages with no distance limit.
Your first step in sailing. Become a certified crew member.
Sailing yachts up to 24 m, 20 miles out, day and night.
Sailing yachts up to 24 m, 120 miles offshore, day and night.
Sailing yachts up to 24 m, no offshore limit. The top sailing certification.
Whatever the level of the sailing course, you can take it during a cruise. In the care of a certified instructor you gain the knowledge and the practice for your training, plus sea time as crew.
Four levels, from your first day on the water to commanding large motor yachts offshore.
Your first licence. Boats up to 16 m, 12 miles out, daytime. No experience needed.
Motorboats up to 16 m, 20 miles out, day and night.
Motor yachts up to 24 m, 120 miles offshore, day and night.
Motor yachts up to 24 m, 200 miles offshore. The top motor certification.
Two one-day trainings that every skipper needs sooner or later. Both can be taken on their own or alongside a skipper course.
A quick guide by experience and goal. Still unsure? Send us a message and we'll recommend the right level.
All practical sessions take place on the open Atlantic, not a harbour or a lake. Genuine offshore experience from day one.
Marcin Głowacki, ISSA instructor with 14+ years based in Tenerife. Small groups, individual approach, full attention.
ISSA certificates are accepted by charter companies in Croatia, Greece, the Caribbean, the Canary Islands and worldwide.
Tenerife has 300+ sunny days a year. Courses run year-round and the schedule is built around you.
Courses are available in four languages. You choose the language, the certificate is the same internationally recognised ISSA.
Earn your ISSA certificate once and use it for life. No renewals, no expiry date.
Weeks open to join — each one runs Saturday 16:00 to the following Saturday 12:00, the way the courses and cruises run. Your week not among them? Ask us, or look at which weeks are still free.
All times are island time. A taken week is held by a private trip or a charter.
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