This page compares VHF radio operator courses only, such as the VHF Short Range Certificate (SRC). GMDSS General Operator's Certificate (GOC) courses are a different certificate and are compared on their own page. Compare GMDSS General Operator's Certificate (GOC) courses.
Flying Fish
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| Irish Offshore Sailing | Dun Laoghaire, Ireland | 10 Oct 20262 upcoming dates | €160 + €90 RYA exam fee£137 approx, ECB rate on 22 Sep 2026 | Not published. Ask the school. |
VariableGetting there, see Booking.com for pricesFlights · Taxis · Car hire |
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| Flying FishSponsoredVerified | Cowes, United Kingdom | 3 Oct 202611 upcoming dates | £180 |
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Rooms in Cowes, about £45 to £150 a nightA rough guide, not a live price. Checked 23 Sep 2026.How we checkedRough guide from published averages for mid-range hotels and guesthouses, per room per night. published averages for budget hotels/B&Bs to mid-range hotels in Cowes and the wider Isle of Wight, per room per night.Rough guide built by YachtSync from published average prices for mid-range hotels and guesthouses in each town (travel-cost guides, tourism sites and travel price indices), with at least two sources per town. Never from Booking.com. Refreshed quarterly.aggregated regional data (Isle of Wight): https://www.isle-of-wight-uk.com/en/cowes-hotels-2236/Hotelmix.co.uk: https://hotelmix.co.uk/hotels/uk/cowes-2236 |
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| New Zealand Superyacht Academy | Auckland, New Zealand | 14 Oct 20261 upcoming date | NZD $430.00£184 approx, ECB rate on 22 Sep 2026 | Not published. Ask the school. |
Rooms in Auckland, about NZ$100 to NZ$250 a nightA rough guide, not a live price. Checked 23 Sep 2026.How we checkedRough guide from published averages for mid-range hotels and guesthouses, per room per night. published averages for budget to mid-range hotels in Auckland, per room per night.Rough guide built by YachtSync from published average prices for mid-range hotels and guesthouses in each town (travel-cost guides, tourism sites and travel price indices), with at least two sources per town. Never from Booking.com. Refreshed quarterly.AustraliaHotel.org (New Zealand Accommodation guide): https://australiahotel.org/destinations/new-zealand-accommodation-costs-regions/BudgetYourTrip: https://www.budgetyourtrip.com/hotels/new-zealand/auckland-2193733 |
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| Falmouth School of Sailing | Falmouth, United Kingdom | No dates published | £190Price checked 22 Sep 2026 | Not published. Ask the school. |
Rooms in Falmouth, about £90 to £200 a nightA rough guide, not a live price. Checked 23 Sep 2026.How we checkedRough guide from published averages for mid-range hotels and guesthouses, per room per night. published averages/ranges for budget-to-mid-range hotels in Falmouth, Cornwall, per room per night.Rough guide built by YachtSync from published average prices for mid-range hotels and guesthouses in each town (travel-cost guides, tourism sites and travel price indices), with at least two sources per town. Never from Booking.com. Refreshed quarterly.Kayak (UK): https://www.kayak.co.uk/Falmouth-Hotels.32474.hotel.kspBudgetYourTrip: https://www.budgetyourtrip.com/hotels/united-kingdom/falmouth-2649715-t_onenight |
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| Island Spirit / Sailing School Thailand (Sail in Asia)Verified | Phuket, Thailand | No dates published | ฿10,500£237 approx, ECB rate on 22 Sep 2026Price checked 22 Sep 2026 | Not published. Ask the school. |
VariableRooms in Phuket, see current pricesGetting there, see Booking.com for pricesFlights · Taxis · Car hire |
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| SailCork | Cobh, Ireland | No dates published | €320£274 approx, ECB rate on 22 Sep 2026Price checked 22 Sep 2026 | Not published. Ask the school. |
VariableRooms in Cobh, see current pricesGetting there, see Booking.com for pricesFlights · Taxis · Car hire |
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| Maritime School of the West Indies (MSWI)Verified | Cole Bay, Sint Maarten | Dates on request | On enquiryNo price published for an upcoming date | Not published. Ask the school. |
VariableGetting there, see Booking.com for pricesFlights · Taxis · Car hire |
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| Plymouth Sailing School | Plymouth, United Kingdom | Dates on request | On enquiryNo price published for an upcoming date | Not published. Ask the school. |
Rooms in Plymouth, about £50 to £120 a nightA rough guide, not a live price. Checked 23 Sep 2026.How we checkedRough guide from published averages for mid-range hotels and guesthouses, per room per night. published averages for 2-star/3-star to 4-star hotels in Plymouth, per room per night.Rough guide built by YachtSync from published average prices for mid-range hotels and guesthouses in each town (travel-cost guides, tourism sites and travel price indices), with at least two sources per town. Never from Booking.com. Refreshed quarterly.BudgetYourTrip / aggregated: https://www.budgetyourtrip.com/hotels/united-kingdom/plymouth-2640194Skyscanner: https://www.skyscanner.net/hotels/united-kingdom/plymouth-hotels/ci-27545977 |
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How to read this table. Dates and prices are captured from each school's own public pages, so re-confirm with the school before you pay. A price is only shown where the school publishes one against a date it is still selling, or publishes for the course itself when it lists no dates, in which case the date column reads "No dates published"; anything else reads "On enquiry". Prices in another currency carry an approximate figure in pounds, converted at the European Central Bank reference rate published on 22 Sep 2026. It is an estimate for comparison, not the amount your bank will charge. The "What is included" column shows only what a school has actually published, each line carrying the wording it came from and the page it was taken from. Where a school publishes nothing, the column says so rather than guessing. “Other costs” is about the town rather than the school: where YachtSync has sampled what a room costs there, the column shows the range we found and the date we checked it, and where it has not, it reads “Variable”. Nothing in that column is a live price, and travel carries no figure of ours at all, because what you pay depends on where you set off from.
Ordering. This table is sorted by price or by date, whichever you choose. The school labelled Sponsored pays YachtSync a commission on bookings. That label buys the card above the table and the label in the row. It does not move the school up this table, and it plays no part in the directory ordering either. How we rank providers.
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