Yacht Week and INSS Team Up for Summer

30th December 2023

Yacht Week and INSS Team Up for Summer and are looking for talented skippers and hosts to work in the Mediterranean this summer

Yacht Week is looking for talented skippers and hosts to work in the Mediterranean this summer.

Dun Laoghaire Sailing School, the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School, has teamed up with the Yacht Week to get Irish sailors working in the Med this Summer.

Yacht Week – Training Academy

Quarterdeck provides a tailored week-long Academy that polishes current sailing or cooking skills in order the Yacht Week, along with several other private charter partners, in destinations such as Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, British Virgin Islands, French Polynesia, and many more. For Skippers, this week is essentially an intensive week focused on yacht handling under power, specifically perfecting rafting & med-mooring.

Yacht Week and INSS Team Up for Summer - Line Raft

This is the perfect opportunity if you're looking for something to do during the Summer or looking to get into the yacht charter business. There's an alumni network of over 1000 previous Yacht Skippers that help to open doors to sailing opportunities all over the world.

How It Works

What does a Yacht Week host do?

Working as a host for Yacht Week means cooking delicious meals, showing guests the incredible local delights, and dancing the night away with them under the stars in our world-class locations. You’ll learn all the tips and tricks of how to cook onboard a sailing yacht and how to give your crew an amazing week of holiday. This is the perfect opportunity if you are passionate about hosting and cooking and up for your next adventure!

Yacht Week and INSS Team Up for Summer - Hosts party

What does a Yacht Week skipper do?

We are looking for talented skippers to work for us next summer! Guide your guests through their adventure. Sail from island to island, discover hidden bays for majestic swim stops, and share your expert local knowledge.

To apply you will need to hold or be working towards holding the following documents: Recognised Skippers License, Basic First Aid Certificate, VHF Certificate.

Yacht Week and INSS Team Up for Summer - Circle raft

Experienced Sailor but don't have a Licence?

Are you a salty sea dog? Is an official qualification the only thing stopping you from having the best job in the world? Usually, the transition from keelboats to yachts is easy for experienced keelboat sailors. If you have any experience sailing keelboats, it isn’t a big leap to yachting. If you have been sailing for a few years you may only need a week or two of practice to fine-tune your yacht handling and obtain the necessary licence.

The Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School in Dublin works with Yacht Week to assist sailors in getting familiar with handling yachts under power and obtaining the required recognised licences. Email [email protected] with your sailing experience to see if you’d be eligible for this option.

For more information on Yacht Week email: [email protected]

For more information on Skipper Training by the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School email: [email protected]

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History of the INSS

Set up by Alistair Rumball in 1978, the sailing school had very humble beginnings, with the original clubhouse situated on the first floor of what is now a charity shop on Dun Laoghaire's main street. Through the late 1970s and 1980s, the business began to establish a foothold, and Alistair's late brother Arthur set up the chandler Viking Marine during this period, which he ran until selling on to its present owners in 1999.

In 1991, the Irish National Sailing School relocated to its current premises at the foot of the West Pier. Throughout the 1990s the business continued to build on its reputation and became the training institution of choice for budding sailors. The 2000s saw the business break barriers - firstly by introducing more people to the water than any other organisation, and secondly pioneering low-cost course fees, thereby rubbishing the assertion that sailing is an expensive sport.

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