All yachts competing in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race must have at least 30% of the crew trained to Section 6 of the ISAF Offshore Special Regulations.

For those who fancy something more extreme than the standard course, KTY Yachts are running an "Extreme RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety Course", this course is the same as the one that the crews in the Volvo Ocean Race did. It will be held on 24-25 April in South Shields Nautical College where they have an "extreme environment pool", which means one metre seas, force 7 wind, rain deluge and thunder and lightning. So if you want to find out what it really could be like contact Yvonne at KTY to book a place. +44 (0) 1489 570 302 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

If you would rather do the usual course you can find a list of training establishments here.