UK Sailing Academy

The UK Sailing Academy (UKSA) is a maritime training charity in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, founded in 1987. It runs Royal Yachting Association courses, professional superyacht and watersports-instructor qualifications and youth outreach programs from a residential waterfront campus. UKSA trains crew for the yachting and superyacht industry and offers cadetships toward Merchant Navy and yacht-master careers; it is a training provider, not a governing body or class association.