The YCMN "Motor and Sail" Academy: transmitting knowledge, training, and sailing together
Present on the Dunkirk coast since 1958, the North Sea Yacht Club (YCMN) has become a major player in local and national maritime life. This ideal location allows its members to observe the evolution of recreational boating.
Among the observations made, two particularly caught the attention of the YCMN officials: the aging of boat owners and the growing need for training, both for the youngest members of the club and for novices wishing to be able to go to sea autonomously and safely.
Transmitting knowledge
This situation prompted the North Sea Yacht Club to create the YCMN "motor and sailing" Academy, a structuring and unifying project.
This academy offers a true initiatory journey for each of the two complementary YCMN sectors: cruising sailing and recreational sea fishing.
Each course is organized by progressive skill levels and is based on an individual progress booklet allowing validation of acquired skills, up to complete autonomy.
The workshops offered will be led by the club's most experienced skippers.
For the implementation of these training courses, the Academy has just acquired two dedicated boats: a habitable sailboat of less than 10 meters and a fully equipped fishing-pleasure boat.
These units, veritable educational platforms, will be used for initial and advanced training, but also for club outings or solidarity and event-based actions carried out by the YCMN.
During the summer period, the two ships will also be available for charter by Academy members who meet the necessary prerequisites.
Renewing the generations of boaters
A new and major project that reinforces the momentum of the North Sea Yacht Club, resolutely focused on sharing, transmitting and promoting maritime knowledge.
It is also an opportunity to renew the generations of boaters, attract new members and strengthen the intergenerational link that makes the club so rich.
By structuring the transmission of knowledge and promoting accessible, responsible and safe practice, the YCMN affirms more than ever its role as a transmitter of maritime culture, faithful to the spirit of Jean Bart and open to the future.
Contact the YCMN "Motor and Sailing" Academy
North Sea Yacht Club
Quai des Monitors, 59140 Dunkirk
📞 +33 3 28 66 79 90
📧 secretariat@ycmn.com