Ardent Training Reviews 

Great course, with high quality material. Trainers are great and very responsive to questions. Would 100% recommend!

A little over a year ago, after hitting a milestone birthday, my family gifted me the Day Skipper Theory course with Ardent — and what a brilliant present it turned out to be. The combination of the online platform, high‑quality resources, supportive instructors, and weekly live sessions made the entire experience a joy. I ended up learning far more than I anticipated. I’d wholeheartedly recommend Ardent to anyone, from complete beginners to seasoned sailors. Thank you for making the leaning experience so rewarding

The team were very quick to respond to questions and give constructive feedback. The course is very flexible. You can literally do it any time of the day or night. If you have a spare few hours or a spare 20 minutes, you can work your way through the course. I completed the Day Skipper course and I feel I have gained a lot of useful tips and practical advice that is not a part of the course from the experienced instructors. I recommend Ardent if you are interested to learn how to sail or expand your skills.

I have now completed both the RYA Day Skipper and the Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Theory courses with Ardent Training and would thoroughly recommended them. The format of both 'lectures' and slides, backed-up with an almost instantaneous live chatbox if needed, works perfectly - and I loved the practical hints and tips regularly thrown in.
There are several instructors providing the courses who have their own styles, but are all very engaging and encouraging. Along with the other instructors working behind the scenes providing support, marking and feedback, they all made the courses genuinely enjoyable experiences. I'm wishing they would start providing practical courses too.

Brilliant course with excellent and engaging content, all available at your own pace.
Instructors always responsive and helpful.
If you are considering a theory course, just get onboard with Ardent!

My type of learning, video and material. The testing was great as well.
Once you have completed the course, Ardent must be very confident that you know it all.
I tried a free other sites before settling with them.

Instruction is great, response time is timely and fast.

I honestly cannot imagine a better course for sailing theory. It seamlessly adapts to each student's needs, offering both video and slides so you can learn in whichever way suits you best. Knowledge is delivered in bite-sized portions, with complexity increasing very progressively - allowing everything to sink in properly rather than overwhelming you.

The team itself is always happy to answer additional questions and incredibly quick with turnaround times. They're consistently energetic, positive, and genuinely responsive to each student's individual needs.

Highly recommended to anyone pursuing their sailing journey, at any level.

I recently completed my RYA Day Skipper Theory course with Ardent Training, and I couldn’t be happier with the experience.

The course was extremely well structured, making even the more challenging topics easy to understand and follow. Whenever I needed support or had a question, the team responded quickly and were always happy to help.

I would highly recommend Ardent Training to anyone looking to complete their RYA theory courses. Their excellent course content, responsive support, and professional approach made the whole learning experience enjoyable and gave me the confidence to move on to the practical stage of my sailing journey.

It has been a great learning experience. The contents are well structured and presented. I love the dual option on each video, with optional focus on images or the instructor. Every time I have a question (and I had many) there's always an instructor ready to give you full attention.

Really nice how they send you the trainingkit and stay available throughout the course. Nice video’s and clear instructions. Very nice!

Excellent training course, massive amount of effort in making the resources. Worth every penny!

The material is well segmented and expertly presented. The instructors are clearly very experienced and interact via chat in real time - 12hrs a day every day - in a very constructive way

Great resources and incredible speed at answering questions. I did not expect that there would be someone at the other end of the line ready to answer questions within minutes at almost all times!

They gave good and helpful feedback on mistakes. The weekly seminars on various topics are great and fun too!

Was a great course, there's a lot of context and it feels like a real course with a real instructor with personal experiences added in there. That adds a little time probably (although I have not taken other courses) but makes it feel more real and leads to more repetitions of concepts, which is in my opinion a good choice since these are actually important skills if you are going to be on a boat!

Just finished my Day Skipper course and passed the exam on first attempt.

Very well taught course, and structured in a way that made it very easy to navigate online and re-run modules as and when needed (multiple times in the lead up to the mock exam!). The Presenters are very personable on camera and their anecdotes help you memorise the key points (White over red - Captain in bed!). The live Monday sessions were also very valuable and a great opportunity to engage with other students regardless of the course they are on.

Shame they don't offer practical courses as I'd love to meet the team, but I'm sure I'll be back for more theory once I've built up some nautical miles on my practical course (and soon to be launched yacht!). Thanks!

Very well designed online course. I love everything about it. The structure of the course is clear and makes sense and the content is easy to understand. For someone who is not a native english speaker, the course might take up to 60 hours but is absolutely worth it!

I’ve just completed the Day Skipper course. The course structure and videos were easy to follow and extremely engaging - It felt more like an in-person course than an on-line one!
The instructors were very responsive to questions, giving feedback on course modules and I found the zoom calls really helpful. I would highly recommend this course.

I did my RYA day skipper theory course and exam with Ardent and it was brilliant! The course was a series of short visual tutorials through the syllabus, which were well presented, bite sized and relatable. Charley and Edd had lovely relaxed presenting styles and the other instructors were excellent and so supportive when it came to the mock and final exam. I would recommend Ardent as a training provider, and I already have recommended to friends who have signed up and enjoyed it as much as me. No less than a 5 star rating!

Great experience. The materials are great and easy to follow, and the team at Ardent is very responsive. Tests were corrected within minutes during UK business hours, or first thing in the morning if I submitted past business hours. Emails were answers promptly, and there was an instructor clearly standing by on the email while I was taking the final exam, as my questions were answered immediately. Exam results included clear pdfs highlighting corrections. Overall great expereince!