白浪航海中心

Whitewave Sailing Centre

白浪航海中心WSC于2010年在上海成立，是国内最早开展国际帆船航海认证培训课程的机构之一，迄今已为近千名不同年龄段的学员完成了包括RYA(英国皇家游艇协会)在内的各种国际帆船体系认证、帆船竞赛专项培训、帆船领导力提升等系列课程。

目前白浪航海中心WSC在上海和深圳设有帆船培训及运营基地，同时也在国内各个开展帆船活动的城市(包括香港)与当地机构一起合作进行帆船培训和赛事项目运营。RYA实操课程将在深圳七星湾游艇会进行(地址：深圳市大鹏新区海碓路七星湾游艇会)

白浪航海中心诞生之初就一直在努力了解和研究世界帆船领域的最新理念与模式，学习世界上先进的帆船体系知识和经验。历经十年才打磨一剑，我们终于成为了目前国内唯一获得RYA(英国皇家游艇协会)认证的大帆船培训机构，有幸将业内公认世界最权威的RYA帆船体系成功引入中国大陆，希望以此来更好地为推进帆船航海运动在中国的普及贡献一份我们的力量。

我们的目标是成为中国顶尖的帆船航海培训和赛事活动运营机构。

Founded in Shanghai in 2010, WSC is one of the earliest sailing training centre for international sailing certification in China. So far, it has completed a series of international sailing certification courses including RYA (Royal Yachting Association), sailing race, sailing leadership lessons and so on.

WSC now has training and operation bases in Shanghai and Shenzhen, and also runs sailing training and events in various cities in China, including Hong Kong, in cooperation with local agencies. WSC will run RYA practical course at Seven Star Marina (address: Hai Dui Road, Dapeng New District, ShenZhen)

WSC has been trying to understand and study the latest Theory & models of the world sailing field since its birth, and learn the knowledge & experience of the world's advanced sailing system. After a decade of hard work, we have finally become the only RYA (Royal Yachting Association) certified sailing training centre in China, We are honored to be the first to successfully introduce the the world's most authoritative RYA cruising sailing system to mainland China, hoping to better contribute to the promotion of sailing in China.

Our goal is to become China's top sailing training and race operation centre.

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RYA Essential Navigation theory course, CEVNI and PPR
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You will have access to the site for six months in order to complete your online course. During this period, your personal information will be held on the website by Navathome and may be available to WSC who may have access to the Navathome database. This period maybe extended should you wish to extend your course access.

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