We love messing about on boats!
We want to share our passion by teaching how to sail safely and be self sufficient on the water so that others can get the same sense of enjoyment, relaxation, satisfaction, excitement and adventure from messing about on boats that we do.
Sailingtao is the trading name/brand used by Dalian Xi Yin Technology Limited Company which was founded by Mr. Xi Yuan. Sailingtao has existed informally for several years as a WeChat public account and was originally a small group of sailors bringing high-standard English sailing articles into the Chinese-speaking world. We are also in the process of writing a Nautical Terms dictionary which focuses on recreational sailing on small yachts. In 2024, the company founder Mr. Xi Yuan went to RYA headquarters in England and received training to be an RYA Cruising instructor, RYA navigation instructor, RYA diesel instructor, RYA radar instructor and RYA SRC accessor. After this, we fulfilled the RYA requirement to be recognised as an RYA Shorebased Training Center and this is the beginning of Sailingtao’s RYA training.
OUR KEY OBJECTIVES
- Provide high-quality, international standard training for those wishing to pursue joy in the marine world.
- Offer RYA training in Dalian that is comparable to the price of the same training in the UK. We deeply understand the difficulty of having sailing as a hobby in China, We want to try our best to make your sailing life a little easier.
- Not only teaches what to do, but also tells WHY you should do it this way.
- Bring sailing to everyone. Provides Whoever wants to go sailing a chance instead of letting them dreaming.
Our team
Behind every successful sailing adventure lies a team of passionate individuals with a love of the sea, who are dedicated to making your experience truly exceptional. As well as our in-house team, based in Dalian, we also have a team of friendly and knowledgeable instructors, captains, and crew.
Xi Yuan (Principal/chief instructor)
Xi has sailed for 7 years and powerboating for 14 years, His sailing mileage exceeds 10,000 NM. Before his career as an RYA instructor, he was a senior instructor of Nauticed. He has been the Chief Instructor or Principal of an RYA center since 2024. Alongside his Director responsibilities, Xi delivers most of our RYA Courses. He is also an ArcheryGB coach and British Sub-Aqua Club open water instructor.
- RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Sail CoC (Commercial endorsed)
- RYA Yachtmaster Ocean shorebased
- RYA Cruising Instructor
- RYA Navigation instructor
- RYA Diesel engine instructor
- RYA Radar instructor
- RYA SRC accessor
- Spinlock Service technician
- Advanced Marine Electrical technician
- Marine System technician
- ABYC Member