Just completed another course – Day Skipper and Competent Crew – another great group with many laughs as everyone learned lots. It was great to see everyone develop and how they were handling the boat by the last day. Enjoyed fantastic sunset as we started our night sail
Stag weekend with great bunch of guys. Keen sailors and we had great sail to Needles. Returning we saw 3 yacts aground with Lymington and Yarmouth Lifeboast attending. Unique and sad sight. Hope everyone was OK. Has the bad weather and close moon been playing havoc with the sea bed and tides? Nearer to Cowes we saw 2 cruise liners leaving Solent – impressive sight.
Shame Cowes restaurants couldn’t deliver meals with good service.
Great guys and best wishes for the wedding next week.
Just completed teaching a 9 day Day Skipper course – theory and practical with a fantastic group of people. There were lots of laughs but also lots of learning. Some challenging weather – with F9 and F10 in forecasts. We certainly got wet and as ever with sailing there were lots of changes of plans. We did manage the limits of the Solent – Chichester to Yarmouth.
Combined course is definitely a good way to learn – the thoery becomes much more relevant when you switch to practical so quickly. Delighted to see 5 new Day Skippers.
A brilliant if not wet start to the 2012 Sailing Season. Now for a Corporate Day, Stag weekend and the next course starts 9 May..
Sunny Sailing Day
I am busy planning events for 2012. I simply listen to your ideas and try to get like minded people together for the event. So please talk with me about sailing events and I will try to make them happen. J Class Regatta, Olympic viewing, practice days, Coastguard visits & life raft practice, cruising, Caribbean Sailing, Stag weekends, RYA courses, longer trips and more….
Place available on RYA Day Skipper/Competent Crew course running 9 – 13 May. Wednesday to Sunday so only 3 days off work. £495/£450. Course from Lymington. Join the boat Tuesday evening. Contact me if you are slightly interested so we can discuss.
Chance to sail from Weymouth during ‘Sail for Gold’ and Olympics. Ideal for Corporate or Personal Groups. Maybe a group of individuals. 6 berths available on Arcona 37. This is not Olympic tickets but is an opportunity to be on the water, sailing from Weymouth in a yacht and so feeling and experiencing the atmosphere. Likely to see more action in the Sail for Gold events than the Olympics but what great experiences.
PLease let me know if you are even slightly interested and if you would like any more information. Dates/prices/arrangements flexible at this stage but ‘Sail for Gold’ event is 4-9 June 2012 and the Olympics 28 July – 11 August 2012.
http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/home.php
http://www.sailing.org/23162.php
Yacht Racing
Chance to sail/race this winter in one of 3 Caribbean Regattas. Grenada, St Maarten or BVI. All well established quality regattas. Beneteau 40.7 available for individual place booking or book the whole boat.
Only a couple of places left for the last Hamble Winter Series race on 3/4 December. Just completed another great weekend sailing. We practiced on Saturday and raced on Sunday. Like minded individuals who want to experience and learn more sailing and racing. Serious AND fun. Fantastic group and brilliant weather. Plenty of Spinnaker practice, many laughs and lots of learning.
Yacht Racing on the Solent
The race training in the Hamble Winter Series has proved very popular so we are entering 2 races in the 2nd half. Do you want to use this opportunity to join a crew for race training on a Beneteau 40.7. Start/finish from Lymington, overnight in Cowes on weekend 3/4 December. Cost for full weekend will be between £150 and £195 depending on number of people. Please contact me to chat through how it all works. Inexperienced/experienced sailors welcome
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