We are running a Solent Boat Handling Course on Monday 28th March to prepare skippers and their crews for chartering a yacht or sailing on their own boat before the season gets under way.

We have a few spaces left on our Milebuilding Trip from Gosport to London leaving on January 2nd…includes free entrance to the Tullett Prebon London Boat Show

Milebuilding trips are an essential part of the RYA training programme even they are not actually run as RYA sailing courses.

  Many people planning to take a RYA course ask me the question ‘ can I miss out Competent Crew and go straight on to Day Skipper?’ My answer is usually a resounding NO! Competent Crew is a fantastic introduction to how to do pretty well everything on a boat apart from being the skipper and undertaking the navigation. You will learn how to handle sails, helm and ropework as well as all the safety aspects of being on board a sailing…

Rya instructor Tom Farnworth and alleged villain, missing since Tuesday, turned up unexpectedly this morning aboard Emerald Star looking dishevelled and confused.  When quizzed on the disappearance of the six Competent Crew Easter bunnies he looked puzzled and concerned before stressing that he was a confirmed bunnie lover and possessed his own set on bunny ears that he wore from time to time. When shown the incriminating photo he was visibly shocked and claimed that he had no memory of eating a…