Duncan is an Ocean Yacht Master (power and sail) serving many years as a RYA Yacht Master Instructor.
Over the past 40 years he has owned a wide range of sailing yachts, motor cruisers and a catamaran. A wide experience has been gained on North and South Atlantic crossings, North Sea, Bay of Biscay, in the Mediterranean and Caribbean.
Practical Training
- learn to Sail
- Refresher- Preparation for Overseas Charter
- Refresher - Crewing and Skippering
- Night passage making -- using electronics
- A new purchasers introductory course
- An intermediary berthing and boat handling course
- Advanced sail trim, passage making and night passages, using radar and AIS
- Preparation for RYA Yacht Master Coastal or Offshore practical exam
- RYA ocean YM qualifying passage including celestial navigation
For all reservations after 1st May, prices will increase and be based on the complexity and nature of the training and the individuals requirements.
An indication of these costs will be £150 to £200 per day for own boat tuition. The use of Waterfront vessels will incur further cost
We are an approved RYA Test Centre for the International Certificate of Competence.
This is particularly useful for skippers planning cross channel and other overseas cruising with their own boat or a charter boat.
It is often a requirement for some European countries and widely required as proof of competence by Insurers.
For experienced Sailors a refresher and test may only take a day. Typical cost £199
For less experienced and those with no training, a minimum of two days are required. Starting at £299
Those wishing to cover overseas Inland waterways will need to add to the ICC with a CEVNI endorsement. This is a RYA home study course and test. We offer this for £99. For those requiring a classroom course at Waterfront, the cost is £149
