Training Centres SAIL & MOTOR CRUISING COURSES 2012 Hercules Sailing


Suite 8 Ellesmere House, 29 City Mill Lane, PO Box 646, Gibraltar Tel: 00 350 60606860 Email: herculessailing@gmail.com Website: www.gibraltarsailingschool.com Operating base: Marina Bay, Gibraltar Cruising area: Gibraltar, Spain, Morocco Boats used: Jeanneau 36, Jeanneau 45 Instructor/pupil ratio: 1:4 max Cost of a Day Skipper course: £475/£495 incl. 3 evening meals Extras: 2 meals and drinks ashore


GREECE


Aegean Sailing School Neoptolemou 8, Aegina Town, Aegina 18010 Tel: 00 30 22970 32265 Email: info@aegeansailingschool.com Website: www.aegeansailingschool.com Operating base: Aegina Cruising area: Saronic and Argolic Gulfs Boats used: Sun Odyssey 45, Bavaria 44, Sun Odyssey 37 and others Instructor/pupil ratio: 1:5 group courses, 1:2 private courses Cost of a Day Skipper course: 750 -946 Euros / £650-£832 depending on time of year Extras: Evening meals ashore


Sail Ionian


The Quay, Vliho, Lefkas 31084 Tel: 0800 321 3800 Email: katie@sailionian.com Website: www.sailionian.com Operating base: The Quay, Vliho, Lefkas Cruising area: North and South Ionian Boats used: Bavaria 32, 35, 36, 38 and 40 Instructor/pupil ratio: 1:4 (max) Cost of a Day Skipper course: £550 (also includes log book and certifi cate) Extras: Food


Sunsail Club Vounaki


The Port House, Port Solent, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 4TH Tel: 0844 463 6805 Email: sailingschools@sunsail.com Website: www.sunsail.co.uk/sailing-schools Operating base: Vounaki Marina Cruising area: Southern Ionian Boats used: Sun Odyssey 37, Sun Odyssey 45 Instructor/pupil ratio: 1:5 Cost of a Day Skipper course: From 789 inc fl ight Extras: Waterproofs, meals ashore, personal insurance


MALTA


Malta Sailing Academy Triq Ganni Attard, B’Kara, BKR4172, Swatar Tel: 00 356 79432526 Email: info@maltasailingacademy.com Website: www.maltasailingacademy.com Operating base: Manoel Island Marina, Gzira Cruising area: Malta to Sicily Boats used: Bavaria 36, Beneteau Cyclades 43 Instructor/pupil ratio: 1:5 Cost of a Day Skipper course: 650 Euros


NEW ZEALAND


Sailing Away School of Sailing 4 Taranto Place, St Heliers, Auckland 1071 Email: suzanne@sailingaway.co.nz Operating base: Westhaven Marina, Auckland Cruising area: Waitemata Harbour, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland Boats used: Beneteau Oceanis 32’ (new 2004) Instructor/pupil ratio: 1:4 Cost of a Day Skipper course: $1995 NZD


NORWAY


Bute Sailing School Turner House, Stongf orden 6984 Tel: 00 47 577 30109 Email: info@butesail.com Website: www.butesail.com Operating base: Turner House, Stongf orden Cruising area: West Coast of Norway Boats used: Scanyacht 391, Dawn 39 Instructor/pupil ratio: 1:4 Cost of a Day Skipper course: RYA 5 day courses from £475. 6 day course/cruises from £595. Day Skipper Combined Courses £950


PORTUGAL


Faro Sailing School Residencial Montesol Blq 5 Atico B, Calle Guatemala 4, Ayamonte, 21400 Huelva Tel: 00 34 959 321 824 Email: info@farosailingschool.com Website: www.farosailingschool.com Operating base: Marina Vila Real de Santo Antonio Cruising area: Spanish and Portuguese Algarve coasts Boats used: Beneteau First 41s5 Instructor/pupil ratio: 1:5 max Cost of a Day Skipper course: £545 Extras: Flights, transfers, two evening meals


Beautifully located on the Spanish/Portuguese border, 40 minutes from Faro airport. Our sailing grounds are a training paradise with lagoons, river estuaries and the Algarve and Costa de la Luz coastlines to explore. We offer a full range of tidal RYA courses. Our emphasis is on creating a relaxed atmosphere by providing a personal, friendly and above all, professional service.


Norway’s West Coast provides an outstanding setting for your sailing adventure, few boats, countless anchorages and enchanting ports of call. Sheltered or Ocean sailing in stunning scenery with mountain backdrops. Join one of our course/cruises and combine exploration of this magnifi cent coastline with learning or increasing the skills of crewing, navigating and skippering. Excellent food included.


Sail in luxury among the idyllic islands of Waitemata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf. Anchor each night in a different bay and experience authentic NZ cuisine. Learn from one of Auckland’s most experienced instructors, who has spent her lifetime sailing these waters. Top professional tuition for all RYA sail cruising courses. Sail with Sailing Away – RYA NZ School of the Year 2008.


Malta Sailing Academy is based on the historical island of Malta, 15 minutes away from the airport. We offer a full range of courses from powerboat level, VHF SRC, Start Sailing up to Yachtmaster. We operate throughout the year in and around the pristine waters of Malta. MSA also offers skippered and bareboat yacht charters.


Great sailing conditions and easy line of sight hops make this a great place for beginners, intermediates and advanced to progress quickly. A short fl ight from the UK, from May to October, complete your RYA Competent Crew or RYA Day Skipper course in the Mediterranean. Improve your sailing skills at the sailing school whilst other members of your group stay ashore and enjoy the Sunsail Club Vounaki facilities.


Sail Ionian is a friendly, family owned and run sailing company based in the stunning Ionian Sea. We specialise in bareboat yacht charter and RYA training courses for all levels of experience from Competent Crew to Yachtmaster. We offer a professional and friendly service to ensure everyone has a great time and a memorable experience.


Our island base is easily accessible from Athens airport but surprisingly unspoilt. Learn to sail on large airy yachts with a backdrop of Greek islands and mountains. We have an international clientele and offer top-notch instruction on private or group courses. Also mile-building trips to the Cyclades and skippered sailing holidays. A high level of personal service guaranteed.


Intercontinental RYA Sail Cruising theory and practical tidal courses. Based at the crossroads of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, enjoy our tidal courses. Patient, friendly and professional instruction from Start Yachting to Yachtmaster Ocean. Contact Mandy to discuss your individual training needs.


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