hamble
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HAS ANYONE DONE ANY SAILING COURSES WITH THIS COMPANY IF SO WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE PLACE, I AM ABOUT TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY, SO ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GRATFUL
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ALLABOARD SAILING SCHOOL IN GIBRALTA
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Talbot
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Welcome to the forum. As a new user you will not know that using capitals is like shouting during a conversation!
Another forum member Sun_Coast may have some data for you although he runs a motorboat trainer
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Another forum member Sun_Coast may have some data for you although he runs a motorboat trainer
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G
Guest
Guest
Hello There
My boat is in Gibraltar, and i am very friendly with the rya trainers at allaboard. Pete whose boat is 3 or 4 from mine, has to be the most enthusiatic person i know. He is a bit strict, but surely you would not want any less. Could n,t recommend them high enough. In fact i am gonna sign up for a coarse next week.
Hope you have made the right choice. And good luck with your coarse
tom boat "cuchulain"
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My boat is in Gibraltar, and i am very friendly with the rya trainers at allaboard. Pete whose boat is 3 or 4 from mine, has to be the most enthusiatic person i know. He is a bit strict, but surely you would not want any less. Could n,t recommend them high enough. In fact i am gonna sign up for a coarse next week.
Hope you have made the right choice. And good luck with your coarse
tom boat "cuchulain"
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mnm
New member
Hi,
have also booked to do the practical comp crew/day skipper with these guys. Friend of mine was there last year and had a great time. Clean boats ,great instruction and an interesting sailing programme. I have also booked the online day skipper training and, although teaching yourself at home requires more than a little determination, I feel I have learnt quite a lot. No doubt find out if its enough in April when Im there.
Good luck
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have also booked to do the practical comp crew/day skipper with these guys. Friend of mine was there last year and had a great time. Clean boats ,great instruction and an interesting sailing programme. I have also booked the online day skipper training and, although teaching yourself at home requires more than a little determination, I feel I have learnt quite a lot. No doubt find out if its enough in April when Im there.
Good luck
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robbieg
Active member
Hi,
I did my day skipper with them about 3 years ago. Great boat (nearly new Moody 46) & good food. Vic Punch & Lyn are the owners. Vic is firm on the boat but fair & quite rightly pushed me to do the course even though I only went for a weeks holiday!
They've grown quite a bit since then with several more boats & instructors so must be doing something right. The sailing programme is interesting & I had a good week & left feeling I'd learnt a lot.
Hope this helps.
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I did my day skipper with them about 3 years ago. Great boat (nearly new Moody 46) & good food. Vic Punch & Lyn are the owners. Vic is firm on the boat but fair & quite rightly pushed me to do the course even though I only went for a weeks holiday!
They've grown quite a bit since then with several more boats & instructors so must be doing something right. The sailing programme is interesting & I had a good week & left feeling I'd learnt a lot.
Hope this helps.
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Sailfree
Well-known member
You don't say what level of experience you have and what course you are going to do.
My experience of sailing schools is limited to Straits Sailing Gibraltar and Hamble School of Yachting.
The most important influence at all schools is the quality of the individual instructors. I think the pass rate for RYA instructors is only 50%. They examine not only technical ability but also judge the person and their ability to impart knowledge. I am sure there may be a few less able ones that slip through the cracks but generally they are all pretty good and many are excellent.
Other factors are the quality of the boats and food. I am sure these vary between schools. For a day skipper course you may find it benificial if the size/type of boat is similar to what you will be sailing.
The biggest choice is do you want the best chance of good weather, perhaps to please SWMBO - then go South or do you want a more challanging sailing area with stronger tides and perhaps gaining good experience of the area you are going to sail in - then stay in the UK.
We made our choice and went to Gibraltar for a day skipper course, making it a holiday in the sun as well. It was our first experience of big boat sailing in "tidal" conditions.
It was a great holiday and very enjoyable experience and we learned a lot (from our knowledge level we had a lot to learn!) but it could not prepare me for my first berthing of our new boat at bucklers hard (strong sideways current goes through the pontoons), the second berthing at folly inn IOW was easier once I hung around for a more than adequate berth but my final berthing for the weekend (trying to slot into a berth on the Hamble with 3kts of current in the direction of the boat) I found impossible without the serious risk of damage. One of the Hamble School of Yachting staff finally saw our difficulty, jumped on board and helped (my ego was slightly less dented when they had difficulty and took two attempts!). An evening of instruction pontoon bashing in strong tidal conditions sorted us out but taught me the lesson that you never realise what you have not been taught/experienced until you need it!
Good luck whatever you choose.
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My experience of sailing schools is limited to Straits Sailing Gibraltar and Hamble School of Yachting.
The most important influence at all schools is the quality of the individual instructors. I think the pass rate for RYA instructors is only 50%. They examine not only technical ability but also judge the person and their ability to impart knowledge. I am sure there may be a few less able ones that slip through the cracks but generally they are all pretty good and many are excellent.
Other factors are the quality of the boats and food. I am sure these vary between schools. For a day skipper course you may find it benificial if the size/type of boat is similar to what you will be sailing.
The biggest choice is do you want the best chance of good weather, perhaps to please SWMBO - then go South or do you want a more challanging sailing area with stronger tides and perhaps gaining good experience of the area you are going to sail in - then stay in the UK.
We made our choice and went to Gibraltar for a day skipper course, making it a holiday in the sun as well. It was our first experience of big boat sailing in "tidal" conditions.
It was a great holiday and very enjoyable experience and we learned a lot (from our knowledge level we had a lot to learn!) but it could not prepare me for my first berthing of our new boat at bucklers hard (strong sideways current goes through the pontoons), the second berthing at folly inn IOW was easier once I hung around for a more than adequate berth but my final berthing for the weekend (trying to slot into a berth on the Hamble with 3kts of current in the direction of the boat) I found impossible without the serious risk of damage. One of the Hamble School of Yachting staff finally saw our difficulty, jumped on board and helped (my ego was slightly less dented when they had difficulty and took two attempts!). An evening of instruction pontoon bashing in strong tidal conditions sorted us out but taught me the lesson that you never realise what you have not been taught/experienced until you need it!
Good luck whatever you choose.
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