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About to book a dayskipper course, BB yachts located on the East coast seems a good idea as I sail the area. Has anyone taken one of their courses and would like to comment.
 
No personal experience of BB but they are really a charter/brokerage business with a very new (less than 2 years I think) school operation on the side. I am based at Woolverstone and they don't seem to go out much. Training is very definitely not their core business. Much more long-established and highly-regarded outfits on the coast would get my vote. Britannia Sailing at Shotley, East Anglian Sea School at Suffolk Yacht Harbour (Levington) and SeaTrain Sailing at Woodbridge/Orford are proper sea schools and have all been recommended to me over the years. A search of this forum's database will probably pick up some info. If you can be bothered - the search function is pretty dysfunctional!)

I have recently signed up for YM practical with SeaTrain on personal recommendation. And Britannia's dates wouldn't work for me.

Regards, Mudhook
 
Thanks for the advice, I will look at a few before deciding. BB were offering a cheap deal due to an under subscribed course starting this weekend. Tempting!
 
However if they are new and eager to impress you might get an excellent course....everyone has to start somewhere. I did my Dayskipper practical with BOSS on the Hamble, our instructor was all of 23. I was doubtful when we boarded, but his maturity and experience were impressive and we had a cracking week and learnt a lot.
 
"YOU WILL learn to sail". I'll second that, Les will go out in anything upto Force 8 and not phased if it gets worse, nice boat too, Baltic 38 - "Beyond Reality" He sailed across the Atlantic, 2 up in a UFO31, called "Reality".
 
I was on Reality at the weekend, parked next to another UFO31 Lune Orbiter. They lent me a lump hammer and other paraphanalia to get my prop off.
The free and generous spirit remains in the boats then!
 
I've booked with BB for the 5 day course starting this weekend after speaking to them. Will let you know how it went. Thanks to all who took the time and trouble to respond.
 
I see many post criticising the RYA yet also many that praise various Yachtmaster Instructors.

I understand the failure rate is approx 50% and mostly for wrong attitute to teaching than actual knowledge.

So it appears the RYA Instructors system of exams weeds out the worst and actually works. I don't think I can recall and other branch of Instruction where I have read so many complimentary remarks about the actual Instructors.
 
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