Day skipper practical in Scotland, any advice welcome

[friday]

I am considering doing my day skipper practical in Scotland
this year. I would appreciate any feedback on the various RYA
schools on the west coast.

 

[paulrae]

I'd recommend Scotsail and Intuition H20. I believe that the Scotsail yachts are pretty new and comfortable, but the quality of instruction from Intuition H20 is very good indeed. Both are based around Largs.

 

[imeche]

My wife and I completed our course a couple of weeks ago with Forth Sail, Guthrie Stewart, sailing out of Port Edgar on the Forth. We can't recommend him enough.

 

[Tomkat17]

I would recommend Scotsail who are based in Largs Marina. Give Stephen Kerr a call and I am sure he will fit you in to course fairly quickly.

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

Agreed .
Guthrie Stewart is a top instructor on the Forth.Contact him via Port Edgar Marina

 

[radarman]

I would agree Guthrie is a great instructor, I did a course with him last year. He is also a great cook which is a bonus on a long course.

 

[sonic]

Guthrie might be a great instructor but its well seen that his students dont know their east from the west as the question was for a west coast sailing school. Port Edgar is still located on the EAST side of Scotland

 

[maxi77]

To be fair the thread title makes no mention of the west coast, and another vote for Guthrie.

 

[sonic]

maxi77

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I am considering doing my day skipper practical in Scotland
this year. I would appreciate any feedback on the various RYA
schools on the west coast.

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If people would read the full post before answering it would save them a lot of time and space on this forum

 

[imeche]

The distance from the "west coast" to Port Edgar is approximately 80 miles, well worth travelling for a good instructor.

 

[maxi77]

I may save even more if people didn't moan quite so much either.

 

[Richard10002]

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maxi77

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I am considering doing my day skipper practical in Scotland
this year. I would appreciate any feedback on the various RYA
schools on the west coast.

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If people would read the full post before answering it would save them a lot of time and space on this forum

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IIRC, someone on the Greece/Med Competent Crew post suggested somewhere on the South Coast, and I suggested Lagos..... nothing is cast in stone if you are looking for the best... or is it?

 

[Kwik Decision]

I did my Coastal Skipper course a few years ago with Gael Sail, based at Troon, on the Firth of Clyde. Ron was an excellent Instructor, and I learnt a lot from him. I only wish my boat handling was as spot on as his! He sails an Sadler 34, so don't expect a brand new boat, but it is very well maintained, and has most of the mod cons you could want, inc heating. It also sails far better than your average high volume modern crusing yacht. I may be a bit biased here, as I now own a Sadler 29!

Cheers

 

[Bejasus]

SWMBO and I did Comp Crew and then I did DS with Steve at Second Wind based in Troon. Steve is a very relaxed and easy to get along with Skipper. He also is often around on these fora although he doesn't post much himself.

 

[NorthRising]

Oban Sea School (Robert Kincaid) - did my Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper several years back and no hesitation in recommendation on my part.