Day skipper practical in Scotland, any advice welcome

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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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

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