East Coast sailing school

[Spuddy]

A chum is intending to do the Day Skipper practical. Any one got recommendation for a school that doesn't just go through the motions?
Somewhere that's not the Medway, shall we say, but not too far distant.
thanks for any responses, I'll pass them on

 

[Sticky Fingers]

East Anglian Sea School at Levington (Orwell). Used them several times, practical and classroom stuff, always been good.
https://www.eastanglianseaschool.com/

 

[Spuddy]

Thanks Graham.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

East Anglian Sea School at Levington (Orwell). Used them several times, practical and classroom stuff, always been good.
https://www.eastanglianseaschool.com/

+1. I did my ICC with them, and my wife has just done Competent Crew. The instructor in both cases addressed our individual needs, rather than starting from ground zero or assuming knowledge we didn't have. The ICC instructor was willing to learn; he was interested in the method I used to calculate the course to steer to allow for a tidal offset, as it differed from the one he used! But his main concern was that I got the right answer, not how I did it.

 

[ex-Gladys]

+1 I did a practical course (Coastal Skipper) a few years back, and one of the instructors is a mate... They don't go through motions...

 

[Sniper]

An alternative - Shearwater Sailing based at Woolverstone. Small family-run school which uses HR yachts. I had a thoroughly good week with them last year.

 

[Jokani]

An alternative - Shearwater Sailing based at Woolverstone. Small family-run school which uses HR yachts. I had a thoroughly good week with them last year.

+1

Completed my Coastal with Shearwater back in April. With Mark & Tom it is not just about ticking off boxes from a course checklist, it's about teaching you to be a better, safer sailor, and it's as much about the why as the how. And they did this whilst having fun at the same time, I couldn't recommned enough, and I shan't be going anyhwhere else for my future tuition.

 

[Daverw]

May be a bit further up the east coast but Mark Peacock of Fastack Sailing is very good and practical, sails out of Hull so interesting and many new skills picked up at the same time.

 

[Greg2]

East Anglian Sea School at Levington (Orwell). Used them several times, practical and classroom stuff, always been good.
https://www.eastanglianseaschool.com/

+1 for East Anglian Sea School. I have done Powerboat Level 2, Dayskipper Theory, Yachtmaster (Offshore) theory and practical refresher/exam and MCA Diesel engine course with them - all have been very good

 

[Spuddy]

Thanks all. Is there a school at Shotley? Although the ones mentioned will give my chum two good choices.

 

[Chalk]

There is a school at Shotley I believe. Don't know its name but the chap that runs it is ex RAF, Scottish and by many accounts very good.

 

[Chalk]

Suffolk Coast Sailing

 

[Elemental]

Suffolk Coast Sailing

And indeed they are very good. MY partner did D/S theory and practical with them