jack_hank
New member
Hi All,
First post here so please stay with me on this one.
Myself and a few members of my family are now proud owners of a 52ft cruiser. Relative inexperience on boating but between us we have a little. Waiting on coastal skippers course towards end of year but we want to plan a longer trip over to Dublin from Holyhead marina.
Is this too difficult to undertake without having the coastal skippers course? Should we wait until this is all done? Does anybody have any good tips who may have done this trip before? We have taken the boat out a few times, but not on an overnight trip. She has been checked over and both engines are sound and working great as well as all other safety features (Radio/Life raft etc). Boat is up to spec and ready to go.
Any recommendations/tips would be welcomed as we are relative newcomers. As you can imagine we have itchy feet to get on the open sea and make a longer trip than remaining close to the marina/dock!
Thanks in advance
First post here so please stay with me on this one.
Myself and a few members of my family are now proud owners of a 52ft cruiser. Relative inexperience on boating but between us we have a little. Waiting on coastal skippers course towards end of year but we want to plan a longer trip over to Dublin from Holyhead marina.
Is this too difficult to undertake without having the coastal skippers course? Should we wait until this is all done? Does anybody have any good tips who may have done this trip before? We have taken the boat out a few times, but not on an overnight trip. She has been checked over and both engines are sound and working great as well as all other safety features (Radio/Life raft etc). Boat is up to spec and ready to go.
Any recommendations/tips would be welcomed as we are relative newcomers. As you can imagine we have itchy feet to get on the open sea and make a longer trip than remaining close to the marina/dock!
Thanks in advance