Oily Rag
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I've been asked to advise on this, but have no experience. Has anyone any advice I could pass on?
Online Dayskipper Theory
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KompetentKrew
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Having had the dubious pleasure of doing both, I thoroughly recommend Skippers Online (formerly known as Kipper Sailing) over Navathome.
Clearly both are qualified instructors, but Navathome comes across like a retired computer programmer decided to create a website, but he doesn't have any experience of user interface design and everything is a bit cludgy and clumsy. When I did it a couple of years ago they were still using flash animations, and the site had to be whitelisted in Safari.
Skippers Online is, in contrast, much better presented - he uses an off-the-shelf online education platform and has concentrated on the quality of the tutorials. The lessons are displayed larger and much clearer, with consistent style and better narration. An advantage of the 3rd-party platform is that you can download an app and download the lessons to your phone or tablet for offline viewing.
They both have a free trial of the first lesson, so try them for yourself and see the difference in quality.
You will also find a discount if you google "skippers online discount code".
Clearly both are qualified instructors, but Navathome comes across like a retired computer programmer decided to create a website, but he doesn't have any experience of user interface design and everything is a bit cludgy and clumsy. When I did it a couple of years ago they were still using flash animations, and the site had to be whitelisted in Safari.
Skippers Online is, in contrast, much better presented - he uses an off-the-shelf online education platform and has concentrated on the quality of the tutorials. The lessons are displayed larger and much clearer, with consistent style and better narration. An advantage of the 3rd-party platform is that you can download an app and download the lessons to your phone or tablet for offline viewing.
They both have a free trial of the first lesson, so try them for yourself and see the difference in quality.
You will also find a discount if you google "skippers online discount code".
wonkywinch
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I'll second what KK says, the material in Skippers Online is excellent. The only (tiniest) criticism is I would have liked a change of narrator occasionally. Quite easy to find 20% off codes online.
LittleSister
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Yes.
If possible don't do it online, but in a class where you can share learning with, and learn from, your fellow students as well as the instructor.
Oily Rag
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Many thanks. The enquiry was from a shift worker who can't commit to a series of evening classes or even weekends.