T_S
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Anyone here know or ever met this man who provides first class training with his long passage?
Stokey Woodall
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Jeannius
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Met him before ARC2002 in Gran Canaria. He lectures on routing and weather for the organisers before every ARC. Very entertaining and knowledgable.
T_S
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Yes and I feel he could make us all look like beginners here when it comes to using a sextant too!
iangrant
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sopke to him on the 'phone once but sadly he was all booked up - reckons he'd have you throw away yer GPS in no time.
Sounded like a really good instructor to me.
Now I've got someone on board that is going to teach us ( in between dressing up as women) we are going to take sights and things and do something meaningful with the numbers..
Ian
Sounded like a really good instructor to me.
Now I've got someone on board that is going to teach us ( in between dressing up as women) we are going to take sights and things and do something meaningful with the numbers..
Ian
snowleopard
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Yes, met him at the pre-start seminars on ARC 2001. Very good on astro and a good raconteur. The chief bee in his bonnet is his belief that the world's best cruising ground is the Azores. Sadly I missed his cruise in company there during ARC Europe 2002.
Goodge
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Met him at LIBS, spoke to him about astro etc. He claimed his course went beyond the requirements for YM Ocean especially in astro and weather.
Appeared very impressive to me, definately considering doing his course later this year.
Appeared very impressive to me, definately considering doing his course later this year.
Abigail
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In March I did my ocean ym astro nav ticket with Stokey and can't recommend him highly enough. He does a weekend course on the Bilbao ferry out of Portsmouth which is an introduction to astro - this runs fairly regularly. Occasionaly he does a follow-up w/e which takes you further and includes the weather requirements for the ticket.
Absolutely brilliant bloke, excellent company, amazingly knowledgeable and great fun.
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Absolutely brilliant bloke, excellent company, amazingly knowledgeable and great fun.
Why were you asking?
T_S
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On the more serious side of things Sunday morning I watched a RYA video tape someone had given me.
'Stokey' sails a boat with new crew and the passage is from the Azores to Portugal. Have to say the mans attitude really impressed me, even though he must have been on his best behaviour for the film!
Why were you asking?
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On the more serious side of things Sunday morning I watched a RYA video tape someone had given me.
'Stokey' sails a boat with new crew and the passage is from the Azores to Portugal. Have to say the mans attitude really impressed me, even though he must have been on his best behaviour for the film!
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