Posted at 10:03am on 28th July, 2010 • No comments yet
Middle of July Rob Shapland-Hill Yachtmaster instructor took out three guys for a week long RYA Competent Crew and Day Skipper course, from Lymington yacht Haven, on the Bavaria 37 Gemini. I met them all at the start of the course at what looked like another glorious sailing day this season. They had a great week sailing [...]
Posted at 12:48pm on 20th July, 2010 • One Comment
James is a relatively new member on Aragorn and although arriving with a day skipper ticket, wanted to brush up on his skills and spend some time learning to handle the tides and conditions of the Solent. This being the first time he has sailed in the area. After an intensive morning of power handling, [...]
Posted at 10:41am on 20th July, 2010 • No comments yet
I have never in my 10 years of professional sailing, actually done a 1 day RYA diesel engine maintenance course. It was great to be able to take the opportunity to join our instructor Ray Scott, for a thoroughly insightful day, into the inner workings and then the practical aspects of our friendly diesel engine. After [...]
