by First Class Sailing | May 31, 2019 | Learn to Sail, Norway, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Tales, Sailing Trips, Santosa
The second leg of Santosa’s Nordic voyage began on 15 May 2019 in bright sunshine and a light north-easterly wind, leaving the bustle of Bergen’s historic Bryggen waterfront and preparations for Norway’s national Constitution Day behind us. The evening before Tom and...
by First Class Sailing | Apr 30, 2019 | Learn to Sail, Sailing Tales
Shelley Jory-Leigh & Sir Robin Knox-Johnston The art of navigation has been given a massive boost in 2019 thanks to 73-year-old French sailor Jean-Luc van den Heede who completed the Golden Globe Race 2018. In 211 days and 23 hours he sailed single-handedly...
by First Class Sailing | Apr 9, 2019 | Learn to Sail
This year the RYA has made radar knowledge a key component of all Yachtmaster exams. To find out why they have done this and how you need to prepare for your exam read on below. Why do we still use radar? Radar may seem a bit outdated as a technology with modern GPS...
by First Class Sailing | Mar 11, 2019 | Courses, Learn to Sail
So, you’ve decided you want to learn to sail. Maybe it’s because you love the idea of getting around using nothing but wind power. Or, you know someone who’s just completed their ‘Day Skipper’ and they seem like a whole new person....
by First Class Sailing | Feb 20, 2019 | FCS News, Learn to Sail, Solent, Yacht Design
Our big news is that in February 2019 we replaced our Jeanneau 379s Batida and Manhattan with two brand new Beneteau 381s. We have continued with the cocktail theme and named them Palomar and Sazerac. These new yachts are fractionally bigger in length than the...
by First Class Sailing | Jan 29, 2019 | Learn to Sail
Antigua To Portsmouth Day 17 & 18: Sights, Sounds and Storms In today’s blog, the crew take us through the sights and sounds of Challenger 4, and the first real test of heavy weather arrives. Blog 27th Jan Sights...
