by First Class Sailing | Jul 20, 2013 | Learn to Sail
Last weekend was part work and part pleasure for one of First Class Sailings’ crew as Louise Petropoulos was an observer and pupil on board one of our new courses – the Boat Handling Course! Here is Louise’s report… When it comes to sailing the vast...
by firstclass | Jul 19, 2013 | Learn to Sail
It turns out that at the moment if you live anywhere in Europe except in the UK and you want to get a VHF Radio Licence (SRC) you have to attend a two day course. In the UK, at the moment, you only have to attend a one day course. We have clearly had it easy and...
by firstclass | Jul 18, 2013 | Learn to Sail
As he sails around the Irish Sea, First Class Sailing instructor Darryl Hughes is reporting back on his experiences and posing readers a nautical question. Today he is navigating through fog… Last week I was making the 40 mile passage from Campbeltown to Rathlin...
by firstclass | Jul 2, 2013 | Learn to Sail
When coming into the river Crouch a young man was told by a yachtmaster candidate to steer a course of 245 degrees and to follow the buoyed channel. Because the boat was on the starboard tack and the wind from the north the student could not see the red channel marks...
by firstclass | Apr 17, 2013 | Learn to Sail
The internationally recognised Day Skipper qualification is something any aspiring skipper or someone just starting off in yachting should be setting their sights on. It is the qualification that most charter companies like to see before they charter you a yacht. Day...
by firstclass | Apr 8, 2013 | Learn to Sail
Running aground is something that will happen one day, and if you sail on the east coast it is a possibility every day. Get your calculations wrong and a great day of sailing becomes a day of mud wrestling. But the mud can be a great asset when training. Our skipper...
