Our training partner First Class Sailing has commissioned a series of podcasts including this interesting two-parter with Nigel Rennie, an RYA Yachtmaster examiner.
In Part I Nigel provides some background and insight into the Yachmaster scheme and in Part II shares excellent hints and tips to gaining your Yachtmaster qualification.
The Cruising Association is pleased to confirm that, from today and subject to local regulations, all forms of watersports, including the use of privately-owned motorised craft, can go ahead in England.
In guidance issued this morning (13 May 2020), the Government has confirmed that:
CA members Georgie and Gavin McLaren shared their tale of lockdown life on the French Inland Waterways, with reflections of Friday 13 March.
In light of the current crisis, Georgie and Gavin give an insight into day to day life in lockdown and take a reflective view of their good fortune whilst looking forward to embarking on their continuing adventure when restrictions begin to ease.
The first-ever winner to emerge from a bumper crop of 15 entries to the CA’s inaugural Vlog (video log) competition - The osCA, sponsored by MS Amlin Boat Insurance - is Nick Mines on Hejira, a Southerly 135, with Ollie and friends.
Our ‘Refer a Friend’ promo prize in May is a practical ASAP Supplies Cleaning and Protection Essentials Bundle, worth £120. ASAP provide marine equipment, boat parts and spares and specialise in marine products and boat equipment for maintenance, repair and overhaul needs. www.asap-supplies.com
The south and east coasts of Italy are under-appreciated as a cruising destination as Boyd Goldie will highlight in this talk. People often pass through as quickly as possible on their way to or from Croatia or Greece. Yet there are many delightful towns and stops off the main sailing track. With excellent food, wine and coffee, no flotillas and few charter boats, Boyd says it’s an area not to be missed.
In 2019 Derek and Jean sailed clockwise round Britain starting from their winter base on the river Deben. This talk by Derek Lumb is about a small part of the trip: a two week cruise with an old friend who had expressed enthusiasm for the western and northern isles, starting from Oban, taking in the home of 240,000 puffins and ending in Orkney.
Date: Tuesday 9 June
Date: Tuesday 26 May
Date: Tuesday 19 May