Our Courses
The school boat, a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 419 Pure Gallus built late 2016 operates out of Royal Quays, North Shields, a superbly equipped marina with very smart ensuite facilities and accessible 24 hours, so we can enter and leave through the lock at all times, day and night.
RYA Training Courses run from April to June and are usually booked up well in advance. Then there's a summer break during which time we do manly non RYA stuff to include Day and Adventure Trips. Often requests are made for training before a family summer sailing holiday in the Med and there's always the Day Shorebased Courses such as VHF, Diesel Engine and Radar. RYA 5 day courses re-start about the end of August and carry on through to October and sometimes November when the weather tells us to 'go home'.
I would like to learn to Sail - How do I start?
A very popular question and my answer is; first look at the target, and this, for most sailors, is RYA Day Skipper Practical or the International Certificate of Competence (ICC). Armed with this certificate you are able to bareboat charter i.e. charter a yacht and go off yourselves, within the charter company's area. Furthermore, one person onboard needs to have a VHF Operator's Certificate.
The Day Skipper Practical Course is 5 days living onboard. It is important that you have the necessary experience and qualifications before you start this Course. You will be expected to be able to sail showing wind awareness and having practical skills to more than RYA Competent Crew standard. Current theory to RYA Day Skipper standards for navigation, tidal calculations, pilotage planning & plotter use. Then you can go off and sail your own adventures! For full information on what to expect from an RYA Course with Northumbria Sailing you are recommended to click
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Sail Cruising Courses & Trips in North East England
