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Hi jeff. You could always join the BA yacht club, it's not just for BA employees check out the SOYC website (Speedbird Offshore Yacht Club) cheapest sailing in the UK. Based river Hamble near Southampton. With your experience you could be a training skipper immediately. Tbh I haven't been seriously ...

Hi all been a while since I posted Thought I would do an update on progress of ' The Master Plan' so far. I successfully passed my DS theory & have done about 20 days + a couple of night sails this year. So the miles are building towards the Yachtmaster coastal experience required. I've already ...

"Tidal flow crosses your course, and changes direction during your passage... which I think happens in the exam." Jeff your making things very difficult for me you know! making me think outside the box so to speak! Which is absolutely great by the way, thank you! I feel half way to Brazil ...

Hi & thanks for your replies. Up to now I havnt done a great deal of sailing Just 5 days on the comp crew course the instruction was fantastic & I learnt a lot, & got some practice on position fixes. as well as all the other stuff inc man over board etc. Actually Rob ('Discus') you are r...

An update on the masterplan. I successfully completed a 5 day Comp Crew course in December in the Solent & really enjoyed it living on board & mooring in different ports each night, a full on week & I learnt loads the Skipper/instructor was excellent, especially on the last day when it b...

Thought I would post an update on the masterplan :-..............I am now a member of SOYC 'Speedbird Offshore Yacht Club' at British Airways & I am booked onto the Comp Crew course in early December. Cant wait! A friend lent me the comp crew handbook from the RYA & have studied this from co...

Hi Jeff & thanks for the advice. I will be joining the yacht club at work in October item 1 ticked from the masterplan. :P Now Iv jumped straight to 4. at least at the looking stage, but, unfortunately some of the budget needs to go on 1,2,& 3 so my boat purchase allowance has been reduced t...

Grey Mullet,

Not easy to catch! very fussy feeders They have very soft mouths & easily spit the hook, bread is the best bait. Good luck

Hi to all. This is my first post. To all you experienced yachtmasters or daysailors :- I am one of those people wondering up & down the quay bag of chips in hand in admiration of all the expensive yachts wondering what that rope does, what that thingy does, & wondering what its really like t...