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Maritime Connection has an excellent reputation, not only for tuition and chartering, but also for personal service, friendliness and value for money. We never forget that our work is your holiday, so as well as tuition of the highest standard, you can expect to have a great time, whether afloat, at a beach barbecue or over a drink in the pub with our staff. So if you are a novice keen to learn, or an experienced sailor seeking to improve your qualifications, you will find no better instructors or yachts than at Maritime Connection. |
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The Firth of Clyde and the west coast of Scotland are justly regarded as some of the finest cruising grounds anywhere in the world and certainly without equal in the UK, where the majestic scenery, sheltered waters, uncrowded anchorages and onshore attractions set them apart. As an RYA training centre, we offer only the highest standard of sailing tuition from our professional instructors.
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| Maritime Connection offers the full range of RYA courses, suitable for everyone from absolute beginners to experienced sailors wishing to qualify at the highest level. We offer a low cost course for families willing to learn or improve their sailing skills. The course can be run at differing levels of competence to suit the individuals concerned. Families have exclusive use of the yacht and our instructor at a price that is not too hard on the pocket. Children too have great fun learning how to tie knots, helm for a while or do some sail work. On our family days there's something for everyone. |
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In our cabin at Troon Yacht Haven we have an extremely well-equipped classroom, full of all the necessary teaching aids and 6 multimedia PC's loaded with an extensive range of maritime software. This facility is unrivalled outside the large colleges and we have endeavoured to build up a stock of resources that really will shorten your learning time. |
| What you will cover on your sailing course... |
Competent Crew
Sailing & Helming
Knowledge of Sea Terms / Parts of the Boat
Sail handling
Ropework
Fire Precautions & Firefighting
Personal Safety Equipment
Man Overboard
Distress Signals
Manners & Customs
Rules of the Road
Dinghy Work
Weather Forecasts
Day Skipper
Boat Handling under Power & Sail
Preparation for Sea Deck Work
Navigation
Meteorology
Pilotage
Rules of the Road
Maintenance & Repair Work
Victualling
Emergency Situations
First Aid
Coping with Injuries Afloat
Engines
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Coastal Skipper
Yacht Handling under Power & Sail
Passage Planning
Preparation for Sea
Pilotage
Passage Making & Skippering
Adverse Weather Conditions & Emergency
Stuations
Yachtmaster Offshore
Yacht handling under Power & Sail
Blind Navigation
Emergency Situations
Skippering Ability
Man Overboard
General Seamanship & Sail Training
RYA Shorebased Cruising Courses
Competent Crew / Day Skipper
Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore
Yachtmaster Ocean
1 Day Short Courses Available
VHF Short Range Certificate
RYA First Aid, Radar, Diesel Engine
Outboard Engine Servicing
Understanding Marine Meteorology & GPS
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Our winter prospectus of shorebased
courses begin in October. As in previous years they are available in four
options:
1. Evening Class
2. Over a period of 3 weekends
3. As a 5 or 6 day intensive course.
4. As a distance learning course.
We would be delighted to see you joining us on any of these courses so that
we can progress you to the next stage of your learning. A form is available
to download on our website www.maritimeconnection.co.uk . As most of the
courses were fully subscribed last winter it is important to reserve your
place. Just fill in the downloadable application form and return it together
with a deposit of £30 to book your place. |
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