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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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