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                                                      Findhorn Marina Cruising Courses

                                                      Please contact our Chief Cruising Instructer - Rick Walker
                                                      to discuss your requirements.

                                                      rick@findhornmarina.com


                                                      Practical courses will begin in April 2012
                                                      Make your booking now

                                                       
                                                      International Certificate of Competence
                                                      You will need this if you enter or sail a boat in foreign waters we can issue the certificate after completing the sylabus carried out on your own boat or one of ours please call for further details.

                                                      Start Yachting
                                                      Beginners start HERE! A two day practical course providing experience of steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework and safety awareness. Usually run over a weekend.

                                                      Competent Crew
                                                      Introduces the complete beginner to cruising and teaches personal safety, seamanship and helmsmanship to the level required to be a useful member of the crew of a cruising yacht.Course duration 5 days.

                                                      Day Skipper
                                                      Designed for those with some sailing experience and basic navigation knowledge. The objective is to teach pilotage, navigation, seamanship and boat handling up to the standard required to skipper a small cruising yacht safely by day in tidal waters with which the student is familiar - usually the minimum level of experience required to charter in the UK and abroad.Couse duration 5 days.

                                                      Coastal Skipper
                                                      For those with Day Skipper experience and more, including Coastal Skipper shore-based navigational knowledge. The aim of the course is to learn the skills and techniques required to skipper a cruising yacht safely on coastal and offshore passages by day and night.Course duration 5 days

                                                      Exam Prep
                                                      Practical preparation for RYA / MCA Yachtmaster and Coastal Skipper exams Normally 5 days can be extended if required.

                                                      All courses include food on board, fuel, mooring fees and are carried out on "Celtic Ros" a 35ft Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 331

                                                      Skippered Charters
                                                      Call now for details and prices.
                                                      rick@findhormmarina.com
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                                                      "Celtic Ros"

                                                      Course

                                                      Start Yachting
                                                      Competent Crew
                                                      Day Skipper
                                                      Coastal Skipper
                                                      Yachtmaster Offshore preparation 
                                                      Yachtmaster Coastal /Offshore examination

                                                      Examiners fee
                                                      Skippered Charters

                                                      Cruising Course Calander 2012
                                                      07-11 Apr     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      14-18 Apr     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      21-25 Apr     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      28-02 May    CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      05-09 May    CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      12-16 May    CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      19-23 May    CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      26-30 May    CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      02-06 Jun     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      09-13 Jun     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      16-20 Jun     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      23-27 Jun     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      01-04 Jul      CC/DS/CS/YM

                                                      Price

                                                      £195 2 days
                                                      £425 5 days
                                                      £425 5 days
                                                      £425 5 days
                                                      £425 5 days

                                                      £250per day for hire of boat
                                                      shared between number of students
                                                      £150-200
                                                      £500per person per week


                                                      01-08 Jul Skippered Charter Inverness to West Coast
                                                      08-15 Jul Skippered Charter West Coast Oban to Oban
                                                      15-22 Jul Skippered Charter West Coast Oban to Oban
                                                      22-29 Jul Skippered Charter West Coast to Inverness
                                                      04-08 Aug     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      11-15 Aug     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      18-22 Aug     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      25-29 Aug     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      01-05 Sep     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      08-12 Sep     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      15-19 Sep     CC/DS/CS/YM
                                                      22-26 Sepl    CC/DS/CS/YM

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