Personalised Training
Calm, Experienced, knowledgeable instruction for you and your family.
There is no better classroom than the vessel you actually sail. Own boat tuition puts the instruction in the context that matters.
Your specific rig, Your instruments, Your berthing challenges, Your waters.
Sessions are entirely bespoke, built around your goals and current level. Whether you want to improve boat handling, prepare for a specific passage, or simply build confidence offshore, every day is focused on your priorities.
Initial Consultation:
A free call or meeting onboard to better understand your vessel, experience and what you would like to achieve.
Bespoke Programme:
I can then create a tailored plan of sessions mapped to your goals - from a single day to a week offshore.
On Your Boat:
All instruction is carried out on your boat in your sailing area, Immediate, transferable confidence.
RYA Trainer:
Cruising Instructor (power), Diesel Engine Instructor, Sea Survival Instructor, First Aid Trainer, Radar Instructor.
Training Modules:
Once we have established your needs or objectives these are just some examples of training that can be done:
Sail Trim and Boat Speed
Boat Handling under Power.
Passage Planning and Navigation
Working on your own boat, we'll tune sail shape for upwind and downwind efficiency — understanding leech tension, traveller position, and how your rig responds to different conditions.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
Reading and adjusting sail shape
Upwind & downwind trim for your sails
Rig tuning for your boat type
Speed vs. comfort trade-offs.
Berthing, marina approaches, and tight-space manoeuvring.
Prop walk, wind effects, and spring lines.
All conducted on your own vessel so every technique is immediately applicable. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Marina & pontoon approaches
Prop walk and engine response
Springing on and off berths
Anchoring or mooring technique.
Practical passage planning using your boat's chart plotter, instruments, and paper charts. Covers tidal gates, waypoint strategy, weather routing, and harbour entry planning.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Chart plotter setup & waypoints
Tidal planning & gates
Weather routing decisions
Pilotage in unfamiliar harbours
Safety and heavy Weather.
Building genuine confidence for deteriorating conditions. Reefing drills on your own sails, MOB procedures with your own equipment, and decision-making under pressure.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Reefing drills on your own rig
MOB procedure & recovery
Storm sail deployment
EPIRB, flares & life raft briefing