RYA Sail cruising courses available from April until mid October 2026.

​New for 2026 - Debbie will be joined by 2 very experienced colleagues Charles Lyster and

David Bonham both of whom will be running RYA courses this coming season.

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              Debbie          7 - 12    April               4 places                   £875            Coastal Skipper & Competent Crew

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              Charles      27 April - 2 May             5 places                   £875            

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​               Charles        11 - 16 May                  5 places                   £875            

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​​​                Debbie         21 - 26 June                4 places                   £875          Day Skipper & Competent Crew

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                Debbie         4 - 9 July                     3 places                   £875           Coastal Skipper & Competent Crew

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                 David           19 - 24 July                 2 places                   £875          Day Skipper & Competent Crew

                 Debbie       16 - 21 August              5 places                   £875  ​​

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                 David    30 August - 4 September  5 places                   £875          Day Skipper & Competent Crew​​

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                 Debbie       13 - 18 September        5 places                    £875    

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               Debbie        11 - 16   October          5 places                    £825 

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Prices based up on a maximum of 5 students sharing a 38' Westerly Ocean Ranger

In the event of one of our instructors being indisposed, the course may be instructed by

another member of the team.

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​​Day Skipper October 2025 'It was fantastic to learn so much and visit such stunning locations, a massive thank you to Debbie and also to Chris for the support and such delicious food'. 'The memory of leaping dolphins off Calgary bay is really special'

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Day Skipper September 2025 'Loved the route, just what I wanted while learning. All syllabus covered in bite sized chunks.' 'Debbie is always supportive, allowing us to make mistakes before stepping in, great catering.' 'Food was "yum", boat fully equipped for course' 'Great cooking from Chris, instruction was clear and well taught'.

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Coastal Skipper August 2025 'Debbie was excellent. Very calm, explained well. Thankyou! Food was excellent, can't fault it, Brilliant week.' 'Great course, would do it again tomorrow if I could (after a good nights sleep), Lovely food thanks Chris.' 'Only feedback would be it would have been nice to have a little extra time for leisure/to explore places.' 'Clear structured instructions.'

Day Skipper July 2025 - 'Debbie was patient and considerate, taking time to help everyone on the 2 different courses. Thank you.' 'Instruction really good and course enjoyable, thanks.'  'Communication was always clear and we were given a good amount of trust. The boat was clean comfortable, well equipped and organised, Food was good quality, tasted good, plenty and spare was bought when needed. Great week, built up loads of new skills, particular highlight was the trust when bringing on to pontoons.' 'Debbie has been really clear and instructive, keeping it simple! and gradually introducing more complex skills, knowledgeable.' Many thanks for a great week of instruction and sailing.'

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Day Skipper June 2025 - 'Clear, calm, gentle but firm instructing, and kind. Left enough room for us to learn independence. I'll recommend you to others :)'  'Clear instruction delivered by Debbie in a friendly style, at a level appropriate to the student and repeated/reinforced whenever necessary. Debbie exudes complete confidence and unflappability (and I did test this!) aboard Alcuin. This was very reassuring and made for a relaxed atmosphere amongst the crew. Food excellent. Great quality, variety and quantity.'  'Debbie’s knowledge and teaching style is excellent.  She really brought all of us on and played to our strengths.  Debbie listened to our ideas and was always willing to take these on board. Having done the Day Skipper theory first was very helpful. Really great catering - well done Chris. I really enjoyed the course - thank you so much.' 'An uplifting memorable experience. Confident, knowledgeable explanations for all levels of experience, patience and calmness in all situations.'

​Day Skipper April 2025 - 'Thankyou Debbie and Glencoe, great course, I learned a lot and its set me up for coastal skipper goal. Debbie is very adaptable, energetic and passionate to teach.'   'Very clear instructions, Debbie allowed us to work things out for ourselves and was more than happy to explain if we didn't understand anything.' ' Debbie is very empowering and very patient, very clear instructions for the week. Made sure we all had sufficient practice time but left us to decide for ourselves which is great. Never ate so well on a boat, really lovey that it was prepared and only had to be reheated.'​​​​​​​