Weather – The Glorious and The Diabolical

Lovey sunny weather in mid November contrasts with gales and rain at the end of October

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Ah, Valentine, we don’t want to lose you, but …

Our yacht, Valentine, Atlantic 44, is now for sale to a good owner.

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Our Young Sailor of the Year

Our youngest Competent Crew student in 2009 was Cameron Newton from Alton, Hampshire. See a photo of Cameron being awarded his certificate by George Burton, our Principal.

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Ben & Becky’s Blog

I’ve just been sent a link to a very nice diary created by two people who sailed with us recently. It describes their sailing holiday and a visit to Athens.
We first met Ben MacDermott last year. His mother Lycia asked us to provide an instructor for a yacht they had chartered. Lycia had passed her [...]

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Is your flag here?

The United Nations of Sailing …
Maybe we should be renamed Aegean Sailing School International as we have students from all over the world.
When we opened the school six years ago we expected only British students, as the RYA (Royal Yachting Association) is a British body. How wrong we were!
Although about 60% of our clients [...]

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Happy 2 X 30th George!

On 5 July, George Burton, who is my husband and our sailing school Principal, celebrated a major birthday.
He refuses to believe that he is now 60 and so held a 2 X 30 party at Vagia Beach instead. You can see him above with the amazing cake that was produced – thanks Nikki.
Among the guests [...]

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New – RYA Photo ID certificates

We are pleased to announce that the RYA now have waterproof course completion certificates with photo ID available for some of their cruising courses.
These certificates are available for the Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper practical courses.
Features include:

Waterproof durable material, similar to a credit card
Size: 100mm x 80mm
RYA logo in a hologram for increased [...]

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Preparing for the RYA Day Skipper Practical – some comments and advice from former students

Feedback from our students on how they prepared for the RYA Day Skipper Practical course.

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Latest News – Charter The Southern Cross

Once you have passed your RYA Day Skipper course, the next step is to get some experience of being in charge of a yacht without an instructor on board. We have something new to offer in 2009 – the chance to charter a 37 foot yacht from Aegina.
The photographs above are of The Southern Cross, [...]

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Autumn Milebuilding Trip 2008

Preparations for the milebuilder began the week before the trip itself. We had decided to change the route slightly from previous years to visit some different islands in the Cyclades, so additional route planning was needed. We also compiled the usual lists of items to take with us – provisions, extra safety equipment, charts, … [...]

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