As you know we’ve been looking for replacements for Valentine and Zotelot for next season. We can now announce that one of our new yachts will be Phoebe, a 2003 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45.2. She will be joining the school in the New Year and will be available for courses from February 2010.
The yacht is [...]
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Sea Trial of yacht ‘Phoebe’
Posted in 986775, Events and Stories, Sailing, Special Offers on 24 November, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Weather – The Glorious and The Diabolical
Posted in Crew Club, Events and Stories, Sailing on 23 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lovey sunny weather in mid November contrasts with gales and rain at the end of October
Thinking of buying an ex-charter yacht in Greece?
Posted in 986775, Events and Stories, Life on Aegina, Sailing, tagged buying yacht in Greece, changing Greek flag, ex-charter yacht, yacht for sale Greece on 18 September, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An article for those who are thinking of buying an ex-charter yacht in Greece. It includes links to a couple of brokers, a list of surveyors, and outlines the purchase process.
Our Young Sailor of the Year
Posted in 986775, Crew Club, Events and Stories, Sailing on 10 September, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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.
Ben & Becky’s Blog
Posted in 986775, Crew Club, Events and Stories, Sailing, WEB SITE AND BLOG LINKS on 17 August, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Is your flag here?
Posted in 986775, Crew Club, Events and Stories, General Nonsense, Sailing, tagged crew photos, Greece, international sailing, Sailing on 18 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Happy 2 X 30th George!
Posted in 986775, Crew Club, Events and Stories, Life on Aegina, Staff & Other Animals on 7 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Autumn Milebuilding Trip 2008
Posted in 986775, Crew Club, Events and Stories, Sailing on 4 February, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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, … [...]
302 years and still learning …
Posted in Crew Club, Events and Stories, Sailing on 19 May, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had a great week instructing recently. I was on board S/Y Solis Invictor (Solis), an Atoll 43 converted to assist disable sailors. Solis is owned by Mr Antonis Mangos, the school accountant and one of its directors. It was the first course this year that included a student with mobility problems and it turned [...]
The De Smet Hippy Experience
Posted in 986775, Events and Stories, tagged AMC, BHR, De Smet, Gent, hip resurfacing, hip surgery, osteoarthritis on 12 March, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Hydro therapy – 5 days after the operation
In January I travelled to Gent in Belgium for a hip resurfacing operation with Dr Koen De Smet. Several people asked me to post about my experience there but I was waiting for some photos to arrive. They are now here (no gory ones) so read on …
I have had osteoarthritis [...]
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