Sunshine Cruises
Cruise the sun soaked Virgin Islands in the Caribbean .... Jan 19-28 2012
Sail aboard our top class 53' cruiser and visit up to 3 different destinations each day following in the wake of Blackbeard!
Visit Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Joost Van Dyke, Peter's Island, Norman Island and other smaller islands. Swim ashore for a beer at the Soggy Dollar and swim with the fish at Norman Island. These islands are full of local bird life, flora and fauna and the crystal clear waters offer views of an amazing variety of fish. Enjoy snorkelling with Parrotfish, Spotted Drums, Cleaner Ship, Angels, Sergeant Majors, slow gliding Rays and many, many others. Enjoy improving your sailing skills under the watchful eye of Caribbean veteran and Yachtmaster Instructor Eddie English Click on link for full details: The ultimate sailing holiday!
Canary Islands March 2012
Enjoy learning in the sun! Escape the winter and step aboard for fun, sun and learning. Join Eddie English for the learning experience of a lifetime aboard our fully appointed 50 yachts. See the Canaries in a different light! Explore the western islands or La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma - not the overcrowded resorts but exciting Atlantic islands! Follow in Colombus's footsteps and enjoy ocean sailing and sunshine and warm water!
Croatia Sept 30-Oct 7 2012
Super sunshine scenic sailing surrounded by history! Enjoy exploring Adriatic Islands and historic Dalmatian ports whilst learning with Eddie English
Flying from Dublin Airport. We join the boats in historic Dubrovnik. The week will be spent sailing in luxury and exploring the Adriatic Islands and visiting ancient ports in Croatia whilst striving to improve our sailing under the expert eye of Eddie English.
NB We filled TWO weeks in 2011 - we are only doing one week in 2012 - early booking is advisable - IT WILL BOOK OUT!
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Eddie English Blog
Why did the Costa Concordia sink?
The town of Cobh has been a port of call for ocean liners for over 150 years - now about 60 liners visit Cork Harbour each year- we all love the liners! Everybody in the maritime community was shocked last Friday night with the news of the grounding of the massive Italian cruise liner the Costa Concordia. I spent the weekend trawling the web to try to find out what really happened - this blog is the tragic story of the last voyage of the Costa Concordia on Friday the 13th of January 2012.
