Passage Planning
Course Pre-requisites: This is an advanced course. Participants should have at least the Day/Coastal Skipper level of navigation. An understanding of plotting courses and calculating tides is essential.
An advanced navigation course to plan cruises at home and abroad. Syllabus includes crew and boat preparation, destination research including pilotage, chartwork and shoreside. Navigational planning- including chartwork, tide work, best routes and alternative destinations. Met. information before and during trip, safety aspects, customs and legal requirements.
Course covers passages to West Cork/Kerry, Scilly Isles, South Coast of England, Brittany and how to set up a passage plan for any voyage. Particiapants may book a package of 4 evenings or individual evenings.
Eddie English has been sailing these waters for over 30 years and has a detailed knowledge of these areas. Share in this knowledge and make your boating safer and more enjoyable.
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Cork Week - Europe’s best fun regatta
The build up has begun............ not long to go now to one of the best Regattas in the world - Cork Week! This bi-annual feast of sailing and fun runs from 12-16 July at the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven Co. Cork Ireland. This gathering of the "good, the bad and the ugly" of sailing has a place in everybody's heart - it is simply the best - great racing afloat for 5 days and a festival of fun ashore for over a week. I wouldn't miss it for love nor money. You too can get afloat with SailCork. Follow the link below and find out more about this fantastic regatta..........
