Last year our 12-day combined theory and practical sailing packages were a big hit. They gave students the opportunity to learn all the basics and gain the certificates required to skipper their own yacht on flotilla or charter in a two-week sailing holiday. Here is some more information and the dates for this year’s courses. [...]

I’m about to pre-order this book from Amazon. It’s due to be published any day now.    After a fire destroyed their house, Justin Ruthven-Tyers and his wife Linda decided to build a 15-ton classic yacht, as complete amateurs – starting with the trees. Working under the watchful eye of local sheep farmers who gave [...]

~ a non-swimmer’s guide to adventures that are scary as heck, fun like crazy, & living to tell the tale! Princess Cox sailed with us in November 2011. Formally a self-confessed workaholic she was bitten by the sailing bug in the Netherlands, encouraged by us, and is now taking much overdue holidays on a quest to complete her RYA [...]

The wonderful thing about sailing is that there is something for everyone! At one extreme you have the thrill of racing or dinghy sailing (both of which involve a certain amount of discomfort and getting wet!) while at the other end of the spectrum you can sail on a luxury cruising yacht and be looked [...]

  Finding suitable flights is an important part of making arrangements for your sailing holiday. Our base on the lovely island of Aegina is easy to reach from Athens International airport and I’ve gathered some information here to help you find the best flights. About Athens Airport Athens International airport is called after Eleftherios Venizelos, who was [...]

Our clients often ask me what weather they can expect during a particular month. Recent times have seen changes in the weather in Greece, like everywhere on the planet. It’s not as predictable as it was 20 years ago. As sailors you’ll be interested in both temperature and wind but in this post I’ve only covered temperatures. I’ll [...]

The RYA (Royal Yachting Association) and the ASA (American Sailing Association) are the two most well-known organisations in sail training. They are a little different in size and scope as I explain later in this article. We often get asked what the difference is between the courses offered by the RYA and ASA and so [...]

If you are interested in joining us on our Scottish Adventure next June (click here for details) you may like to take a look at this website which has some stunning photographs showing the scenery you can expect. Denis Hardley is a well-known photographer in Oban, where George & I lived for many years. View [...]

… or so they say. In which case I guess we should be flattered that a competitor sailing school tried to imitate our website and even copied segments of text. Athens Sailing Academy’s latest website contained pages with some almost identical copy to ours. And, to top it all, they were offering to supply a [...]

Do you want to gain experience in tidal waters? We’re running a special mile building trip to the beautiful west coast of Scotland in June 2012. We’ve chartered a Dufour Gibsea 43 and will be spending two weeks (2 – 16 June) cruising from Largs, at the mouth of the River Clyde to Badachro, in [...]