Phew! While the UK and other places have had torrential rain, we have had an amazingly hot week. Even on Aegina, which is a few degrees cooler than the mainland, temperatures have reached 42° – 43°. This is unheard of for June and is the hottest weather for 110 years.  At least eight people died of [...]

The RYA is providing translations of their practical certificates in a number of languages. This should help acceptance of the qualifications. German, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, and Croatian translations are already available on this page of the RYA website and others (including Greek) will be coming soon. 

These are our current last minute offers for bargain hunters. 5 days sailing in the sun, 6 nights on board. 1700 Sunday 1 July: 2 places available at half price. 425 euro/290 UK pounds per person sharing a double cabin, or 510euro / 350 UK pounds for single occupancy. 1700 Sunday 15 July: 2 places [...]

We will be running RYA powerboat courses on Aegina from this summer. Our recent inspection went well and we have been recommended for recognition by the RYA. This year we will be using ‘Tutti Bene’ for courses. She is a Lomac 520 with a 75HP Mercury engine. The name means ‘Quality of Life’ – what [...]

In honour of our visiting instructor I’m going to support Emirates Team New Zealand in the Americas Cup. Having beaten Luna Rossa 5-0 for the Louis Vuitton Cup they now have to challenge Switzerland, the current holders. It should be exciting racing. You’ll find the official Americas Cup site  here

Among the recommendations of the MAIB report into the sinking of the yacht Ouzo, with the loss of her three crew, was that every yacht should carry a waterproof handheld VHF radio. There are many occasions when it’s useful to have a waterproof radio that can be used in the cockpit and, in the event of being [...]

I came across this yesterday on a sailing forum. I know it’s been around for a while but it’s still amusing.

The crew on our Spring milebuilding trip to the Cyclades returned safely to Kalamaki Marina this morning. They stopped off at Aegina last night where we took this picture. On board were: (back row – left to right) David Germond (UK), Gabriel Chimisliu (Romania) ,  Horatiu Florecsu (Romania), Ed Kilgour (Canada), George Burton (our Principal), Les Jones [...]

This is Timothy Gordon, Anna Gordon, and Miriam Gordon, who passed their RYA Competent Crew course with us on 13 April 2007. We would not normally expect anyone under 13 to have the concentration to pass the course but these three were superb. They are all competent dinghy sailors and their knowledge of nautical terms, [...]

This lovely lady is Harmony, a Beneteau 50, owned by John and Caroline Robinson. John successfully completed his RYA Day Skipper course and Caroline her RYA Competent Crew course with us in 2006. Prior to his course, John sailed Harmony 780 miles from Eastbourne to Liverpool, enduring a Force 10 en route. In July 2007 [...]