PPR stands for ‘Professional Practices & Responsibilities‘. It is a new online course for those working professionally in the yachting industry. Whatever your job on board, you have a duty of care to crew, passengers & other water users.  You will be held to account if things on board go wrong, whether you are a [...]

” Perfect for those wanting to hone their skills and to move their sailing on to the next level ” 14 to 21 July | 45 ft yacht | Maximum 3 students | 1494 EUR  / 1245 GBP Our July Masterclass includes seven days sailing on a 45 foot yacht in a lovely area of [...]

  Although we run some courses over the winter our main sailing season starts on 8 April this year. The spring sunshine has arrived and we are looking forward to a wonderful sailing season. The Greek islands are as beautiful and as peaceful as ever, far removed from any protests you may see on TV [...]

~ 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 [...]

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 [...]

… 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 [...]

Rod Heikell’s pilot books are well known as cruising guides to Greece. They are all fully illustrated with up-to-date plans, photographs and interesting articles on local history and customs as well as pilotage information. If you plan to charter or sail your own yacht in Greek waters next year why not ask Santa Claus to [...]

If you’ve always wanted to learn to skipper a yacht, now is the time to learn! We have a few places left on our 12-day packages this autumn. The weather will still be pleasant but not too hot, places are uncrowded, and prices are cheaper! THE DATES 18:30 Sunday 2 October – 17:30 Friday 14 [...]