Intro to Dinghy Sailing (RYA Start Saili
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Topic: Intro to Dinghy Sailing (RYA Start Saili
Posted By: jbellj
Subject: Intro to Dinghy Sailing (RYA Start Saili
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 12:59pm
Not sure if this is right place but can you tell me where I can attend this course in Scotland, I live in Stirling, at a reasonable price in 2009?
Ideally I'd like to attend this next month.
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Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 1:08pm
The RYA web site has a list of training centres that you can search
http://www.rya.org.uk/getonthewater/Pages/FindAFacility.aspx?facility=Training&country=All®ion=All&lat=56.1174150556326&lon=-3.9394897967577&proximity=99999&home=Stirling%2c+UK&voucher=False&coursetype=DINGHY&course=DLEVEL1&search=true - Click
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 1:12pm
There's various options. Commercial, try http://www.portedgar.co.uk/ - Port Edgar sailing school.
Non commercial, there's various clubs in the area that are teaching centres, but you'll probably have to take out a year's membership to take a course, and dates and places will be limited. I used to be a member and instructor (when I lived in that part of the country) at http://www.loch-venachar-sc.org.uk/ - Loch Venachar SC - they have a combined Start Sailing ad Basic Sailing over two weekends in May, and can recommend them- it's a fantastic club. I'd recommend that you do the Basic Sailing as well regardless of where you intend to learn.
Hope that's of some help.
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Al
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Posted By: jbellj
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 1:18pm
Thanks folks, Loch Venachar is expensive, you need to pay a joining fee, plus the annual membership and training costs!
Think it will be Port Edgar.
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 1:21pm
But where do intend to sail once you've learned?
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Posted By: jbellj
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 2:44pm
I've never sailed before, so this is a real "taster" for me - I'm not critisiing the prices at Venachar either - it's a great location for me should I keep sailing, however will cost about £265 to do the course..
Join - £125
Membership - £90
Course - £50
Port Edgar is only about £120 for the 2 day course.
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 3:41pm
Fair enough- once the course has convinced you it's a good idea to keep sailing, the annual membership is really rather good value. I'd forgotten the joining fee was quite so high by comparison.
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Al
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Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 7:41pm
Bear in mind many sailing clubs will let you do courses without joining at the full rate. I know that course fees at my club are inclusive of a 'training' membership for insurance porpoises and the like.
Have you looked at Dalgety Bay SC or Largo Bay SC on the forth, or Newburgh SC on the Tay?
There's the outdoor centre at Lochore Meadows country park.
Maybe Linlithgow Loch SC or Clyde Cruising Club at Bardowie but can't find much info on the web on those.
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Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch"
Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air"
Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile"
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 9:29pm
Unless it has restarted, Linlithgow Loch SC has been out of existence since (I think) 2002.
Checking, Venachar do indeed allow adults to join as "training" members, with the cost deducted from the fees if/when you join properly- and from Stirling, it's a lot quicker to get there than the Fife coast clubs.
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Al
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Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 11 Mar 09 at 10:15pm
Shows how much I've been paying attention...
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Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard"
Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch"
Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air"
Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile"
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 12 Mar 09 at 7:01am
A friend was the rep from Edinburgh University on their committee; he was at the wind-up meeting.
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Al
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Posted By: jbellj
Date Posted: 13 Mar 09 at 9:23am
Originally posted by alstorer
Checking, Venachar do indeed allow adults to join as "training" members, with the cost deducted from the fees if/when you join properly- and from Stirling, it's a lot quicker to get there than the Fife coast clubs. |
The prices I quoted from Venachar were emailed to me by a club offical - can you link to where you get your info?
This is my preffered venue being less than 30 mins away, and a know an ex-member who rates them highly.
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 13 Mar 09 at 9:26am
Originally posted by jbellj
The prices I quoted from Venachar were emailed to me by a club offical - can you link to where you get your info?
This is my preffered venue being less than 30 mins away, and a know an ex-member who rates them highly.
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Check http://www.venachar.org.uk/training/faqs.htm#members? - here .
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Al
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Posted By: jbellj
Date Posted: 13 Mar 09 at 9:27am
In fact ignore me!
I've just had an email from the training secretary and the May course is full.... gutted.....
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