Serious Sailing

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Welcome to SeriousSailing.com - an online guide to professional, practical and theoretical courses run by the West Galway School of Navigation, Ireland. We run practical and theory ISA courses and we run RYA theory courses. We provide training courses in Northern Ireland and Lymington run by Lentune Sea Training Centre.

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To book a course or make a further enquiry please get in touch with us via our contacts page.

SEE OUR "COURSE CALENDAR"

FOR COURSE DATES

Latest News & Upcoming Courses

MCA Master 200GT Orals Prep.

Approved to run MCA Stability, AEC & STCW95 training

You can do your PPR Course with us

RYA Shorebased Yachtmaster Offshore Course and Yachtmaster Ocean Course

Our Instructors

John
Roberts

Noelle
Doran

Martin O'Malley

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Many of our courses are not posted on our Calendar and we therefore suggest you contact us if you have a requirement for training or assessment or certification in any of the disciplines offered which does not appear on this website.

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John Roberts

RYA and ISA Yachtmaster Instructor and Examiner
[Motor - Sail - Ocean] VHF Radio Examiner
Advanced Powerboat Instructor and Examiner
Certified Master since 1970

State Agency Crews

We offer training to:-

Coastguards, Civil Defence, Fishery Protection Officers, other state agency boat crews and RNLI crews.

Professional Skippers

We train Passenger Boat Skippers, Fishermen and Professional Yacht Masters to comply with Department of Transport or MCA [STCW95] manning requirements

Going Abroad ?

We are an assessment centre for the ICC (International Certificate of Competence) and for C.E.V.N.I. (European Inland Waterways)