Serious Sailing

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Welcome !

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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 run sailing courses in Portugal's stunning Algarve region and in Lymington in the Solent 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.

We look forward to hearing from you soon...

Regards,

John Roberts
 
Latest News & Upcoming Courses

Approved to run MCA Stability & STCW95 training

You can do your PPR Course with us from 2nd April
 

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                Go to our Downloads section for course booking forms 
 

Our Instructors

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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)
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