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 Aegean Sailing School
They run 2-day and 6-day sailing courses in the Greek islands. Their school is the only RYA (Royal Yachting Association) recognised training centre that is easily accessible from Athens.
The sailing courses follow the RYA Sail Cruising syllabus and lead to internationally recognised sailing qualifications. Beginners can choose Start Yachting or Competent Crew. The Start Yachting option is often a good choice for a family's first sailing holiday, as it allows plenty of time for swimming, sightseeing, or just relaxing on board.
 Alfa Euroyachting - Greece
Sun, sea, enchanting islands and beaches, monuments and ancient temples, theaters, castles and monasteries - a perfect combination held together by an unrivaled beauty.
The Ionian Islands, the Cyclades, the Sporades, the Dodecanese and Crete islands scattered throughout the Ionian and Aegean Seas
 Alkyon Sailing - Greece / Turkey





 Andorina - Scotland
Skippered yacht charter holidays in Scotland on a 66ft classic ketch
 Boating Turkey - boating holiday service in Turkey
Private gulet charters, Bareboat charters, Catamaran charters, Cabin cahrters, Diving charters, Yacht brokerage and yacht buiding.
 British Virgin Islands - see Sailing
Luxury Yachting, Day Sails, Sailing Schools and Bareboat Sailing
 Bute Sailing School - Scottish West Coast - RCY Courses / Yacht Charter
The west cost of Scotland boasts some of the most spectacular, unspoiled and beautiful scenery in the world; sheltered coastal waters, innumerable lochs, remote uninhabited islands and quaint peaceful harbours and anchorage's with welcoming local hostelries.
Wind your way through the Kyle's and the Isles in the west coasts unrivalled waters, considered some of the finest sailing in the world.
 Chandler Yacht Charter - Captained Yacht Charter in the Greek Islands
Once you get on the boat, everything on board is covered .  We provide for breakfasts, lunches, drinks (yes , that includes open bar - (beer, wine, evening cocktails, etc). The only thing they don't include is dinners - the local taverna experience ashore is much too much fun to miss!
 Classic Sailing - Hands on sailing holidays
The majority of the voyages are suitable for anyone - regardless of whether you have ever sailed before. You do need to be reasonably active, have a sense of adventure, and accept that we are often at the whim of the weather and tides. They will give you plenty of help and instruction because you are the working crew that sails the ship. Most of their sailing customers travel as individuals and nearly 50% are women.
Sailing holidays in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly, Channel Islands, Brittany, France, Canaries, Caribbean, Mediterranean, Spain, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Norway, Denmark.
 Corfu Sea School - Greece
British owned, Royal Yachting Association (RYA) approved sailing school providing a complete range of sail cruising courses (including Competent Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster) from their base in Corfu, Greece. The school operates from February to November.
 Cruise Ecosse - active sailing holidays in Scotland
Sailing holidays on the West Coast of Scotland aboard a skippered yacht
 Cuba Select Travel - Cuba Sailing
Cruising Cuba's paradise islands, coral reefs and idyllic in your own exclusive yacht
 Danforth Yachting - sailing in Malawi
Danforth Yachting is an up-market, owner-run Yacht charter and luxury lodge, situated at Cape Maclear on the shores Lake Malawi.
A visit to Danforth Yachting gives you the best of both worlds: plenty of time to enjoy sailing on the lake, cruising, snorkelling, diving and water-sports, with the comfort of a spacious guesthouse to return to.
 Dolphin Haven Yachting - UK Sailing Holidays
 Faro Sailing School - Portugal, Costa de la Luz [ Algarve ]
Fully recognised RYA Training Centre offering a full range of RYA/MCA practical and shorebased sailing courses and holidays all year round.
 Fingal of Caledonia & Caledonian Discovery - Fingal Cruising
Fingal is a large comfortable barge that cruises Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal in the Highlands of Scotland, providing a unique holiday experience amidst superb Highland scenery. You can have a holiday of gentle relaxation or fun and adventure, it's up to you. Optional outdoor activities include walking, cycling and watersports and in addition, on the themed weeks they offer wildlife, photography, music, art and history. For the keen hiker they have their unique Walk the Great Glen Coast to Coast holiday 'cruise'.
 Fyly Yachting - yachting holidays in the Greek islands
Group and individual yacht charters of crewed, bareboat, sailing and motor yachts.
 Girls for Sail
Girlsforsail Limited was set up with the aim of introducing as many people as possible, particularly women, to the wonderful world of sailing.
 Holadenia - Spanish Courses by the Mediterranean Sea
Language Courses + Acoommodation + Sailing lessons.
 Hoseasons - Boating Holidays in the UK & Europe
 Jubilee Sailing Trust - Adventure Sailing for Physically Disabled and Able-Bodied People
 Last Frontiers - Latin America
Antarctica, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
 Liberty Yachts - UK [ West Country ] and Greece
Well established YCA Bonded charter company with over 15 years continued trading history.
 Longbow Cruising - Skippered sailing cruises around the beautiful west coast of Scotland
Whether looking for a relaxing holiday or a week of sailing adventure, beginners and experts alike are welcomed aboard skippered sailing cruises on a Bowman 57 yacht. Excellent sailing, comfort, privacy and memorable cuisine combine to create an experience guests wish to repeat.
 Med Sailing - Greek islands charter; a private yacht with owner skipper & wife
 Meandros Yachts - Greece
Unforgettable yacht charter and flotilla sailing holidays in Greece and the Greek islands. Group, individual, corporate and private yacht charters of crewed, skippered, bareboat, sailing and luxury motor yachts.
 Menorca Cruising School - learning to sail in the sun
First Mediterranean sailing school to be recognised by the Royal Yachting Association. Offers the full range of RYA / DOT. courses all year round with fully qualified RYA instructors.
 Minorca Sailing Holidays - Bay of Fornells
The idyllic Bay of Fornells is situated on the north coast of Minorca and has been the home to Minorca Sailing for more than 25 years. The bay is long and wide with a narrow opening to the sea and offers an endless variety of winds and sailing conditions for the expert, along with the secure feeling of land ahead for the beginner. Their sailing centre is in Ses Salinas, a small sailing village away from the tourist beat where life revolves around the beach, corner shop and local bars. All their accommodation in Ses Salinas is only a minute or two's walk from the beach and sailing centre.
 Neilson - flotilla & Villa Flotilla
Flotilla: Cruising in company with our lead boat crew on hand to offer any assistance if needed, a great mix of independent and social sailing. For complete freedom and flexibilty any of our yachts can also be booked for independent charter. Or
Villa Flotilla: The perfect introduction to yachting, offering a mixture of staying in one of our hotels ashore either learning how to yacht sail or brushing up on existing skills, followed by a week living on board your yacht on flotilla. For more experienced yacht sailors this can be a twin centre holiday combining dinghy sailing, windsurfing and cycling in the first week with flotilla in the second.
 Ocean Charter Club - Charter yachts for sailing in Greece, Aegean and Ionian seas
 Ocean Youth Trust North West
The Ocean Youth Trust is a consortium of registered charities. Each group sails one vessel and all adhere to common standards and codes of practice. The OYT takes young people to sea for fun and challenging adventure under sail.
The OYT North West group sails the 76' steel ketch Greater Manchester Challenge. Voyages last for about 1 week and may visit anywhere from South Wales to Ireland or Scotland.
 Sail North West - Scotland - Yacht Charter
Their main base is at Whitehaven, but they also offer charters from the Clyde and Crinan in Scotland
 Sailing Excursians Asia - Myanmar Yacht Charter Holidays and Adventures
Come explore Myanmar Mergui Archipelago with crewed yacht charters for a sailing cruise or adventure holidays through one of Earth's last pristine environments.
 Sailing Holidays - flotilla sailing specialist Greece and Croatia
Ionian Islands and Dalmatian Islands.
 Sailing Issues - navigation course, sailing Greece, Turkish Coast, Charter & Gulits
Free and personal website providing unique information on marine navigation and sailing holidays in Greece and Turkey.
 Saracen Sailing - Mallorca Yacht Charter Holidays & Sailing Tuition
 Seafarer Sailing Holidays Greece  - Crewed & Bareboat Yacht Charter in Greece
 Seascape - Greece & Turkey
Thinking of sailing in Greece and Turkey? Their sail adventures are a little different! You don't have to organise a whole group to charter a yacht - if you're travelling solo, come join one of fun "singles sailing" groups ! For couples, they have their Romance Revisited trips....there's the very sociable mini-flotillas - or of course, the more traditional, fully-crewed charters. Want to learn to sail? They can teach you!
 Seascope Sailing - Greece
Yacht charters Greece, bareboats, skippered and luxury crewed yacht charters Greece
 Seychelles Travel - Cruising & Sailing
Lodging & Resorts, Island Hopping, Maps of Islands, Activities & Interests
 Sunsail - Family watersports
Sunsail yacht charter and sailing holidays offer family watersports in 39 stunning locations throughout the world, including the Caribbean, Greece and Turkey.
 Tenrag Yacht Charters
A massive choice of yachts available for charter throughout the world; their operators include Sunsail / Stardust where they have direct on-line access to their 1,200 yachts worldwide, right through to small but very professional local owners and operators.
 The Moorings - The Best Sailing Vacations in the World, at your fingertips!
 Tifys Yachting - Greece - Barboats, Crewed charters
 Top Yacht Charter - Turkey
Bareboat, Skippered, Gulet [ traditional style Turkish wooden motor sailers with a professional crew, and the skipper ], Crewed Yachts.
 Trisail UK - Yachting holidays around the northern Ionian Islands in Greece
 Tropic Breeze - sailing holidays in the Caribbean
The Directors and many of the staff of Tropic Breeze Ltd have sailed throughout the Caribbean. They work with all the leading independent charter companies and can offer flight inclusive packages, a tailor made itinerary of yacht and hotel, or simply a yacht without flights – any combination is possible – just drop them an e mail with your vision of a dream holiday, preffered dates of travel (and budget) and we will put together a package for your consideration.
 White Cross Bay Water Sports Centre - UK, Lake Windermere
 Yacht Charter Holidays [ OceanBLUE ] - UK Specialists for yacht charter
For yacht charter in Croatia, Italy, Sicily, Corsica, Greece, Turkey & other Mediterranean & Adriatic areas....

Guides about sailing / Related Books

  Complete Sailing Manual  - Jeff Toghill
Whether your interest in sailing is weekend recreation on small lakes or your ambition is to cruise the world's oceans in search of adventure, no-one should take to the water without being competent to do so. "The Complete Sailing Manual" offers the novice sailor guidance and information on sailing techniques, seamanship, safety procedures, coastal and celestial navigation, and how to handle an emergency on board. Also covered are the theory of sailing, choosing and equipping the right boat for your needs, essential sailing skills - such as tacking and gybing, berthing and mooring, navigating through a busy seaway, communications and weather forecasting. Making maximum use of full-colour photographs and illustrations, supported by concise, informative text, the "Complete Sailing Manual" offers dinghy and keel boat sailors a handy reference work that will both guide and advise them as they gain experience on the water.
Hardcover 192 pages (October 1, 2005); Publisher: New Holland Publishers (UK); Language: English; ISBN: 1843308819
  Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Started Sailing  - John Vigor
Containing 200 entries of practical advice and tips, this reference book is for sailors.
Paperback 160 pages (October 2005); Publisher: Sheridan House; Language: English; ISBN: 1574092111
  Art of the Sailor: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework  - Hervey Garrett Smith
Paperback 233 pages (October 1990); Publisher: Dover Publications; Language: English; ISBN: 0486264408
  The Sailmaker's Apprentice: A Guide for the Self-Reliant Sailor  - Emiliano Marino
In the years since it first appeared in hardcover this text has become a standard among self-reliant cruising sailors, boat builders and small-boat enthusiasts. Combining hundreds of finely textured drawings with a witty , wise and philosophical probing commentary, it is as much about repairing, maintaining and understanding sails as it is about making them.
Paperback 512 pages (April 1, 2001); Publisher: Tab Books; Language: English; ISBN: 0071376429
  Pass Your Day Skipper  - David Fairhall, Mike Peyton (Illustrator)
Since the first edition was published, Pass Your Day Skipper has helped thousands of students through their shorebased Day Skipper course. Both concise and comprehensive, this 'crammer' covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged and highlighted to make revising easier and now updated and improved for the second edition. Throughout, the theory is set in a practical seagoing perspective, and helpful tips on exam tactics are also provided. And to relieve the tension of all that swotting, each section is enlivened with some of Mike Peyton's best loved cartoons.
Paperback 112 pages (September 12, 2005); Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical; Language: English; ISBN: 0713674008


Links 

 Travel Insurance

 Royal Yachting Association
 Yachtsandyachting.com -  on-line sailing resource

 Coastal safety

 Hamble Yacht Delivery
Sea delivery of sail and motor yachts by long established company based at Hamble England.
 Schoonerman 
Schooner Man "is a site for you if you love the sight of the schooner on the sea. The feel of your feet on the deck of the schooner as it rides over the ocean waves. The power of the wind as it fills the sails and move a mighty schooner on it way. If you enjoy the challenge of facing the elements from the clear star filled nights to the wind blowing at gale force... you're a schooner man. We have information on tall ships from the Seven Seas and the sweet seas too.
If you are looking for information on a schooner, brig, brigantine, bark and fully rigged tall ship start your search here. So visit these tall ships of yesterday and meet the seafarers that sailed them.
 Waterways.org.uk -  inland waterways
 
 Herne Bay Sailing Club 
 Laburnum Boat Club
 London Corinthian Sailing Club
 Lyme Regis Sailing Club
 Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club Ltd   
 http://www.swsc.org.uk/ 
 Teign Corinthian Yacht Club
 West Kirby Sailing Club

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