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The
Elite Fast Track Professional Yachtmaster course is a complete,
full-time training package designed to take you from sailing
and seamanship basics right up to commercially endorsed RYA/MCA
Yachtmaster Offshore.
It provides a rapid and thorough route to this definitive
skipper's qualification for sailing industry professionals
or amateur sailors wanting to achieve the highest competence
quickly.
Our
instructors are highly experienced yachtmaster instructors,
specially chosen for their sailing and teaching skills.
Our smart, modern yachts provide the best in sailing and training technology and a good level of comfort for live-aboard courses. For longer passages you will sail a 46 foot fast cruising yacht that eats up the miles and provides exhilarating open sea sailing together with exceptional space and comfort for bigger crews.
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Prices and Dates: |
Fast
Track 1/ 2010
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21 March 2010 |
| Finish
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25 June 2010 |
| Duration: |
14
Weeks (includes 75 days at sea, 14 days shore-based and 3 breaks totalling 8 days.
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| Price
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£7,450 all inclusive |
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| Fast Track 2/2010 |
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| Start
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9 May 2010 |
| Finish
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15 August 2010 |
| Duration: |
14
Weeks (includes 75 days at sea, 14 days shore-based and 3 breaks totalling 8 days) |
| Price |
£7,450 all inclusive |
Fast Track 3/2010 |
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| Start Date: |
18 July 2010 |
| Finish Date |
25 October 2010 |
| Duration: |
14 weeks (includes 74 days at sea, 14 days shore-based and 4 breaks totalling 9 days) |
| Price |
£7,450 all inclusive |
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Our prices include accommodation during all scheduled course elements (aboard or ashore as appropriate), all meals at sea, all operating expenses, use of our books, instruments, safety equipment and wet weather clothing, all examination fees and VAT. The only other expense is your main meals during the shore-based elements.
Special 'Bespoke' Fast Track Courses
The
main programmed fast track courses are always the best bet
if you can afford the time - even if you have some prior experience.
However, if you are unable to take all this time off in one
go and/or you are starting from an intermediate level, we
can arrange a special Fast Track course tailored to your exact
requirement. Call us to discuss possibilities.
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Fast Track Course Content |
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course runs for 14 weeks and includes 74 or 75 days training
at sea together with all the supporting classroom training. The basic training is all completed in local waters of the South East coast, sailing from Chatham along the Essex, Suffolk and Kent coasts as far as France and Belgium. These are interesting, challenging waters with shallow banks, strong tides and plenty of shipping. At the beginning of week 6, students embark on a 43 day adventure cruise.
This is a hugely enjoyable and
life-enhancing experience. The Spring programme sails from the Thames to France, Holland, north along the entire seaboard of eastern England and Scotland, up to Orkney, Fairisle and Shetland and then around to Western Scotland. The summer programme sails from western Scotland around the west coast of Ireland, south to the Isles of Scilly and on to southern and northern Brittany, and finally back via the Channel Islands to Chatham. The Autumn programme sails right around the mainland of Great Britain with visits to Ireland and France. |
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The
extended cruise is an ideal training vehicle; students
are exposed to the widest range of situations and conditions - from complex traffic zones to wilderness, from shallow rivers to deep fjords and real open sea, from large ports to tiny fishing harbors and remote anchorages.
Students skipper the yachts on
complete passages and for a day or more at a time - assuming responsibility for all aspects
of planning, navigation, pilotage and supervision on deck.
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After a short break training resumes at Chatham with an advanced skills course before students take a yacht away for a week without an instructor. There follows 5 days of intensive training before the yachmaster examination. By the end of the course everyone will
be a competent and confident skipper with
wide knowledge of UK and/or north European waters and
with all the skills needed for a sure pass in the Yachtmaster
Examination.
Supporting
shore-based training is in our comfortable classrooms
equipped with modern teaching aids including computer
simulation.
We
have only 5 students per course so individual attention
is guaranteed.
Additional
modules are available - including
offshore sailing
introduction (pre fast track), level 2 Dinghy, level 2 Powerboat, Yachtmaster Power Conversion, RYA Cruising
Instructor training, offshore race training and STCW top-up package for the "Master of yachts 200.
What
qualities or experience do you need to do this demanding
course? You need to have done enough sailing (say a
week) to feel you are likely to enjoy it. You need to
be able to get on with people generally. You need to
be reasonably fit. Above all you need to be ready for
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Why
choose Elite Sailing?
Several sailing schools offer apparently similar packages.
If you are comparing these we suggest you look closely
at the details and the quality of what is being offered
– the experience of the instructors, the sea time
and itinerary, and the size, quality and specifications of the yachts
you will sail. Price is important of course. Our prices
represent the true cost of high quality training and sailing.
They are neither the cheapest nor the most expensive - just really good value.
Elite Sailing has considerable experience and an excellent record of success in preparing sailors for the yachtmaster examination - both through individual courses and the fast track programmes. We have continuously refined the fast track itinerary to reflect this experience. We have executed a circumnavigation of the UK
and sailed extensively in NW European waters every year
for the last 14 years. We know almost every harbour and
anchorage from Britanny to Shetland.
This experience is the foundation of our training methods. When you join our fast track group you will immediately feel a part of the Elite Sailing team. Our priority is to make your course successful and enjoyable. And afterwards? We’ll help you in your future sailing aims and ambitions – and if this means working in the industry – we’ll help there too.
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At least 74 days training at sea
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Over 2,500 quality sea miles logged
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Fast, high-specification yachts
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Self skippering period
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Individual attention - only 5 students per course
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A professional sailing school with experience of
14 circumnavigations.
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Spectacular adventure cruises offering diverse experience in challenging waters and beautiful areas all around NW Europe.
- Superb marina base with excellent training waters just 45 minutes from central London
- Genuine all-inclusive Prices
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For a detailed prospectus please call 01634 890512 or email
sue@elitesailing.co.uk
You
are also welcome to visit, meet the chief instructor and see
examples of the yacht you will sail before you commit yourself.
And if you would like to 'try before you buy', you can sail with us for a weekend and we will discount the cost from the fast track fee. Call us to make an arrangement. |
