West Cork Sailing and Powerboating Centre base at Adrigole Harbour, Bantry Bay

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February to October
Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm
Nov & Dec
By chance or appointment

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2009 Dates

Cruising Charter and Training

Our cruising courses are run on a live-aboard basis and are 5 days in duration. The courses are designed to teach you the skills to run or be a part of a team on a yacht at sea.

Competent Crew
For complete beginners and teaches you how to handle the sails, steer the boat use ropes and fenders and how to be a useful member on a cruising yacht. There are no pre-requisites for this course. Capacity - 5pers.
Course dates 6-10 Apr, 4-8 May, 8-12 Jun, 6-10 Jul, 10-14 Aug, 7-11 Sep, 21-25 Sep.
Course prices 5 days Low Season €750 High Season €840

Day Skipper
Teaches students how to handle a cruising yacht in coastal waters. The course covers manoeuvers under sail and motor day passage navigation, entry and exit of harbours, marinas, piers and jetties, and crew management. To do this course you need to be able to sail and have a completed a basic navigation course, this would be day skipper theory, Keelboat L3, Recreational powerboat, or the coastal navigation for small boats. Capacity - 5pers.
Course dates 6-10 Apr, 4-8 May, 8-12 Jun, 6-10 Jul, 10-14 Aug, 7-11 Sep, 21-25 Sep.
Course prices 5 days Low Season €750 High Season €840

Coastal Skipper
Takes students to a higher degree of cruising and involves making longer passages at sea, overnight passages, and a higher degree of navigation. Mile building would be part of this course along with tricky harbour entrances and decision making. In order to take this course you must be of day skipper standard or above with some experience. Capacity - 5pers.
Course dates 19-23 Jan, 26-30 Jan, 20-24 Apr, 18-22 May, 22-26 Jun, 31 Aug-4 Sep.
Course prices 5 days Low Season €750 High Season €840

Yachtmaster Prep
Designed to prepare students for the Yachtmaster Examination. It is very intensive and involves close quarter maneuvers under sail and engine, problem solving and rapid navigation exercises. You need to have a high standard of sailing and boat handling , have logged over 2500 miles completed a number of passages as skipper and logged over 50 night hours. Capacity - 5pers.
Course dates 13-17 Apr, 14-18 Sep.
Course prices 5 days Low Season €995 High Season €1118
Trainees that achieve high enough level of skills can then go on to charter the yacht for an external exam or organise an exam in their own boat, see charter rates below.

Private charter
You can charter the boat and group for your own private group. You can take up to 5 persons for RYA/ISA training or up to 8 for just cruising. You can take the boat for 1 or as many days as you want (subject to availability).
Charter prices
Low Season 1 day €499 2 day €900 3 day €1275 5 day €1965
High Season 1 day €720 2 day €1380 3 day €1910 5 day €2650

Yachtmaster Theory
Shorebased navigation course, taking you to the standard required for progressing to you Yachtmaster Practical exam or to improve your navigation knowledge.
8 days training & 2 days study Capacity - 30pers.
Course dates 14-22 Mar, 1-10 Dec

If none of the above dates suit, you can always charter the boat with instructor
and take up to 5 people and decide your own agenda, see below.

High Season 29 Jun - 21 Aug
Low Season Rest of Year