Learn2Sail
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jimpcardiff
Llanstadwell, UK9 مساهمات
فبراير 2023
Great time with Mark on Learn2Sail's Catamaran completing Day Skipper (me) and Competent Crew (my son) - highly recommended - a year late due to Covid but definitely worth waiting for! Jane made sure we had every we needed and Mark's combination of clear explanations and practical guidance was just what we needed. The Cat was a very comfortable base and Portimao with also overnight stay in Lagos gave us a true Portugese experience.
كُتب بتاريخ 4 مارس 2023
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Kate H
مساهمة
يونيو 2022
We had long talked about completing our day skippers qualification. We decided to explore the Algarve as an option with some tidal influence and were lucky to find Learn2Sail. We couldn't have had a better instructor than Dave. His calm considered manner and immense experience meant that we were in really good hands. He made the whole course fun, and at the same time packed in a wealth of learning across all aspects of sailing. We would thoroughly recommend the company, the skipper and the area in which to learn. We hope to return for a refresher before too long.
كُتب بتاريخ 15 يناير 2023
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Nim
مساهمة
الأصدقاء • ديسمبر 2022
Excellent experience taking the first step in the RYA sailing journey with Learn2Sail.
Jane was super helpful through the booking process. Lots of information and everything very clear.
And Mark was an exceptional teacher - clearly someone who not only lives & breathes the art of sailing - but is a great teacher & mentor. Patient, detail-orientated and above all - good fun.
Portimao is a great place to learn, accessible
from the UK (inexpensive journey) and offers a river to train in on days w. worse weather (December).
Do not hesitate, whatever level you may be - to book in some time with the team. You won’t regret it.
Jane was super helpful through the booking process. Lots of information and everything very clear.
And Mark was an exceptional teacher - clearly someone who not only lives & breathes the art of sailing - but is a great teacher & mentor. Patient, detail-orientated and above all - good fun.
Portimao is a great place to learn, accessible
from the UK (inexpensive journey) and offers a river to train in on days w. worse weather (December).
Do not hesitate, whatever level you may be - to book in some time with the team. You won’t regret it.
كُتب بتاريخ 18 ديسمبر 2022
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Dominique & Nick Dowdney
5 مساهمات
زوجان • نوفمبر 2022
I've wanted to learn how to sail for a long time and finally took the plunge in October 2022 with my husband. Our sailing journey began with Learn2Sail in Portimao & we chose their 'Beginner to Day Skipper course. Before embarking on the sailing practical courses, we completed an online theory course at home in the UK.
The online theory course took me much longer than the 40 to 50 hours guideline, as I wanted to make certain I'd absorbed the lessons at a rate that worked for me. My husband, however, took much less time. As an airline pilot, he already had a solid navigational background. Personally, I'd recommend allowing a little more time for the online course if you have that luxury. I believe it can be completed within a 6 month period. In the end, we had 3 weeks before beginning the practical course in Portimão & while this was beneficial for keeping all the lessons fresh in my head, for someone learning everything from scratch, the 3 week timescale felt at times, a little overwhelming.
If you are learning to use the VHF radio, allow time in a quiet space to complete your online VHF theory course. I chose to use the 2 day break while on board in between the 5 day Competent Crew & 5 day Day Skipper practical courses. In hindsight, these 2 days would have been better spent recharging my batteries. The practical course is tiring & if you're staying on board, the yacht is cleaned thoroughly in this time, restocked and any maintenance is carried out.
The practical sailing courses are thorough & there is a lot of groundwork covered in a relatively short space of time. Mark is truly a fantastic teacher. He is patient, kind & teaches in a way that makes learning to sail easy to understand & fun. I can't recommend his teaching skills highly enough! His wife, Jane is very friendly, organised & extremely helpful. Staying on board the yacht was a wonderful experience. It is clean & very well-stocked. Portimão Marina is suberb. The area is fantastic with incredible restaurants & a beautiful boardwalk along the beach.
Finally, after 12 days on board, I totally fell in love with Osprey. She's really is rather special. My husband & I always thought we'd end up with a catamaran one day but now we're not so sure!
Thank you SO much Mark & Jane!
The online theory course took me much longer than the 40 to 50 hours guideline, as I wanted to make certain I'd absorbed the lessons at a rate that worked for me. My husband, however, took much less time. As an airline pilot, he already had a solid navigational background. Personally, I'd recommend allowing a little more time for the online course if you have that luxury. I believe it can be completed within a 6 month period. In the end, we had 3 weeks before beginning the practical course in Portimão & while this was beneficial for keeping all the lessons fresh in my head, for someone learning everything from scratch, the 3 week timescale felt at times, a little overwhelming.
If you are learning to use the VHF radio, allow time in a quiet space to complete your online VHF theory course. I chose to use the 2 day break while on board in between the 5 day Competent Crew & 5 day Day Skipper practical courses. In hindsight, these 2 days would have been better spent recharging my batteries. The practical course is tiring & if you're staying on board, the yacht is cleaned thoroughly in this time, restocked and any maintenance is carried out.
The practical sailing courses are thorough & there is a lot of groundwork covered in a relatively short space of time. Mark is truly a fantastic teacher. He is patient, kind & teaches in a way that makes learning to sail easy to understand & fun. I can't recommend his teaching skills highly enough! His wife, Jane is very friendly, organised & extremely helpful. Staying on board the yacht was a wonderful experience. It is clean & very well-stocked. Portimão Marina is suberb. The area is fantastic with incredible restaurants & a beautiful boardwalk along the beach.
Finally, after 12 days on board, I totally fell in love with Osprey. She's really is rather special. My husband & I always thought we'd end up with a catamaran one day but now we're not so sure!
Thank you SO much Mark & Jane!
كُتب بتاريخ 6 ديسمبر 2022
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Ross D
أبو ظبي, الإمارات العربية المتحدة6 مساهمات
بمفردك • فبراير 2022
Great team and great instruction. My thanks to Mark, Jane and team for a wonderful introduction to the magical world of sailing. I'll be back for more.
كُتب بتاريخ 10 نوفمبر 2022
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Sarah B
مانشستر, UK19 مساهمة
سبتمبر 2022
I have just completed my competent crew qualification aboard Osprey and the experience was first class from beginning to end. I was joined by my 2 daughters aged 30 and 26 and we had exclusive use of the boat. Our instructor Luis got the measure of us all very quickly and ensured that we covered the syllabus in easily digestible chunks! What appeared overwhelming on day one soon became straightforward and we thoroughly enjoyed every minute. The boat was spotlessly clean and the facilities at the marina were excellent. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Learn2Sail, communication was great, the cost represented great value for money and we can’t wait to return.
كُتب بتاريخ 2 أكتوبر 2022
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Steve C
مساهمة
يوليو 2022
Thank you Learn2Sail for a great experience sailing and learning in the fantastic area of the Algarve. Everything’s was made easy from accommodating our preferred dates to advice on the best places to eat. Jane’s admin was spot on and Mark’s teaching skills are great. We will be back.
كُتب بتاريخ 6 أغسطس 2022
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Ben J
مساهمة
الأصدقاء • أبريل 2022
I attended Mark’s competent crew course and can say it was a great experience, the location is brilliant!
Mark’s teachings were crystal clear and he made everything super easy to understand. As the days went by and the course progressed, Mark’s vast experience shone through.
If there was anything I wasn’t sure about, he made sure by the end of the day I was on the right track.
I can’t recommend the Learn2Sail guys enough, I will be completing my skipper course with them for sure!
Mark’s teachings were crystal clear and he made everything super easy to understand. As the days went by and the course progressed, Mark’s vast experience shone through.
If there was anything I wasn’t sure about, he made sure by the end of the day I was on the right track.
I can’t recommend the Learn2Sail guys enough, I will be completing my skipper course with them for sure!
كُتب بتاريخ 28 يوليو 2022
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Peter M
3 مساهمات
بمفردك • يوليو 2022
I just completed my day skipper course and thoroughly enjoyed the 5 days on board Osprey
Mark is an excellent trainer, thorough, professional and explains everything in a simple
and memorable way.
The location is superb with beautiful Algarve weather, good wind mostly and sunshine every day The Marina has excellent facilities and lots of good restaurants and beaches nearby
Mark is an excellent trainer, thorough, professional and explains everything in a simple
and memorable way.
The location is superb with beautiful Algarve weather, good wind mostly and sunshine every day The Marina has excellent facilities and lots of good restaurants and beaches nearby
كُتب بتاريخ 23 يوليو 2022
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Bill&Jools
Great Torrington, UK46 مساهمة
بمفردك • يوليو 2022
I’ve just got back from a week on Osprey doing my competent crew. Everything from first contact with Jane by email to leaving the boat on Friday night was extremely well organised and reassuring for a complete novice. I spent the night before the course on board which was great for familiarisation with the boat, and guaranteed me the front cabin!
My 2 crew mates (both doing day skipper level training) joined at about 9:30 on the Monday along with our instructor Steve. Mark popped down to see we were all ok too.
The boat was well provisioned and in very good condition.
We had some very unusual weather which did hamper our ability to do what was planned as the wind was a very gusty force 6 for most of the daytimes but died to nothing in the early to mid afternoon.
This meant we could do less sailing than we would have liked and had to do more under motor. It also meant we were confined to Portimao marina for each evening. Having said that there were plenty of lovely restaurants for evening meals and I was with great crew mates so we ate together each night.
When we could sail on Thursday and Friday the experience was second to none. I loved it. We all passed our courses. For me the clearest benefit of the course was confidence - on day 1 I felt so clumsy and overwhelmed by the boat and the terminology of sailing, by day 5 I was utterly hooked.
I can’t wait to do day skipper with Learn2Sail next year and would thoroughly recommend them to anyone thinking of trying their hand at sailing. I’m not the fittest or strongest 50+ and whilst I would recommend some fitness work if you are similarly challenged Steve was excellent at ensuring I could achieve everything and was very patient with all of us.
Thanks to Steve, my crew mates, Mark and Jane and, whilst I agree with others that it is a course not a holiday, it is also one of the best (if not the best) weeks I have spent abroad in a very long time and I certainly feel that I’ve had a holiday.
See you next year
My 2 crew mates (both doing day skipper level training) joined at about 9:30 on the Monday along with our instructor Steve. Mark popped down to see we were all ok too.
The boat was well provisioned and in very good condition.
We had some very unusual weather which did hamper our ability to do what was planned as the wind was a very gusty force 6 for most of the daytimes but died to nothing in the early to mid afternoon.
This meant we could do less sailing than we would have liked and had to do more under motor. It also meant we were confined to Portimao marina for each evening. Having said that there were plenty of lovely restaurants for evening meals and I was with great crew mates so we ate together each night.
When we could sail on Thursday and Friday the experience was second to none. I loved it. We all passed our courses. For me the clearest benefit of the course was confidence - on day 1 I felt so clumsy and overwhelmed by the boat and the terminology of sailing, by day 5 I was utterly hooked.
I can’t wait to do day skipper with Learn2Sail next year and would thoroughly recommend them to anyone thinking of trying their hand at sailing. I’m not the fittest or strongest 50+ and whilst I would recommend some fitness work if you are similarly challenged Steve was excellent at ensuring I could achieve everything and was very patient with all of us.
Thanks to Steve, my crew mates, Mark and Jane and, whilst I agree with others that it is a course not a holiday, it is also one of the best (if not the best) weeks I have spent abroad in a very long time and I certainly feel that I’ve had a holiday.
See you next year
كُتب بتاريخ 17 يوليو 2022
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Rob Silk
Voorhees, نيو جيرسي69 مساهمة
We'll be in Albuferia next week.
Can we go sailing for just one day?
Family of 4-5
LEARN2SAIL
لاجوا, البرتغال28 مساهمة
Hi there. Sorry. We only do sailing courses and the shortest is the 3 day Start Yachting course. See our website for details.
Thanks for the enquiry.