Sea School

Practical instruction by qualified trainers in basic sailing, advanced sailing, racing, coastal navigation and more.

Training comprises:

1. The Yacht - All practical courses use our well maintained charter yachts coded to MCA requirements of safety certification (Cat 2 & Cat 3) and matched to suit your group size and to meet the guidelines of relevant training authority RYA etc.
2. A hand picked instructor - Your learning experience is only as effective as your instructor! Fairview instructors have a wealth of sailing and teaching experience, are friendly, love teaching and have a passion for sailing. We guarantee that our instructors will blend learning and entertainment in a highly professional manner to best suit your learning needs.
3. Unique Sales Point - We are priced to include Boat/Wet gear/Instructor/Certification. You choose who you have on board, what and where you eat. Unlike conventional practical sailing courses, it is entirely at your discretion with whom you learn to sail!

High Season (May to September) £2095.00

Low Season (October to April) £1549.00

Prices includes VAT, yacht (Oceanis 37) or (Bavaria 37), Instructor, accommodation onboard, wet gear, certification & berthing at home port

Suggested pre-course experience

• 5 days practical experience
• 100 sea miles with 4 night hours on board a sailing yacht

It is assumed that you have knowledge of basic navigation and sailing competence. It's recommended that you attend a ‘Day Skipper' shore-based course prior to attending this course.

This 5 day course puts you in charge of your own yacht and crew. This qualification is generally recognised as the bench mark qualification for bare boat chartering. By the end of this course you should be competent in:

• Pilotage
• Boat handling - power & sail
• Seamanship
• Navigation
• General yacht management

This course uses continuous assessment - i.e. no final exam. Certificates being issued when students have satisfied your instructors required levels of competence. 

Suggested pre course experience:

• 15 days, 2 days as skipper,
• 300 miles, 8 night hours.

The assumed knowledge is boat handling to the standard of Day Skipper practical Sail cruising course, and navigation to the standard of Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster shorebased.

This is an advanced five-day skippering course for those wishing to undertake coastal passages by day and night. Students will skipper challenging passages learning about prolonged and advanced passage planning. By the end of this course you should be competent in:

• Pilotage by day and night
• Advanced boat handling
• Offshore safety and emergency situations

Run over five consecutive days a course completion certificate is issued and we can optionally arrange for an independently assessed Coastal Skipper Exam if required.

There is no ‘official' Yachtmaster practical course. Candidates wishing to undertake the Yachtmaster exam are strongly advised to have some tuition before the exam, even if they have worked their way through the other RYA Courses.

We can arrange pre Yachtmaster Exam tuition to suit individual needs & help arrange for examination to follow.

This is a practical course and is based at Port Hamble Marina on a new Beneteau Oceanis 37 and is designed to build your confidence whilst in the close confines of the marina. 
The course is open to all levels, from novice to advanced sailors that want to broaden their practical experience and knowledge of manoeuvring within marinas.

Courses run from December to March on the Saturday or Sunday of the second weekend of the month.

Course duration from 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs

Course covers:-

• Theory effects of tide and wind.
• Berthing bows to, alongside.
• Berthing stern to, alongside.
• Alongside, springing off Fore and aft.
• Prop walk and prop wash.
• Close quarter manoeuvring.
• Short handed berthing alongside.

£99.00 inc VAT per person (based on 4 individuals sharing and subject to availability)

This course provides a short introduction to the delights of yacht sailing for novices. By the end of the course you will have a basic knowledge of sailing:

• Steering a yacht
• Sail handling
• Rope-work
• Be aware of safety on board

This course reduces the time requires to complete the Competent Crew Course. The duration of the course is two days with a certificate issued upon completion.

This course is for beginners and those seeking to become recognised active crew members.

By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Steering a yacht
• Sail handling
• Rope-work
• Be aware of safety on board
• Keep a lookout
• Row a dinghy
• Assist in all the day to day routines on board

The minimum duration for this certificate 5 days and may optionally be run over 3 weekends or a combination of 3 days plus a weekend. (n.b. If you've completed a Start Yachting Course this can be completed in 3 or 4 days)

Some night sailing may be undertaken and certificate should be issued upon completion.

Full details of the exam syllabus and requirements are shown in the RYA's Sail Cruising Logbook (code G15) follow this link to the RYA website here.

Contact us to discuss your needs and our Sea School Principle will be happy to advise you. Exam will take about 6-10 hours per candidate or 8-14 hours for two etc.