Nicholas Heess, Gabby Bathgate, Mark Barrett and I started our weekend course with Tony Riley on a bright breezy early February morning. This is a new course, thus a… Read More »New Pilotage Training Course, or … Going into Bembridge in The Dark
An RYA Yachtmaster™ Certificate of Competence is often the ultimate aim of aspiring skippers. It is a well known, highly respected qualification worldwide, proving your experience and competence as a… Read More »Yachtmaster Coastal/Offshore prep week
The first PYC Day skipper course, post-Covid, started on the evening of 3 October under the expert guidance of Tony Riley. The course was a landmark as it showed that… Read More »PYC Day Skipper Course-the first post Covid
By Peter Lloyd – posted in September newsletter As part of my PYC Skipper Appraisal, I had a night navigation exercise from Osbourne Bay to Portsmouth. This seemed fairly… Read More »Notice to Mariners from Queen’s Harbour Master (QHM)
by David Freemantle – posted in June newsletter There may be many reasons why you have not yet become a Club Skipper. Perhaps you think you are not ready, that… Read More »A New Club Skipper’s Story – a Tale of Two Halves!
Getting to Yachtmaster prep week Over my sailing career I’ve concluded that I’m something of a Jonah when it comes to training. The first time I did the Coastal… Read More »Yachtmaster Exam-If At First You Don’t Succeed…
The club’s chief instructor, Trevor Nicholls ran a RYA Coastal Skipper and PYC skipper development/appraisal course 27th to 31 May. This was the first time the two courses had been… Read More »PYC Skipper development course
RYA Training and other opportunities Perfect your sail trimming… PYC is an RYA Training Centre and as a sea school we are able to provide the following practical courses to… Read More »2022 Training Opportunities
Seven club members made a block booking (with substantial discount) on a First-Aid course at Emsworth School of Navigation – Barry & Rita Barnes, Krys & Ruth Holubecki, Hazel Wilcox,… Read More »Seven do First Aid in Emsworth
With sailing fees from only £25 a day, and two fine yachts based in Haslar Marina in Portsmouth Harb, we believe Phoenix Yacht Club offers the best value sailing in… Read More »Open for new members!