About this course...
Come and sail the East Coast, beautiful countryside and quiet waters.
Practical courses are run from Beacon Marina St Peters Dock Rd, New cut East IP3 0EA , just 1 hour from Liverpool Street
This is a good weekend for new comers to sailing and experienced sailors alike.
We incorporate any sail training or navigation exercises you wish or you can just sit back and enjoy.
What to expect ? You join the yacht at Ipswich Marina at 10am on Saturday you will meet the skipper and up to 5 other crew. The other crew may be first timers, or doing a weekend sail like you.
You will be shown around the boat, allocated a bunk and, after a safety briefing you will be involved sailing the yacht from the beginning you will be helming the boat down the river.
You will spend a day at sea ‘learning the ropes’, steering the yacht, set and trim sails, tack and gybe, if you have experience tell the skipper if there is something that you want to practice or do!
Lunch will be ‘on-the-go’.
On Saturday night you will find yourself perhaps at anchorage, or alongside.
Dinner is on-board. you will sleep well that night !
An early-ish start for an FUN sail back to Ipswich finishing about 1530 on the Sunday.
All meals on board ,moorings, fuel are included in the price.
Gore-Tex Oil skin water proofs are available free of charge.
You will receive a list of what to bring when you book. We will send you a link to Joining instructions and booking conditions please read them.
Some recent feedback.......
Thank you for a brilliant weekend I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was nice to have a bit wind and great company. I appreciated in particular mooring under sail which was good fun with the wind.
The discussions you instigated were informative and delivered intelligently, professionally & as host you have no second.
It was a great weekend with good people,
Thank you Andy
Practical courses are run from Beacon Marina St Peters Dock Rd, New cut East IP3 0EA
just 1 hour from Liverpool Street to Ipswich then a 10 min walk. If you're driving then it's about one hour from the M25 on A12 & A14. There is parking at the Marina
Available dates for this course...
| 14th 15th June 2025 @ Ipswich | £300 | Book Now |
| 19th 20th July 2025 @ Ipswich | £300 | Book Now |
| 9th 10th Aug 2025 @ Ipswich | £300 | Book Now |
| 30th 31st Aug 2025 @ Ipswich | £300 | Book Now |
How to book...
- If you're ready to book now, just select one of the dates above to go to the booking form.
- If you just want more information, click here to contact us,
or phone us for a no obligation chat on 07990 777 129. - Request a call-back, and we'll contact you to arrange the booking.
