Testimonials
Below is a selection of the feedback from Clients that have completed courses/charters with Cornish Cruising;
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I would just like to say thanks to Nick who always has a friendly and approachable attitide, he is very flexible and will do his hardest to help.
the quality of training and instructors is second to none, I would also like to say thankyou to karl my instructor/skipper for the week, he had a highly professional approach to everything yet also being friendly and easily approachable. and was willing to answer any questions i had. i have also been highly impressed with the quality of the other instructors at cornish cruising. as they also have a professional yet friendly attitude to teaching.
I can quite honestly say that i would not think about going anywhere else for instruction and training as it is second to none and if anyone else is thinking about going anywhere other than cornish cruising then they would be a fool unto themselves. once again Many Thanks. Rhiannon (Jan 2010)
Great experience! A Must for every sailor! Well done!
Staff, boat, classroom, location, meals, tea, seals, cormorants, weather simply perfect!
Congratulations! See you soon for other courses and cruises! Franco (Dec 2009)
Just dropping you a quick line to say thanks for the support and help in gaining the Yachtmaster ticket. Having split the time over a couple of years, has made the logistics on your side not easy, but you managed to fit me in!! Also a big thank you to all the instructors who are all a credit to Cornish Cruising. (Special mention for Bob). Once again Thanks! Kev (Nov 2009)
Anyone thinking of going elsewhere for training. DON'T. The whole set up at Cornish Cruising is just so well run. Tom's instruction and teaching was faultless, allowing student development, practice and challenging knowledge and skills, while maintaining great humour at all times. I'm grateful to him for his professionalism this week.
The boat was superb; stable and safe, while responsive and exciting. Facilities on board were all we could ask for, clean, comfortable well equipped and very well appointed.
As a package, from management, to instructor, boat and experience. Absolutely top class; refer to opening comment, go with Cornish Cruising. I will be.
Thanks again. Phil (Nov 2009)
I did the yachtmaster prep and exam week with you earlier this month. Would just like to thank you to your instructor and examiner. The course was brilliant and I learnt alot during the course. Andrew (Oct 2009)
This is just a note from us to say thanks once again for a fantastic 3 months on the Yachtmaster Developemnt Program at Cornish Cruising. We chose Cornish over all the other schools we investigated for many reasons: your 4:1 student to instructor ratio; the excellent cruising grounds of the West Country; instructor experience; flexibility and individual tailoring of the program; boat selection; accommodation on shore-based sections of the course; value for money. After our three months, I am happy to say that we were not disappointed in any of these areas.
We sailed on a wide selection of boats which was invaluable experience and something that we could not have had at many other schools. All the insructors are exceptional having a wide breadth of experience and the skills to impart that knowledge to us. Special mention must go to Bill, Martin, Allistair and Peter who worked us hard and gave us the ability and confidence to make the grade. This is not to take away from our shorebased instructors all of whom were excellent.
Many thanks again for a brilliant experience and I'm sure we'll be seeing you again soon when we are looking to get to the next level or simply for some relaxing cruising in the beautiful West Country. Kat & Dave (Sep 2009)
Just a quick note to say how much both Amanda and
myself enjoyed our week with you.
The Boat and the organisation was as near faultless
as possible, and I would like to particularly thank Bob, our instructor for the
Yachtmaster Course. We will not hesitate to recommend you in
future. Roger and Amanda (Aug 2009)
Just a quick note to say thank you for all the time and effort you all took to make my Yacht master development program a success. The teaching team, enviroment and atmosphere was light, professional, friendly and conducive to an enjoyable and complete learning experience and as you all know I was loathe to leave, but to your dread will be back in September to take my Cruising Instructor.
For anyone interested in taking the Yacht master development course, or any kind of sailing course with these guys, you would be a fool to yourselves to go any where else.
Yes they are in the far off world of Cornwall, but the journey is worth making to be taught by instructors that are at the top of their trade and an owner that never sleeps in an effort to bring everything he can to the client to provide an enjoyable, rewarding, concise, professional learning experience. The only problem being that you don’t want to leave. Tim (Jun 2009)
I'd like to pass on my sincere thanks to Cornish Cruising for my Day Skipper Practical Course with special thanks to the instructor, Bob. I learned an enormous amount and gained much more confidence in my knowledge and abilities. I would highly recommend Cornish Cruising to anyone at any level, as a friendly and professional RYA training centre with the ability to tailor a course to meet the needs of individual course participants. Ann (Apr 2009)
I have recently completed the Yachtmaster Development Programme this winter (08/09) and wanted to commend Nick and his instructors for providing a course that was flexible, enjoyable and achievable in the short time frame. The staff were friendly and approachable and due to the varied students I was able to meet people from all walks of life interested in the same goal of learning to sail. Thanks again to all who made my experience memorable despite the weather! Helen (Dec 2008)
I am just writing to say how much I enjoyed my course last week and that I achieved far more than I thought I would. Barry, our skipper/instructor; enabled me to gain confidence in my crewing skills and belief in my own abilities. Diana (Nov 2008)
Please accept my thanks for the excellent course last week. From start to finish the whole experience has been extremely well organised and very professional. You have clearly managed to achieve the difficult, subtle balance needed to remain a freindly, family firm whilst still providing real top quality arrangements. Roger (Sep 2008)
I wanted to write to express my thanks for providing me with such a fantastic five weeks' sailing as part of my Royal Marines resettlement. I was extremely impressed by the quality of both your equipment and instructors, whom I found to be incredibly professional, knowledgeable and good compamy. The fact that I managed to attain my Coastal Skipper MCA within this timeframe is clearly due to the quality of their tuition. Tom (Jul 2007)
I would just like to express my thanks and appreciation towards Cornish Cruising for all the help and support you and your team gave me in passing my Yachtmaster exam. I would especially like to thank Peter, our Yachtmaster instructor for the week, and say how very good he was at teaching us and explaining it in a very easy to understand, none complicated way. Rupert ( Mar 2007)
Thank you for making my Yachtmaster course schedule work and for the excellent service I have enjoyed as a client of Cornish Cruising. I would not hesitate to recommend your company to others. Steven (Feb 2007)
I do not like sitting in classrooms and would normally lose concentration but with Kevin as our (ISAF) instructor that was never going to happen. With kevin's knowledge and very hands on approach the course was the most interesting and informative course I have done and I would like to thank Kevin for opening my eyes to the very real problems encountered in a survival situation. Fraser (Feb 2007)
Having successfully completed the
Yachtmaster Development Programme last week, I would like to thank you and your
instructional staff for a first class experience which delivered beyond my
expectations.
I chose Cornish Cruising for my course partly for your
location and range of sailing grounds, but was delighted to be taught by the
most professional instructors I could wish for, and enjoy a culture dedicated to
student learning, which you have established at Cornish Cruising. It was also a huge experience to
sail with the many and varied other students, from whom I learned a great
deal. Dave (Apr 2006)
Just to say "Thank you" for all your help in taking me from a novice sailor, to passing my Yachtmaster exam. All very much appreciated! My special thanks go to Peter for his patience and determination in showing me that I could actually do it! Helen
(Aug 2006)
I was really delighted to have discussed with you my needs to do the Yachtmaster Offshore Qualification, and even though i had already Circumnavigated Ireland in 2002, You found a program that fitted my needs to get me the Yachtmaster QUalification and then my Cruising Instructors Ticket. I found your Instructors proffessional and willing, from the Classroom to Mileage Building, Your Yachts and Equipment First Class and you even arranged (apart from 4 Helicopter Lifts) some Heavy Weather Training, on several occasions when appropriate. Thanks to you for all your efforts and the efforts of your Training Staff. Karl (Aug 2006)
I just wanted to thank you and Cornish Cruising for such an enjoyable week sailing followed by another informative week of 5 Day Skipper Theory course. The mileage builder from London to Falmouth was very well organised and despite a challenging time of year and less than ideal weather conditions the professionalism and skill of the skipper Barry and the thought and planning taken by Cornish Cruising made the week not only instructional but very rewarding in experience gained. The boat was first rate, the catering of a high standard and crew safety was thorough. The passages were well planned and the skipper made sure that there was maximum crew involvement to ensure maximun experience was gained. Much fun was to be had during our time on shore to balance the rigours of a long sail. It has served to confirm my love of sailing. The classroom work was equally professional and well taught. Dave was a skilled instructor who covered the material in a clear and knowledgeable manner. He was not only skilled in his knowledge but his enthusiasm for both the sea and sailing was contagious and made covering so much material a pleasure.
I will certainly be signing up for more cruises and also classroom based instruction. Desi (May 2006)
Thanks for another excellent course, and please pass on my thanks to Bob, too for his instruction. Julia and I have sampled various sea schools over the last 2-3 years and I have to say that the quality of what you offer is consistently above what we have seen elsewhere, from the kit, to the food and most definitely the instructors. Peter ( Sep 2005)
Just a quick note to thank you for a really enjoyable and informative sea
survival course on Sunday. Kevin delivered the course in a fun and interesting
way which left me feeling satisfied that I had a good understanding of what to
do in an emergency at sea. This is not the first SSC I have attended but it was
the best. Ross (Jun 2005)