The Dogmother Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Ok, so OH has sailed in the past.... Has some sort of skipper certificate, and is talking about one of these holidays next year. Anyone here got any experience or words of wisdom to offer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 We did one a few years ago, I'd love to do another. Neilsson flotilla were great. Everyone changed and dressed nicely to go to dinner. I wished I'd taken twice as many clothes If you haven't sailed before do a rya crew course as minimum, you need to be competent as you'll be doing the hard work as you oh will be skipper. Suggests he does a refresher w/e course if he hasn't sailed in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Thanks Willow, that's the sort of thing i wanted to know. Looking at various sites, some look to eat onboard, and others eat in port. I am guessing that there wouldn't be room for much luggage, or clothes, but am hoping that there is a half decent shower and somewhere to get out of the sun at midday. At the moment, I think it's just an idea, and he hasn't got further down the line than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Totally second the advice to do an RYA course which will allow you to get the maximum enjoyment whilst keeping safe and confident that you know what you are doing.....PIL did a number of these hols and had a great time but were also very experienced dingy sailors tho they did find that the Thames differs slightly to the Greek Islands (surprising, that, isn't it ) On one memorable flotilla hol they had a New Zealand skipper with a very strong accent who was keen on keeping things shipshape and a great advocate of deck scrubbing (say it with a NZ accent!) Caused much hilarity until they explained it to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 bet it made them giggle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
