Welcome to another episode in the First Class Sailing, ‘Take the Helm’ series. 

For this edition marine podcaster Ceri Hurford-Jones is joined by Sophie Le Butt, who recently completed (and passed!) both her Day skipper theory and practical courses with First Class Sailing

Sophie was a fantastic guest to talk to as she gave me her views on both the courses and their challenges, along with sharing her own personal direction of travel in the sailing world.

I hope you’ll find her story interesting and that it provides you with some useful insights into how First Class Sailing could help you achieve your own objectives on the water.

For more information just click on the link:

https://www.firstclasssailing.com/

Welcome to another in the First Class Sailing series of Take The Helm with me Ceri Hurford-Jones

For this episode I'm joined by Stephanie and Lawrence, a couple who have together recently completed a competent crew course with First Class Sailing…..

I was really keen to find out how they got on…but I also wanted to discover if there had been much stress on the boat, what they had learned and what they were going to do next!

If you would like to follow in their footsteps just click on the link to find out more......https://www.firstclasssailing.com/

Welcome to another episode in the First Class Sailing 'Take the Helm' series, with me Ceri Hurford-Jones, For this episode I'm joined by Steve Barrett who

Steve was a great guest to talk with, as he’s come into the sailing world at the start of his retirement life, so had a different motivation for gaining his qualifications.

I hope you’ll find his story interesting and that it provides you with some useful insights into how First Class Sailing could help you achieve your own objectives.

To find out more just click here....https://www.firstclasssailing.com/

For this episode I’m joined by 2 very special guests for this fascinating episode of Take The Helm

Hilly and Alex Guerandel, are both Freelance Yachtmaster Offshore instructors who also happen to be a couple!

They are both excellent ambassadors who are very experienced with dozens of successful students

To find out how you could get out on the water and discover new adventures just click here https://www.firstclasssailing.com/

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Paul Lewis has a very simple philosophy on board the boat....having fun whilst learning!

He said 'the first part of the course is always about bringing everybody together so everyone feels included and starts to work together as a team'.

Paul wants his candidates during the course to have had a good opportunity to plan a trip, deliver a trip and be a support crew for the rest of everybody else.

If you would like to join Paul on board a First Class Sailing boat just click here

https://www.firstclasssailing.com/rya-courses/day-skipper-practical?_gl=1*aowib8*_up*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjwq86wBhDiARIsAJhuphkpNqrp_H-g5iWwg3kswbZ73tMPEz_RVP5KP_gFPUPp7kE7fV9bnBEaAlOMEALw_wcB

In this episode John Lenz describes his time sailing with various members of the First Class Sailing family....to find out how you could begin your own nautical journey with a coastal sailing course just click here

https://www.firstclasssailing.com/rya-courses/coastal-skipper?_gl=1*fd951r*_up*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjwq86wBhDiARIsAJhuphkpNqrp_H-g5iWwg3kswbZ73tMPEz_RVP5KP_gFPUPp7kE7fV9bnBEaAlOMEALw_wcB

Born in South Africa, raised in Australia John Lenz describes himself more English than Aussie or South African. His grandfather, who was a Yorkshire man, moved to Zimbabwe many years ago and absolutely loved the ocean from who John clearly got his passion from.

Later in life he and his business partner were looking for somewhere get out of the office and have a bit of a chat..... and that's when his journey with First Class Sailing began.

Welcome to another episode in the First-Class Sailing ‘take the helm’ series.

Today I’m with Bruce Wickens a shore-based instructor with First Class Sailing.

Learning with FCS is a great way to learn how to navigate. and are directly aimed at those that have done little or no actual navigation, regardless of whether you have a lot of sailing experience or in fact none!

The course includes learning lots about Day Skipper navigation (including use of GPS and electronic charts), meteorology, the collision regulations and safety

To book your next course visit https://www.firstclasssailing.com/rya-theory-courses?_gl=1*1cr3bpt*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAi6uvBhADEiwAWiyRdhb-bfttcjsn8Us2swwwMpDTBjeMYIEMuwW783GNghwTfcFuu8FWRBoCV8sQAvD_BwE

For this episode podcaster Ceri is talking all things racing with Cameron Davis, who runs a fantastic yacht called Espresso Martini, on behalf of First Class Sailing.

He and his first mate will take you out on the water to get a real taste of life at the cutting edge of the racing world in a safe and fully supported environment giving you an

For this episode of Explore with Imray marine podcaster Ceri Hurford-Jones is joined by two very special guests.

The managing director of Imray, Lucy Wilson and Adam Browne a qualified Yacht Master and First Mate with 59º North Sailing.

Adam lives, together with Laura and their lovely canine friend Angus, on board Yellow Matilda, a 1990 Hallberg-Rassy 312 powered both by the elements and an electric motor!

This episode is all about charts vs digital, the interplay between the two, what's best for the boat owner, what's best for getting more out of you, the boat, where you want to go, your pilotage and how it all works in together.....and what does the future hold?

For more information just click on;

https://www.imray.com/

For this episode, marine podcaster Ceri Hurford-Jones meets two heavyweights of the yachting world to talk about perhaps the best known pilot book of them all, The Shell Channel Pilot.