| Greenwich Maritime School and City Yacht School have amalgamated and both are run by the same instructors. |
City Yacht School offers a range of RYA shorebased courses. These are the Basic Navigation and Safety, Dayskipper, Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster Offshore, Yachtmaster Ocean and GMDSS VHF Marine Radio. In addition we run a First Aid Course which is accepted by the RYA as an alternative to their course. These courses are held at our London, Docklands Venue.
Greenwich Maritime School holds Coastal / Yachtmaster, Dayskipper and GMDSS Marine VHF Radio classes in Charlton, London High Wycombe, Bucks. |
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Principal
Peter Jackson MSc; Extra Master Mariner, Cert.Ed; Yachtmaster Offshore
(Power). Formally RYA Instructor (Power), served in the Merchant Navy
for 14 years and had many years experience of teaching nautical subjects
at all levels at the City of London Polytechnic. He is a consultant and
has acted as an expert witness for a variety of cases in the maritime
area, particularly weather related incidents. |
| Chief
Instructor Don Palmer RYA Reg. Instructor (Shorebased) |
| Don
began sailing in his teens', an ancient half decker and the East Coast
creeks his teachers. His love of traditional vessels led to trips as
bos'un on a sailing trawler, watch leader and bos'uns mate on tall ships,
watch officer on the training Brig. "Royalist", mate on the Sailing Barge “Ethel Ada” working on charter around the East Coast and a total of six months at sea as watchkeeper on the square rigged Caravel “Matthew of Bristol.” |
| All
the main instructors have their own boat and as enthusiasts with many years
experience they can appreciate the problems of the small boat owner. |
| RYA
cruising courses have two components, theory (shore based) and practical.
Both schools provide RYA recognised shore based evening courses and in addition
City Yacht School provides more intensive weekend courses. Private tuition
and group courses at your own venue by arrangement. |
| Greenwich
Maritime School courses are based at Charlton House, Charlton. City Yacht
School courses are held at West India Pier Head, Docklands. |
