Spend a day improving your skills on your own boat with a professional skipper guiding you every step of the way. This bespoke training is tailored to your needs, whether you want to practise safety drills, berthing, or longer passages. You can include family or friends, making the session both practical and enjoyable.
Your day starts with a discussion about your goals and areas you’d like to focus on. You decide whether you want to practise basic handling, improve confidence in tight spaces, or work on advanced navigation skills.
During the session, you’ll run through safety drills including Man Overboard recovery, mooring, anchoring, and preparing for longer passages. You’ll also get hands-on experience in berthing at different marinas, entering and exiting harbour areas safely, and handling your boat under varying conditions.
If you’re new to the region or want to explore further, your skipper can guide you on a familiarisation route along the South Coast. This might include navigating the Fowey River, visiting Lantic Bay for an anchoring exercise, or spotting local landmarks like the Eddystone Lighthouse. You’ll also get practical guidance on using your electronic navigation systems, radar, and other onboard equipment.
Training is based in Fowey, Cornwall, but your vessel can be anywhere along the South Coast. Your skipper will travel to your location, so you can train on the boat you own and are most comfortable with.
The sessions are fully adaptable to local conditions, tides, and your schedule. Whether you’re near a home berth, a familiar marina, or venturing into new waters, you’ll receive guidance tailored to your surroundings and vessel type.
You don’t need prior experience to book a session, as your skipper can tailor the day to your skill level. Family and friends can join, giving you an opportunity to train together and build confidence as a team.
Bring appropriate clothing for the weather and any personal items for the day. Your skipper will advise on safety precautions, ensuring you and your crew can focus on learning and enjoying the session.
You benefit from the expertise of a highly experienced skipper who knows the South Coast and Fowey waters intimately. Training is practical, personalised, and focused on you and your boat, so every exercise is relevant to your needs.
The approach is flexible and friendly. Your skipper adapts exercises and navigational challenges to suit your pace and goals, giving you confidence to handle your vessel in any situation while enjoying the day on the water.
Yes, the training is designed for you to include your crew or family, allowing everyone to participate in exercises and build confidence together.
Practical skills, like safety drills and berthing, can be shared so that everyone gains experience while supporting each other during the session.
You can focus on a wide range of skills including Man Overboard recovery, mooring, berthing, anchoring, and preparing for longer passages.
Your skipper can also teach practical use of electronic navigation equipment, radar, and other systems, tailored to your vessel and experience level.
Yes, the service is highly flexible. Your skipper can travel to your boat wherever it is moored along the South Coast, making it convenient for you.
This allows you to train in the waters you regularly use, which is ideal for building confidence in your familiar environment.
Absolutely. Your skipper can take you on a familiarisation route, showing safe passages, ideal marinas, and local points of interest.
You might anchor in scenic bays, navigate rivers like the Fowey, or plan a longer coastal passage while learning practical handling skills.
No, sessions are fully tailored to your level. Beginners will get step-by-step guidance, while experienced sailors can focus on advanced techniques or refining skills.
You’ll receive personalised coaching throughout the day, ensuring you gain confidence and practical knowledge you can apply immediately.
Your skipper monitors weather and tidal conditions closely. If conditions prevent planned exercises, the session can be adjusted or rescheduled.
Alternative plans might include sheltered areas, shorter manoeuvres, or indoor navigation theory, ensuring you still get maximum value from your day.
About the centre
20 Lostwithiel Street, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1BE
We partner with Rewilding Britain to help protect our natural spaces for future adventures.
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Operated by Fowey Maritime Centre, a partner of adventuro.
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