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First Sailing Holidays for Beginners

Want to Learn to Sail?  We believe in ‘learning by doing’, so even if you come purely for a holiday, you will learn new

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Gijs and Jet

22/01 Voyage Reports

The Other Captain in Iceland – Jet’s first Impressions of Iceland

Captain’s Contemplations We have two captains who sail the Tecla, one of them is me, Jet. I sail about 1 or 2 months per

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Learning to sail should be fun

11/01 Training

RYA Competent Crew Syllabus

The Aim of the RYA Competent Crew (Practical Course)  To introduce the complete beginner to cruising and to teach personal safety, seamanship and helmsmanship (steering a

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Exploring ashore in Cornwall

29/12 No Experience required

Cornwall – South West Coast Path & Exploring Ashore

Sail and Walk the SW Coast Path The South West Coast Path allows you to walk the Cornwall, Devon and Dorset coastal landscape in all its

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Western grey seal on Scilly by Will Wagstaff

29/12 Wildlife

Cornwall – Wildlife

Atlantic Edge – ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Whilst the TV can bring the world’s wildlife to our living room, it is far more

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Cotton grass and icebergs in Greenland

13/12 Cold Climate Sailing

Lands and Seas of the Midnight Sun – Comparing Iceland, Svalbard and Greenland

Are you tempted by a summer voyage in the High Arctic, or wilderness coastlines like Iceland or Norway’s Lofoten Islands that sit on the

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Approaching the Antarctic Mainland on Europa

27/10 Cold Climate Sailing

Which Part of Antarctica Should I Explore ?

The Antarctic Continent, and the surrounding Southern Ocean is a vast wilderness. The land mass alone is twice the size of Australia and in the

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Learn to sail and more advanced skills on classic boats

RYA Practical Sailing Courses on Classic Boats, Theory Courses online.

RYA Online Theory Courses – SPECIAL OFFERS    Classic Sailing has been a recognised RYA Training Centre for 15 years. We currently offer practical sailing

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Tecla in Fair Isle

24/10 Inspiration

Island Hopping Voyages – Never Far from a Beach

Island Hopping Voyages – Sail and Explore Ashore These are the voyages combining the best of both worlds – Sailing between islands and exploring ashore.

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Active adventure sailing holidays with Classic Sailing

24/10 No Experience required

Sail a Tall Ship – Yes you can be Tall Ship Crew

No Experience Required – we make it easy to sail on tall ships. How much fun is it? Its exciting, active ‘hands on fun’,

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Three masted square sailed barque.

19/10 Training

Tenacious Sail Plan

Unique British Design Tenacious (and her smaller sister ship Lord Nelson) are the only two of their kind in the world that have been

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Tom Crean on Shackleton's expedition

17/10 Cold Climate Sailing

In the Wake of the Polar Explorers

. In the Wake of the Polar Explorers – Authentic Experience If reading the exploits of Shackleton’s or Captain Scott have lured you to

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Katabatic winds in Antarctica by Peter Holgate

17/10 Cold Climate Sailing

Antarctica – Climate and Wind Conditions

We only Sail around Antarctica in the Summer A view on the climate and weather in Antarctica by Classic Sailing co-founder Debbie Purser Antarctica

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