WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
This course, led by sailor, navigation and seamanship guru Tom Cunliffe, shows how the time-honoured systems of position fixing, course shaping and tidal effects can be successfully and joyfully managed without any electronics at all.
The outcomes are students who put out onto the trackless sea knowing where they are at all times, and confident of how to proceed from there to their destination using instruments tested over hundreds of years. At a more mundane level, the course also leaves sailors knowing that if their electronic screens go blank, they have the skills to bring the ship to a safe haven.
More information
If you are thinking about joining a short course we are always happy to discuss which course or series of courses are appropriate for you. Unless specified, you will not need to bring anything else with you. Sensible clothing/footwear is advised.
The first day the course starts at 0900.
After the first day all courses run to the normal workshop times of: 0830 to 1730
- Tea breaks at 1030 and 1530
- Lunch 1300 to 1400
- 1530 on the last day
COURSE DATES:
16-20 November 2026
15-19 November 2027
Zone South West