Close Quarters Manoeuvring – Oct 2020
This particular course has a rather grand title, but is more commonly known as ‘pontoon bashing’. While ‘bashing’ may not be obligatory, it did reassure participants that previous experience of…
Sea Survival Course – Oct 2018
In at the deep end – Newbury Yacht Club survives Sea Survival Sailors are used to getting wet, but members of Newbury Yacht Club experienced more than they bargained for…
First Aid training course – Apr 2018
This was the first training course for this year as well as with a new sea school. The participants all arrived ready and willing for the RYA First Aid at…
RYA Day Skipper Theory course – Feb/Mar 2018
Over the course of 2 weekends, a group of NYC members completed the Day Skipper Theory. The group was made up of an eclectic mix of seasoned sailors, sailors’ wives…
Weather training course – Feb 2017
Eleven members of the Newbury Yacht Club joined Simon Rowell at Stormforce Coaching in Shamrock Quay for an illuminating and intensive dive into Weather Systems. Fuelled by regular tea and…
Rig Maintenance training course – Mar 2016
The first training course for this year was the Rig Maintenance course. Seven club members duly met at the Stormforce coaching headquarters at Shamrock Key, Southampton on a bright and…