SeaSkills News

Change of Address

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:52:46 GMT

You may have noticed that we now have a new contact address and telephone number. We have changed the website to reflect the new contact details and the new information will also appear when you hover over the contact details box on the web page. This should make life easier for anyone useing software that translates our pages into speach or another language.

Please don't forget to alter any records you might have with our old address and contact number on.

Congratulations Duggie!!

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:56:49 GMT

Duggie Gillespie, Offshore Safety instructor for SeaSkills Training, has just finished the Clipper Round the World Race as skipper of the winning yacht “New York”. See here for details http://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/

This is a tremendous result, especially as Duggie has competed in less of the race than the other skippers, having only joined after the first leg

Duggie continues his winning streak and Tim qualifies for Superyachts

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:41:41 GMT

Well, he's done it again.
Duggie Gillespie, skippering "New York" has scored the fifth victory of their Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race campaign to consolidate their overall lead in the competition. The yacht crossed the finish line at Crosshaven, Co.Cork, Ireland at 1159 local time (1059 GMT) today at the end of the 2,080-mile race across the North Atlantic from Nova Scotia, Canada. We are looking forward to welcoming Duggie back to the UK shortly.

Meanwhile, Instructor Tim has completed another round of intensive training and now has the full suite of STCW (Standards of Training and Certification in Watchkeeping) to qualify him to work on superyachts.
Congratulations Tim

Cariad enters Service and Duggie's Still Racing

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:58:35 GMT

We welcome “Cariad” to the SeaSkills fleet. Our new Ribcraft 5.85 has entered service and is proving to be a great asset. Side-by-side seating for the instructor and trainee with a console full of electronic goodies is proving to be a real winner.

Duggie is still up with the leaders in the next leg of the Clipper round-the-world race, and looks strongly placed for yet another podium position. We are planning on a dinner when he gets back with a chance for everyone to come along and hear about his race, with any money raised going to the RNLI. Watch this space for more details.

Duggie Does it Again!

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:35:28 GMT

Congratulations to our Offshore Safety instructor Duggie on another podium finish in the Clipper Round the World Race – second place on the leg from Qindao to Hawaii. We are sure that everyone who has been on a course with Duggie as their instructor will be delighted to see his continuing success in the race, and we look forward to his return to the UK to tell us all about it.

New Largs Base - Update

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:05:37 GMT

We’ve passed the inspection to set up our new SeaSkills base at Largs Marina, where we will be offering motor-cruising courses (Helmsman, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper, and preparation for Yachtmaster exams). There are at least ten RYA Training Centres operating out of Largs, but SeaSkills is the only one offering motor-cruising. We look forward to welcoming our clients on board at this fantastic marina, which provides us with a great training area and cruising grounds to explore the Clyde

Scottish Canal Season starts on 12th March

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:46:40 GMT

The Scottish Lowland Canals reopen, after their winter shutdown, on March 12th. This means that we can start our Inland Waterway's Helmsman Courses on the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Powerboat Scotland Events

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:45:30 GMT

We’ve been helping prepare the summer programme of events for Powerboat Scotland (PBS is an initiative of RYA Scotland that we helped set up a few years ago). We’re looking at cruises on the Forth, Clyde and further north on the west coast, starting with a cruise from Elie on Sunday June 1st. Additionally, we are planning for be social gatherings and a visit to a Coastguard Rescue Centre. Details will be posted on our news page, and on the RYA Scotland website. We hope to see lots of you there.

Lot's more scheduled Courses

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:48:34 GMT

We have added lots more courses to our scheduled courses page.

It's goodbye to "Chill Out"

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:47:31 GMT

SeaSkills (Oban) is replacing the teaching boat for this year. “Chill Out” has been sold (and has, by a strange coincidence, come to a new owner at North Berwick). Watch this space for more details of the new boat.