But, and there is a very big but, we can't find anyone to teach us how to sail the yacht we want to purchase. We've contacted a number if schools along the south coast, particularly schools who offer tailor made courses. Just what we want, however some schools don't respond, whilst others want to sell us very expensive packages to teach us to sail huge great yachts that we could only ever afford if we won the lottery. Coupled with radio training ( a must we do realise) and also with their recommendations that we also undertake first aid, we're looking at the pricey sum of nearly £1500, just to get us started. We do know we need tuition, and we do recognise that the most important piece of safety equipment is ourselves, but at this rate we won't be able to afford to buy the boat in the first place. And how to get experience?? We've signed up for local buddy schemes, but so far no takers - it seems no- one wants inexperienced sailors on board. Our local yacht club will consider accepting us as members if we're proposed, but we don't know anyone to propose us.
So, we know the boat, we know mooring prices in the local harbour, but try as we might we cannot get into the local sailing community, we can't get sailing experience, and we can't get the tuition we want at a price we can afford.
Anyone for tennis?
