Hi,
I am thinking of heading out to the Whitsunday islands in mid October
this year, and would like to do some AYF courses. I am interested in
the Competent Crew, Inshore skipper and possibly the Yachtmaster
Offshore Course.

Can anyone offer me any advice on this at all as far as what are the
better schools, and anything else I should consider before doing this?

I have a fair amount of dingy sailing and windsurfing experience in
the UK, but next-to-no time on yachts.

Sunsail (for example) do the courses very cheaply compared to some of
the other schools, but they seem to just be day courses, and other
companies do more expensive 'sea passages' where you get to spend 4-5
days and nights aboard. I will be on a budget, but if I am going to
need to spend extra money paying to log extra hours outside the course
in order to become qualified these longer sea passages seem a good
idea.

Thank you for any advice you may be able to offer me...

Tom

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