“None”
“Michel was great - thank you!”
“Jonathan and Stefan were both super helpful and friendly”
“N/A”
“The only feedback Crawford and I have is regarding some of the equipment on board. The ferry lines available on board were quite large and heavy, making it difficult to maneuver on a smaller yacht. Another thing we noticed is that the mainsail frequently jammed while furling and unfurling. We were told it was an older sail, so a newer one might be beneficial for students because it was quite taxing to try to unfurl. <br /> <br /> Other than those things we noticed. The experience was fantastic and we had a wonderful time during the course. Thank you!”
“I had so much fun these last five days. Before arrival I was quite apprehensive but was quickly out at ease and able to discover my love for sailing bigger boats.”
“More fresh fruit yogurts cheese etc for breakfast and lunches”
“Really great overall. Frank was great, boat was beautiful”
“More structured would be good. There is a lot of lag time in the morning. I believe a quick interview of previous sailing experience would be good. On this trip, most have very little experience. A brief introduction on basic of sailing on the first day might be good. Task assignment etc”
“Yacht Sail Training RYA School provided the best service and first-class fully equipped, very clean boat with all you could need on board. I found them to be very helpful and flexible at every stage of the sailing course. During the course, our crew stayed and lived on board in the presence of the very professional skipper-instructor. We simulated real situations that may occur during the stay on board, had a lot of fun and laughter. Now I can tie a Bowline in my sleep! The sailing became more understandable for me and awakened the wish of going further with it. We visited not only the famous Croatian destinations but also peeked into less-known spots of the Croatian coast and were amazed about the Beaty of the different islands. It was never boring, we had always something to do: learned, sailed, played some games, swam in the sea, cooked some delicious food or had dinner at the restaurants. A couple of times on our route we’ve seen the dolphins very close to our boat. The night navigation was a special adventure and something very new, beautiful and fun. The whole 5 days were filled with joy and the feeling of the strong and warmhearted community. Thank you very much! I highly recommend Yacht Sail Training RYA School and their courses!!!”
“Excellent experience with fantastic instructor Glynn Parker on Belina.”
“Yakov was a wonderful, patient and knowledgeable instructor.”
“Sails that don't jam.<br /> Lines of appropriate width.<br /> Warning of risk of low wind.<br /> Pay rise for Iacov.”
“I just want to say thank you for an amazing week with YST and Marcus. Everything has been absolutely top-notch, and we've learned much more than expected. Marcus is a very skilled instructor, and we'd love to return to take courses with him again. Thank you!”
“Thanks a lot, I greatly enjoyed the course!”
“Excellent adventure with a skipper whom inspired confidence and delivered results.”
“YAKOV was a fantastic instructor. Very good examples, patient, knowledgeable, and fun.”
“Amazing course”
“Always great and well organized. Big thumbs up for the instructor Iakov, he made this course an even better and greater experience.”
“Only suggestion is in inform studentsthat most places on the islands dont take card - need cash”
“Air con would be extremely beneficial for the crew and skipper teaching the students. This would improve sleep and therefore would improve performance.”
“We had an amazing experience doing day skipper and the kids doing competent crew. Yakov was extremely patient with the kids and answered all the questions we had along the way. The course was thorough and we learned so much. Excellent recommendations of anchorages and restaurants, plenty of swimming for the kids and plenty of sailing time for the adults! We would definitely recommend Yacht Sail Training. Yakov is a credit to the company!”
“All good pretty much”
“Really enjoyed my course. It was a delightful and very informative experience. Thank you!”
“-”
“Some questions might not be relevant like parking, so a N/A might be more suitable.<br /> Course was really well done, for the amount of time we did as much as possible, very good size of boat. Thanks!”
“Great course, Yakub’s infectious enthusiasm for sailing made the learning fun”
“Roller Furling took two/three people sometimes to work. Unfurl and furl.”
“I've had an awesome week aboard and I will definately recommend the company to interested friends. The only feedback I have is about the sign up process:<br /> <br /> During signing up I had some doubt about legitemacy of the company. I could't find many reviews or photo's online, which made me doubt. I actually checked the RYA website to see if the company was legit. Some things that would have helped (could be that I missed these):<br /> <br /> - Photo of the owner(s) and/or crew <br /> - more (recent) reviews on Google<br /> - more pictured on Instagram, even generic ones of the boat when it's being (un)loaded would have helped :)<br /> <br /> Hope the feedback helps, thanks”
“Great instructor!”
“-”
“Very good, instructor spoke really good English and Was professional”
“Toilet should be fixed on boat Belina, room on port bow is very smelly.”
“Marcus was great.”
“Quality experience no issues at all”
“Would’ve been nicer to be informed about the defective equipment and amenities on the yacht. Overall the experience was good.”
“All was very well - we learned a lot and had fun. Hopefully see you again next year on a day skipper course!”
“had a great time!”
“Great course, can’t wait for the next one”
“A great experience and course. Thanks!”
“Technically a great course, days with little to no wind could be filled with more theory (all levels appreciate it). Plan B rings a bell;)<br /> <br /> Days with no wind could be leveraged for mooring maneuvers, anchoring, knots, instruments, repairs, safety, communication, rigging. Use the time well to ensure crew teams work well together. <br /> <br /> Great food on board, appreciated the variety and options. Well organized with team assignments for breakfast and lunch- those that cook don’t clean - maybe adding cooking cleaning responsibilities. Was easy to let things get a bit messy, no criticism just reco. <br /> <br /> Frank, great instructor, knowledgeable multi lingual, friendly and personable. I appreciated all the local content shared to the group ahead of reaching a port. I appreciated he carried a high level of expectation and pushed the group. This set a standard that it wasn’t “just a pay and gain” certification! Solid constructive clear, memorable feedback. This left me with a real sense of high value.<br /> <br /> Mosquito repellent would be good for people to have. Poor few people one board were eaten alive. You may recommend that already but missed it. <br /> <br /> Small personal recommendation - environmental considerations. Both Competent crew and Day Skipper lacked some aspects of taking care of the sea and coastal areas. A topic of increasing concern and interest for all. I did appreciate the care and attention at refilling stations (Split, Rogac). <br /> <br /> Personal note: absolutely love all the sailing lore!!!! This is a culture you can cultivate and share which novice and day slippers would take home and have forever!!! My Competent Crew Instructor Lakov was great for this! <br /> <br /> All ports were amazing! Would love to see Vis when I return for Coastal Skipper- let’s make a deal :)”
“All was super”
“Great course and great practical content. The boat was too easy to handle since it had furling foresail and mainsail. Overall very good!”
“My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our course with Martin. He has the rare combination of being able to be lighthearted yet professional at the same time. He made the learning enjoyable.”
“The entire training course was well run and enjoyable. I would have no hesitation in recommending it.”
“Can’t think about anything at the moment”
“amazing experience, already recommended further to friends”
“Wonderful course, and Iakow was a wonderful instructor! Very informative and knowledgeable, didn’t have any worries about our voyage! The ports visited were lovely, and the dining experience memorable. Overall wonderful experience!”
“Ask about intention of each student joining to make sure course is suitable. Suggest separate course for younger children/teenagers vs with adults.”
“None”
“Great couple of days sailing with a great instructor”
“I was extremely happy, very good experience and I learned a lot”
“Ras”
“Amazing week! Enjoyed it a lot, the restaurants were quite expensive, maybe inform people before hand so they know what to budget.”
“Milna is very nice but a bit unpractical that you have to go by another boat to get there.”
“Amazing course, learnt a lot from our skipper Glynn. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience and group of people to have completed the trip!”
“Yakov was an excellent instructor that made our week fun and informative. He was patient and resounding to questions. Thank you.”
“Great course, thanks for having us! :)”
“Thank you to Iakob for his kind and patient instructions. He was so nice to us even though we knew absolutely nothing and made every possible mistake.<br /> <br /> The booking process was unnerving, I.e. not receiving an invoice, booking confirmation email etc for a long time after paying. €2000 is a lot of money and some receipts or email to give instant acknowledgement of deposits andvfull payment would have been very reassuring. Otherwise the WhatsApp was very responsive.”
“It was an amazing course and really motivates one to continue sailing. The instructor was the perfect mix of strict and relaxed and great at teaching.”
“trying to compress the “info to know in advance”; encourage people to bring lots of cash”
“Amazing experience”
“None, The course was perfect”
“Excellent trip. Great course. Variety of experiences.”
“Information on website is very good. Great knowledgeable Instructor that made learning easy.”
“Pre read would be helpful”
“Maybe offer cancellation insurance as an option”
“It was an amazing week and Yakov was an excellent Trainer.”
“Fantastic”
“Great communication by the team when booking and prior to departure. The instructor was very knowledgeable and took plenty of time to explain and show examples of the various tasks he was setting. Very friendly, polite and respectful person to spend the week with.”
“All good”
“Amazing experience - very well organised RYA coastal skipper practical course with an amazing instructor who was patient, extremely knowledgeable and experienced, funny and friendly. He made it easy for myself (55) and my son (18) to learn and enjoy a week of sailing. Could have not wished for better. Office team was very responsive and helpful. Will definitely want to repeat the experience. 10/10”
“Yakov and a boat free of any other customers made for an amazing experience we will never forget. Pics to follow.”
“None”
“Best instructor ever!!! Full of knowledge, smiles, tolerance and patience…but mainly an amazing sense of humor. Thanks so much Glynn, you absolutely roooooooock!!”
“Enjoyed every moment”
“Overall, a pleasant learning experience!”
“The Wi-Fi on the boat didn’t seem to work which was frustrating. <br /> <br /> Frank was excellent. <br /> <br /> Boat was amazing. <br /> <br /> Was hit in the boat. A wind sock would have been helpful at night. Fans in the bedrooms were good. Maybe one or two in the main cabin would have been nice. <br /> <br /> Overall very pleased and a great few days.”
“I had a great time and learned a lot!”
“This was great! Thank you”
“Very nice experience overall, instructor was very knowledgeable and eager to answer any questions, even if they might have been above the level of the Competent Crew course syllabus. Overall great introduction to sailing.”
“For the training I would suggest to review theory during sailing and not wasting all morning on land reviewing the course theory we just have obtained certification. <br /> The maps in the boat needs to be better for calculations, plotting etc.<br /> We were not told properly how to use the tablet for navegation and we were expected to find our route on it...<br /> There were not any dedicated time for swimming, and I think you could plan in advance sailing upto nice beaches or caves and enjoy this in the course as well.<br /> Same thing with the marinas, if you book our place in advance we could visit Trogir or Hadva town.<br /> The food is other topic I would like to suggest to discuss with the team before departure. I prefer to eat simple salads, sandwiches for lunch, cereals and cakes, pastries for breakfast than to have to cook downstairs when is hot and sailing makes you sick inside the boat.<br /> This is my holidays apart from the course, expensive, so I want to enjoy when sailing.<br /> We both felt we didn't enjoy as much as last year in Greece with the competent crew course”
“Very very good”
“Asking students what their expectations are for the course on day 1<br /> <br /> Recommend Ardent Sailing training as it's so much better than the other theory courses<br /> <br /> Cover and practice docking on day 1”
“Iacov is an excellent I stricter, incredibly knowledgeable, very skilled and overall very fun to be with”
“Amazing instructor. Food provision and vegan vegetarian options on board very poor.”
“The entire process was very organized and flexible. The instructor was great, very knowledgeable and gave all the opportunities to learn.”
“Iakov was amazing!”
“Great experience and mega helpful team. Instructor is an absolute ace. Thank you very much for the great experience and help! Great team all together!”