October 20th, 2011
Sailing isn’t always about tallyhos and cruising gentle waves with the sunshine on your back, it’s a watersport with its own risks and safety measures. One of Cobnor’s safety measures is the use of a powerboat fleet of Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) to act as safety boats.
We’re a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) accredited sailing school and we use safety boats when providing sailing lessons as standard. Obviously, our professional…
April 20th, 2011
Olly Osborne has been selected as a skipper for the Clipper 2011-12 Round the World Yacht Race, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year.
The event, which begins in August, is the longest of its kind at 40,000 miles. The fleet, made up of 68ft racing yachts, will stop at 15 ports around the world before arriving back in the UK in July 2012.
This is the only global ocean…
March 25th, 2011
Here’s the fifth instalment of Geoffrey Goad’s time at Cobnor Activities Centre, 1966-1985. These memoirs have been edited by Katy Lassetter of Chichester Copywriter, with kind permission of the Goad family. Happy reading!
Part 5
An interesting point comes to mind. Our job at the Centre was to get everyone afloat safely and, bearing in mind the variety of weather we had to contend with, this did produce problems. Do…
August 23rd, 2010
Cobnor Activities Centre doesn’t just offer outdoor education but we are actually affiliated with some of the industry specialists in sailing, powerboating, paddle sport and cycling, meaning we offer the very best courses and qualifications in outdoor activities.
Royal Yachting Association (RYA) qualifications are known and respected the world over and designed for all ages and abilities. Cobnor Activities Centre is an RYA recognised centre, specialising in both RYA sailing…