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| Reviewers Male / Female | Recommend Yes / No | Number of Reviews | Classes & Instruction | School Facilities | Boats & Courses | Cost | Total Average Rating |
| 2 / 0 | 2 / 0 | 2 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Date Submitted: | January 7, 2010 |
| Sailing School: | Power and Sail Academy |
| Location: | Gibraltar, Gibraltar |
| Classes & Instruction: | 10 out of 10 |
| School Facilities: | 10 out of 10 |
| Boats & Courses: | 10 out of 10 |
| Cost: | 10 out of 10 |
| Recommend: | Yes |
| Review: | Friendly and Professional I did a fastrack yachtmaster course in 2009 and it was the best 14 weeks I have ever spent. I had very little sailing experience and shopped around quite a lot to see what school would be best for me. I chose PASA after several conversations with Peter Ormond, Chief Instructor, who always found time to talk me through any questions I had. The thing I liked about PASA was, once I had signed up and paid my money, they were still as willing to find time to check that I was happy and getting what I needed in terms of tuition and home comforts. The budget given to us to feed ourselves every week was more than adequate and we always had some home cooked treats brought to the boat at the weekend. They have four yachts, which gave me valuable experience of how different yachts can be to handle. If you sail just one type of yacht, you end up able to sail just one type of yacht. The yachts were always clean and well maintained. We had a rule that if something needed fixed, it would be done quickly and we would be taught how to do it, which was really great as I went on to work as a skipper afterwards and I knew more about maintaining yachts than most of the people I have spoken to who have Fastracked. Recommend highly. Comments [ 0 ] |
| Submitted by: | Scotsman 35 year-old :: Male Reviewer :: UK |
| Date Submitted: | January 7, 2010 |
| Sailing School: | Power and Sail Academy |
| Location: | Gibraltar, Gibraltar |
| Classes & Instruction: | 10 out of 10 |
| School Facilities: | 10 out of 10 |
| Boats & Courses: | 10 out of 10 |
| Cost: | 10 out of 10 |
| Recommend: | Yes |
| Review: | Simply excellent! My wife and I did a five-day Competent Crew course with PASA, and were positively impressed by all elements of our experience. Pete, the skipper / instructor on our course, was highly experienced and eager to share his knowledge with us. His sidekick Carrie was highly service-oriented, and knowledgeable on elements of sailing theory. The overall experience was very enjoyable, due to the friendliness of the staff and sensitivity to our needs. My wife and I enjoyed a front double berth en suite in a 40 ft Jeaneau Sun Oddessy yacht, which made things quite comfortable. The crew prepped the standard array of food for a Comp Crew course. We stayed in different ports every night, from Gibraltar to Ceuta, on to Smir, and finally Sotogrande. This gave us ample opportunity to see major sites near each of the ports. We were positively impressed by the sociability of Pete and Carrie, with our days infused with lots of interesting conversation and fun evenings. Last but not least, we learned a tremendous amount from this sailing course, starting from very little experience. I'm sure that we benefitted from more learning than the average Competent Crew course, as we were provided with plenty of opportunities to cover material normally reserved for Day Skipper course. In short, a wonderful experience---My wife and I recommend PASA without hesitation! Comments [ 0 ] |
| Submitted by: | patrick 36 year-old :: Male Reviewer :: London, UK |
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