East
Anglian Sea School has set the standard for training excellence on the East Coast
for 40 years. We are based on the East Coast of the UK at Suffolk Yacht Harbour,
Levington, on the River Orwell, half way between Ipswich and Felixstowe. Founded
in 1973, as a small family business then called East Anglian School of Sailing,
it has grown into one of the foremost Royal Yachting Association (RYA) sea schools
in the country. Still owned by the
second generation of the same family, the school has been around for as long as
the RYA training scheme. As well as being an RYA training centre we are recognised by the Marine Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the International Sailing Association Federation (ISAF) and Sea Fish.
There are good road and rail links to Levington and the
marina is well signposted from the main A12/A14 routes.
The school has an excellent reputation built
on the quality of training, shore-side facilities, yachts and powerboats and last
but not least, catering afloat. We have already trained more
than 1700 adults throughout this year.
We have 45 friendly,
approachable, patient and knowledgeable instructors, qualified to the highest standards
in sailing, motor cruising, power boating and dinghy sailing. Training afloat
is run using a fleet of 'Strata' yachts, motorcruisers, powerboats and dinghies
from Jeanneau, Haines, Ribeye, Wayfarer and Laser, all maintained to MCA standards.
A
wide range of courses are on offer both in the UK at Levington and at Marmaris in Turkey, catering for people new to boating right through to experts. From Start
Yachting or Helmsman's courses, Competent Crew, Day Skipper through to Coastal
Skipper and on to Yachtmaster and Yachtmaster Ocean, courses are run all year
round, at weekends as well as during the week.
Having purchased Tiller School of Navigation and Seamanship this year, we can now offer all of the RYA correspondence courses to cover any distance learning course needs.
Anyone with a Commercial Endorsement to their certificates should complete the RYA Professional Practices and Responsibilities course - PPR - which is available through our website.
As
a Musto clothing dealer we can also provide our students with up-to-date, high quality
waterproofs for your course, whether you wish to hire or purchase.
One of the Sea School's specialties is own boat
tuition, where you invite an experienced instructor on to your own boat (yachts,
motorboats, sports boats or RIBs) and we will teach whatever you require.
If your boat is not based locally, we can travel to you. This includes commercial boat training for the fishing, maritime and construction
industries including wind farms support and safety boat cover, as well as anything
from basic boat handling to race training for leisure boat owners.
We now have various options of accommodation available from an apartment with river views (walking distance from our classroom), a B&B in the same village and various local hotels.
You can
charter our boats in the UK, whether for just one day or a whole week or more, to explore
the delightful cruising grounds of the East Coast from Lowestoft to Ramsgate.
We also have a variety of different sized boats available to charter in Turkey at preferential rates.
Boating
for all
Our premises have full
accessibility for disabled students and we continue to welcome adults with all disabilities on our integrated shorebased and practical courses.
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Vouchers
Vouchers are available to purchase for gifts at prices to suit you. The voucher is valid for one year from the date of purchase so the recipient can choose dates to fit their diary.
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