Yachting Interest
Yacht Cruising Events |
Notts County Sailing Club has established an affiliation with Trent Offshore Group (TOG). This recognises an interest amongst water users and club members who might want to explore or take part in offshore events involving sailing yachts. |
Members have an opportunity to extend their sailing activities with TOG through organised sailing expeditions around the British Isles or abroad including European waters and destinations further afield in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean. TOG have developed a core group of competent skippers and expedition leaders so you can join a yacht charter with little or no experience or enhance your already established skills. The group has developed a reputation over the years in chartering superior quality yachts at reasonable prices and is a RYA affiliated organisation. |
Notts County Sailing Club and TOG are co-operating in the planning and organisation of regattas, training workshops, both for inshore and offshore cruising activities and social gatherings that promote participation in sailing and yachting. |
More information on Trent Offshore Group can be found at the website Trent Offshore Group . You can also contact Martin & Paul at tog@ncsc.org.uk |
Yacht Charter |
Notts County Sailing Club also has an affiliation with Prometheus Sailing for discounted Yacht Charters and RYA Yacht Training Courses. Details of how members can enjoy this discounted benefit are described on SCM under “Member Info”, Prometheus Sailing : Notts County Sailing Club |
A local (Newark) RYA Training school run by our Bosun and Assistant Bosun can also provide RYA courses for Yachting such as VHF etc. See Nautical Training website. |
Update Yacht Sail Training and Introduction to Yachting (published Oct 2026)
As we move Notts County Sailing Club’s (NCSC) alliance with Trent Offshore Group (TOG) towards 2027, there appears to be interest from club members for training opportunities in yacht sailing. When chartering a yacht, as well as a qualified skipper, it is useful to have a mix of skills available amongst the rest of the crew, which makes for an enjoyable and relaxing trip at sea.
There are endless stunning places to visit on holiday by Yacht, many of which are not easily accessible with a land-based holiday. This makes for a unique holiday platform made possible by developing the appropriate skills and experience.
NCSC enjoys a discount with Prometheus/Sunsail for yacht charter and events. They operate a fleet of 13 modern (2020/2022) Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 41.0 yachts, similar in design to many charter boats that anyone would experience around the world. We have now established with them, an opportunity for discounted RYA yacht training courses for NCSC/TOG members. The offer is that if we can fill a yacht with five students, then we will pay the equivalent for a price of four. Therefore, based on five students the following would apply to their published 2026 prices (these may vary for 2027).
2 Day Start Yachting Course Off peak (Nov- March), published price £320pp; discounted price for NCSC £256pp.
2 Day Start Yachting Course Peak (April-October), published price £340pp; discounted price for NCSC £272pp.
5 Day Competent Crew or Day Skipper course Off peak (Nov- March), published price £735pp; discounted price for NCSC £588pp.
5 Day Competent Crew or Day Skipper course Peak (April-October), published price £785pp; discounted price for NCSC £628pp.
If you, your friends or family are thinking of starting or developing yacht sailing skills then the NCSC/TOG alliance welcomes you to register an intertest. We will then develop this proposal with specific dates and courses for a programme of training in 2027.
Please let us know your interest in the above. Drop us an e-mail to tog@ncsc.org.uk, letting us know the following:
- Interest in an introduction to yachting, a RYA Start Yachting 2-day course.
- Interest in a RYA Competent Crew 5-day course
- Interest in a RYA Day Skipper Practical [1]5-day course
- Preference for a 5-day course or a split 2+3-day course, i.e. weekend + subsequent long weekend
- Any questions related to this opportunity
[1] Day Skipper Practical requires previous successful completion of Competent Crew and Day Skipper Theory course syllabus.
You should be aware that food for breakfast and lunch is provided on the course, but not dinner. Mooring fees as needed are also paid by the students and cabin sharing is necessary.
RYA First Aid training is a highly recommended and useful skill to maintain for both on and off the water, whether you are a skipper or crew. This is discounted to NCSC members and available through our Training Section. Further information on this can be found at https://www.ncsc.org.uk/learn/ .
Finally, other associated courses such as RYA Day Skipper Theory, RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory, Radar and Diesel Engines are available from our partners at Nautical Training. A 10% discount can be applied by using the code NCSC10 at their website https://nautical.training/ .
Any queries or requests for further information on any of the above, please contact tog@ncsc.org.uk .