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Stormdancer Cruises

 

You will receive a warm welcome as individuals, couples or groups.
Cruises are all different, reflecting your wishes and the practicality of wind and tide.
Charter the Whole Boat to have complete freedom to choose the itinerary and pace of holiday to suit you.

The 2012 Programme below is aboard the Oyster 435 Stormdancer . It shows places still available for adventurous Milebuilder and Explorer passages, relaxed “Western Isles” sailing weeks, RYA Day Skipper and RYA Coastal Skipper courses. RYA Competent Crew courses can be taken during any RYA Training week. RYA Start Yachting courses, particularly useful and fun for complete beginners, can be taken during any Cruise whether designated for training or not.

Several trips offer opportunities for RYA Yachtmaster® Offshore and RYA Yachtmaster® Ocean Qualifying passages.

Preparation for RYA Yachtmaster® Offshore and RYA Yachtmaster® Coastal exams can be arranged.


 2012

Cruise No Dates
(**=UK Public Holiday)
Nights Type Start/Finish Price per person Places available
1S Mar 31 - Apr 05 5 RYA Training Troon £450 2
2S Apr 06 - 13** 7 Easter Hebrides Milebuilder Troon £700 4
3R Apr 14 - 20 6 Yachtmaster® Prep incl exam Troon £600 1
4R Apr 21 - 27 6 RYA Training Troon £600 0
5R Apr 28 - May 04 6 Hebrides Explorer Troon/Tobermory £630 0
6S May 05 - 11** 6 Western Isles Cruise Tobermory £630 0
7S May 12 - 18 6 Western Isles Cruise Tobermory £630 0
8S May 19 - 25 6 Outer Hebrides Milebuilder Tobermory £690 0
9R May 26 - Jun 01 6 Western Isles Cruise Tobermory £720 0
10R Jun 02 - 08** 6 RYA Training Tobermory £720 0
11R Jun 09 - 17 8 St Kilda Explorer Tobermory £990 0
12R Jun 18 - 22 4 Western Isles Short Break Tobermory £500 0
13R Jun 23 - Jul 01 8 St Kilda Explorer Tobermory £990 0
14R Jul 02 - 05 3 Western Isles Short Break Tobermory £400 0
15R  + Jul 07 - 18 11 Hebrides & Faroes Explorer Tobermory/Torshavn £1,100 0
16R Jul 19 - Jul 25 6 Faroes Explorer Torshavn £750 1
17R  + Jul 26 - Aug 07** 12 Faroes & Orkney Explorer Torshavn/Kirkwall £1,100 1
18R Aug 11 - 17 6 Orkney and Hebrides Explorer Kirkwall/Tobermory £720 0
19R Aug 18 - 24 6 Western Isles Tobermory £720 0
20R Aug 25 - 31** 6 RYA Training Tobermory £720 0
21R Sept 01 – 07 6 Hebrides Explorer Tobermory/Troon £690 1
22R Sept 09 – 14 5 Firth of Clyde Cruise Troon £500 4
23R Sept 16 – 21 5 RYA Training - Competent Crew Troon £500 4
24R Sept 23 – 28 5 RYA Training - Day Skipper Course Troon £500 4
25R Sept 30 – Oct 05 5 RYA Training - Coastal Skipper Course Troon £500 4
 

Erraid Low Tide (click on the image for a larger version - please be patient while the image loads)

Where cruises have 4 spaces there are no bookings i.e. the whole boat can be chartered.

Cruises normally start at 14.00 on the first day and finish at 11.00 on the last. The 5 night cruises in September will start at 19.00 on Sunday and finish at 14.00 on Friday. No meal will be provided on board on the Sunday night.

** = UK bank holiday this week.

+ = you will be assisting as delivery crew, rather than as paying guest, for the ocean passage. This is reflected in the price.

Cruise Numbers showing a suffix “S” will be skippered by Steve Scott (Chief Instructor) – see “Skipper” page.

Another Crowded Anchorage (click on the image for a larger version - please be patient while the image loads)Your cruise price includes all meals prepared on board and includes a couple of glasses of wine with the three course evening meals. The exception will be cruises within or from the Faroes or Norway, where you are welcome to provide your own alcoholic drinks.

Meals on board have been widely praised by previous guests and feature freshly prepared and locally sourced ingredients. The most frequent complaint is of needing to ease the belt a notch after a week on board.

One of the evening meals will be a simple “cupboard meal” on the assumption that guests may prefer to dine ashore on one evening during the week.

Prices are all inclusive i.e.bedding (sheets, duvets and pillows), towels, waterproofs (good quality Musto “breathable”), safety equipment, fuel, berthing and, when applicable, RYA certificates and use of teaching books, plotters etc.

Normally a maximum of four guests (may be five from time-to-time depending on cruise and make-up of group).

The Whole Boat price is the price shown multiplied by 4.

Discounts are available as follows:

     
 
Previous Guests
5%
 
Payment made (and all admin complete) by the end of March or 4 months before the cruise whichever is earlier
5%
 
Booking for two or more weeks
5%


Re-provisioning, Skye (click on the image for a larger version - please be patient while the image loads)Payment is made into a Client Account (i.e. released only on completion of the holiday).



“I had a great time and enjoyed this trip immensely. Beautiful landscape and seascape, good company, excellent accommodation and good host.”
Marijke, Beginner, Holland

“If you want to sail the Western Isles, this is the company to book with. Thanks Richard, I’ll be back.
Chris, Experienced sailor, Edinburgh

“The flexibility to plan the itinerary around our daily trips was brilliant.”
Sascha, Beginner, Hamburg

“From hearty breakfast to the single malt at night, in great company with wind, sunshine and blue water. Perfect.”
Tamas, Intermediate, Hungary

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