SBD Marine Solutions provides services in the sailing industry - from own boat tuition, including boat handling, navigation, berthing practice, confidence building, RYA course preparation, to other services such as engine maintenance. Learn to sail, improve your sailing or close any gaps in your skills with a friendly, professional, experienced and patient Yachtmaster Instructor. Brad has been a c
ommercially endorsed sailing instructor for many years, teaching the RYA syllabus from Competent Crew, Day Skipper to Coastal Skipper and supporting sailors with tailor-made tuition in the Solent and further afield. Have you recently purchased a yacht and would like support with the first sailings?
- Your sailing experience dates back a little while and you would like to get back up-to-speed?
- Sailing short-handed and need some tips and practise?
- You are an experience sailor, but the family would like some additional tuition?
- New to the Solent and would like to familiarise yourself with these sailing grounds?
- Preparing for a course and would like some additional tailor-made tuition?
- Stressed by mooring up, anchoring, rafting, or manoeuvring in marinas?
- Friends on board who would like to know more about sailing?
- Simply in need of some moral support and someone to look over your shoulder? Fees are:
- Under 10m LOA: £235 per day
- Over 10m LOA: £260 per day
- Over 15m LOA: £320 per day
Tuition will be tailored to your requirements. Please contact us for availability. In addition, we also teach Diesel engine and VHF courses.
- Expert in sailing, but the boat engine is a mystery? Let us explain how it works, what to watch out for and perhaps even service your own engine in future. We offer engine maintenance tuition too.
- Need to brush up on your VHF skills? As a qualified VHF (SRC) instructors we are happy to teach you and your family on the topic. SBD Marine Solutions also offers engine services, engine winterisation, de-winterisation and repairs, yacht maintenance and bespoke canvas work and repairs.