Top Cat Cruising School

Jim is a leading authority on catamarans and all thing sailing. I was lucking enough to do some catamaran familiarisation training with him in advance of my first catamaran charter. I got so much out of it that I later joined Jim for a cruise from Plymouth to the French islands and on to Lorient. Jim is the most experienced skipper I have had the pleasure to sail with and a first-class instructor. He is generous with his knowledge, understands that we all learn differently and sets the pace a...

I've done two course with Jim aboard Mago Merlino, his 40 foot Privilege catamaran. In 2017 I did a catamaran familiarisation course for 5 days before I chartered a Lagoon in Greece and in 2018 I did a 12 day mile building course with him, sailing from Plymouth to Nates in France. Jim is an excellent seaman and a very good instructor. He is always full of energy and eager to use every situation to impart some of his vast knowledge of sailing. I always felt safe while sailing with him and tha...