Here is some of the more recent feedback we have received from our students.
"An Ejoyable Chalange"
I have enjoyed the challenge of working through the course, the lectures are well laid out and logical to follow, which was very helpful as I have not done any formal studying for almost 30 years.
Graham Dale - May 2008
"A Wider Appreciation of Maritime Issues"
I really enjoyed your course which I found very interesting and instructive; more so than I had anticipated. Leaving aside the need to be qualified to skipper a friend’s Sadler 39 and for coast hopping in my Hawk 20, the course opened up a wider appreciation of maritime issues which I thoroughly enjoyed and which I may build on in the future.
David Mayne - May 2008
"Better Than Fast Track"
Thank you very much for seeing me through the course in particular your advice and help on the navigation section. I am glad that I worked via a correspondence course because it has given me a much better grounding than the fast track courses that my three other friends completed recently. They are desperately relearning everything in time for our Coastal Skipper practical course which we are taking at the end of the month.
Once again many thanks for you help and advice and I am looking forward to putting many of the lessons learned into practice. My Sadler 25 is back in the water so I am looking forward to a good summer with plenty of sailing
Kevin McDonald - April 2008
"Outstanding"
Whilst I’m very much a beginner when it comes to the course content, I’m familiar with the principles of distance learning. I've tutored several distance learning courses over the years (in a very different field) but the principles of planning, discipline, remembering and general progress are the same. I just wanted to congratulate you on the excellent way in which your course is presented. It really is outstanding and I am already enjoying ploughing through all the depth of material you offer. Thanks very much.
Paul Chesworth - April 2008
"Ocean Theory"
An excellent course, thank you. I thought that the lecture notes with questions were particularly good. The use of repetition in the course work really reinforced the methodology.
Neil Moffat - April 2008
"Excellent Admin For Overseas Studying"
I would like to take the opportunity to thank all at Tiller for their help and support whilst I was studying, for the excellent course material supplied and especially to Tim for his patience and support in helping me with the more difficult parts of Tides and Navigation.
I did believe it would be very difficult to study the course here in Thailand, but your administration proved me wrong and overcame all the communication headaches and provided a very fast and efficient service. Once again, thank you all at Tiller.
Noel Spencer - January 2008
"The Complete Package"
The whole "home learning" aspect enabled me to fit in the study at my own pace and with my job and family time. Great!
Special thanks to Bill for his in depth help and commentary on my papers.
Chris Littlemore - November 2007
"The Personal Touch"
The fact that I could ring up and speak to someone, and that it was the same person throughout the whole course. I felt part of a "team" which was very important while I was studying on my own.
The turnround speed for marking was impressive & the feedback very helpful.
Julie Barratt - October 2007
"The Professional's View"
I was sceptical of the value of a correspondence course before I started, but having completed the course can say the Tiller course was really excellent. I learnt an awful lot, was taught efficiently and I am sure that I would not have passed without it. The modular structure and rapid feedback was particularly useful for helping me complete the course in the context of a busy and hectic professional and home life.
Andrew - July 2007
"Easy to Follow"
The booklets were easy to follow. Any difficult areas were backed up with examples in other pieces of literature that came with the course.
Alison Foote - July 2007
"Positive and Constructive Responses"
- Being able to study at my own speed and to tackle topics in my own order of preference.
- Superb course material and relevant & helpful extra reference items
- Quick turnround of marking with constructive comments
- Positive response to my comments and suggested corrections for the course material
Many thanks to Tim for his patience and Peter for his tolerance.
Brian Oswald - May 2007
"Happy to Recommend"
The whole course was very well written and conctructed. I would be happy to recommend your course to any applicants if you ever need a "reference"!!.
Howard Deck - March 2007
"Above and Beyond the Call of Duty"
The lecture notes were well written and very informative. The corresponding Powerpoint slides highlighted the main points in a visual format and made it easier to learn.
The work was always marked promptly and there was lots of encouragement and useful feedback from Peter. I never felt I was a nuisance even when I regularly rang out side normal hours.
The website is good and it is nice and very encouraging to see the course marks being completed. I looked at the marking page regularly to inspire myself and encourage myself to complete the course.
Bethan Rees - February 2007
