Here is some of the more recent feedback we have received from our students.
Another One Added to the Ranks?
I would just like to say what a thoroughly enjoyable weekend I had messing about in your boat. Pete is a great instructor, amiable and relaxed and carefully pointing out how to do things properly. It is so easy to forget large chunks of information just after being told it.
We were blessed with the weather and everyone got on really well together. I found that the best way to learn sailing was to stand up and do it. Sometimes I stood up and couldn't remember what to do but Pete was always there with a gentle reminder.
Competent crew next for me? Who knows? The sails still have magic in them for me.
John Roxborough - June 2010
What worked well?
- Flexibility and quick turnround time
- the backup materials were generally very useful as well
- lots of useful and very important information. I liked the checklists in the Safety module.
Emmanuael Van der Stichele - May 2010
Great Course
Thank you for the great course.
Andrei Badea - April 2010
Excellent Tuition
This is the second course that I have done with tiller. In both courses the standard of tuition has been excellent and I have recommended the school to other people.
Dr Mark Ashman - April 2010
A Superb Course with a Touch of Humour
I am really pleased to have passed, thanks for all your help. I think your course has been superb, with a nice touch of humour in places, and I have also enjoyed reading about navigation and meteorology in greater depth in the book pack you supplied. Looking at the full file I have made of the coursework modules, I feel that I have got a good amount of information that I can use as reference for refreshing my memory and passage planning etc. All I need now is to buy the boat!!
James McGinty - December 2009
An Excellent Course
The marking comments were very promptly provided and very helpful. I could not find anything to complain about! An excellent course.
David Mott - December 2009
Patience and Support
Thank you all for your patience and support while I've undertaken the course, I've hugely enjoyed it.
Richard Hastings - December 2009
Well Organised and High Quality
The course materials are very well organised and very high quality.
Nick Cooper - November 2009
Something to Learn Even For The Experienced
I would just like to thank you both for an excellent course!! The lecture material was outstanding and the feedback and comments after each exercise very helpful. I was learning right the way through the course, even though I have worked on the water for many years. I have been recommending Tiller to many people and have recently returned from a sailing holiday with sailingholidays.com where there was a lot of interest. I thoroughly enjoyed my study time with Tiller.
John Chapman - Otober 2009
"Professional Presentation"
I've enjoyed the course hugely and will missit now that I've finished. Everything associated with the course was very profesional, the presentaion of the printed and electronic material, the self testing techniques used, the interactive modules and the tuition and feedback. The interactive modules were especially good as they presented information in a different manner, rather than echoing the lectures.
Jennie Horton - September 2009
"Allowed in the Design"
I have enjoyed the course and I found it to be very beneficial. It took me longer than I anticipated due to my business commitments, but then the course allows for this in its design. I am very grateful for Bill Munnery’s support and helpful feedback.
Andrew Bunney - August 2009
"From A Successfull Day Skipper Student"
I am doing DS practical in September and may then do CS/YMO over the winter. If so I will definitely use Tiller. I have enjoyed the course. Thanks for your help.
Tim Lee - July 2009
"Exceeded Expectations"
Fantastic, I really appreciated the course. So, again thanks to both of you, the course completely met and exceeded my expectations.
Steve Manning - July 2009
"Streets Ahead"
Many thanks for the quick turnaround and feedback - I will try to improve the plotting skills. May I also comment on how much I am enjoying your course. I started YM a few years ago with another supplier but did not finish. Your course content, approach and feedback is streets ahead!
Dave Young - February 2009
"An Enjoyable Course in Every Way"
Thanks for the certificate. I very much enjoyed the course in every way. I particularly appreciated your cooperation with Clubsail which allowed me to sit the exams down there before going on with the YM prep. It worked out perfectly.
Charles Heller - February 2009
"I'll Miss It"
I want to say again how much I have enjoyed your course - in fact if I've passed, I'll miss it! I'd certainly recommend Tiller to anyone who asked me.
(Pauline did the Yachtmaster Ocean course and passed with flying colours - Peter Dawson, Principal)
Pauline Hicks - November 2008
"An Enjoyable Challenge"
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
