Plain Sailing for Townies ; Rob Davies On the Lessons That Turn Landlubbers Into Ocean-Going Skippers

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SAILING is a pursuit you don't expect to find in the urban centres of Britain. But the instructors of Ondeck are bringing life on the open wave to the city, allowing busy townies to get vital theory lessons under their belts before they head out to sea.

If you want to be able to tell your halyard from your hawsehole, Ondeck offers theory courses in anything from beginners' yachting to skippering a powerboat across the ocean, all out of its two London centres in Greenwich and Docklands.

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Plain Sailing for Townies ; Rob Davies On the Lessons That Turn Landlubbers Into Ocean-Going Skippers

It is a new venture for Hampshirebased Ondeck sailing school, which has been running for more than 12 years. Says principal Ian Jinks: 'We started offering theory courses in t...

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