About the tutors

We have six tutors all of whom are very experienced RYA professionals.

Rob Marsh - School Principle

Rob has been heavily involved with the development of the TeachMe to SAIL - Day Skipper Edition CBT program over the last 12 months and brings with him a lifetime of sailing and teaching experience.

As the Shore-based correspondence course Principal, Rob will be responsible for all student tutorial support, feedback and exam marking as well as liaison with the RYA to maintain up-to-date and accurate software content.

Robs many maritime qualifications include:

• RYA / DoT Yachtmaster
• RYA Coastal Skipper
• Instructor (Sail, Power & Diesel Engines)
• VHF Examiner
• RYA Power Boat Instructor (with Coastal Endorsement)
• Commercial Pleasure Vessel Endorsement

If that was not enough, Rob has lectured at the Falmouth Centre for Marine Studies (at BSc and BTEC ND levels) on Marine Engines, Navigation & Seamanship, Navigation Theory & Practice and the construction of Marine Craft.

His RYA practical teaching experience includes Navigation, Diesel Engines, VHF radio, sailing and boat handling and survival at sea.

He has worked within the sailing industry full time for the last 15 years and has been a sailing enthusiast for over thirty years.

The principal of our Radio and Safety courses is Bob Smith, a keen sailor with over 25 years sailing experience around the UK, Mediterranean and Caribbean waters. Bob is a Commercial Endorsed Yachtmaster and RYA instructor with over 5 years teaching experience.

Before becoming a full time instructor, Bob worked for 25 years in the professional communications and radar industry for - Thorn EMI, Plessey, GEC and Siemens.

Bob has a technical background in radio and radar systems and holds a full UK amateur radio licence.

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