Introduction to Sailing Holiday Reviews

4.9 Rating 120 Reviews

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Organising sailing, skiing and active holidays that are fun, friendly and professional since 2000.

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Location:

The Generator Hub, Quay House,
The Gallery Kings Wharf, The Quay,
Exeter
Devon
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“What a Fantastic week of Sailing!!! From the minute we met Shirley, we knew we were going to have an epic week. I had sailed for many years without having any formal qualification, as a salty old sea dog, I finished the week with a wealth more knowledge, all thanks to our instructor Barry. Barry was excellent!! an absolute encyclopaedia in everything Sailing and Greece. His instructional techniques were admirable, taking his time to teach my wife the skills and techniques needed for her to complete her competent crew qualifications with confidence. Shirley, Barry, Mick and Babbi make a very special team at Lixouri and we cannot thank them enough for a fabulous week. We highly recommend anyone who is a novice or experienced to use Trek Adventures for an unforgettable week learning to sail. We had fab time and many laughs with our fellow yachtys learning to sail. We are looking forward to returning to Kefalonia next year for more adventures!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Just returned from an Introduction to Sailing week in Kefalonia. Absolutely amazing!!! Great location, but most importantly fantastic training and support from the Team. Shirley was a patient and wonderful teacher with so much experience and she gave us the confidence to go further! Hoping to book a Flotilla next, thanks to Shirley and the whole team in Lixouri!!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Excellent learn to sail week. Everyone is super helpful. Very chilled, great location. Great people, Mick my instructor was great. Definitely now buy a trillion $ yacht and sail the flat earth - right to the edge. Recommend 10 stars not just 5!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“We were on the Learn to Sail course with the intention of earning our IYT Day skipper license. On the down side I would have appreciated a better communication of the hours of tuition and the sailing conditions under which we were allowed to sail. We were caught on the edge of the cyclone that did so much damage in Libya but although we had some pretty gusty weather, and sailing conditions were far from perfect I am sure that both boat and our extremely competent skipper were more than capable of dealing with it, and yet we didn't sail so I assume that it was to do with insurance limitations. Obviously weather conditions do affect one's decision to sail and I do not question the decisions made; but some discussion around this at the time of booking would be great ! ( having said that I also probably didn't read all the small print so if it was in the Ts & Cs please accept my apologies) Now for the Good Stuff - everything else! I cannot compliment our instructor enough. Cool, calm and collected her instruction was excellent! Thank you Maddy! Our boat was in great shape and handled beautifully, and was extremely well maintained. It was well equipped with every thing we needed. The safety talk was great! The Trek mechanic repaired a couple of lights etc immediately . Nothing was too much trouble! The course content was good and well presented, and we all passed so clearly well taught! We also had the use of the Trek office bathroom for additional ablution facilities for which we were extremely grateful I love the fact that Trek is a small company and every one knows their work mates. From Marks handling of our booking all the way through to our final goodbyes to Maddy we couldn't fault the team. Think the flotilla holiday (with Trek of course) might be the next step in our sailing adventure'!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Our instructor was the absolute legend Barry; a knowledgeable, calm and composed man who was understanding of our initial lack of skill, but stayed patient throughout as we progressed to proper sailors. A big shout out as well to Shirley and Maddy who were of great help at welcoming and organising. What a stirling team! We can’t wait to see what Flotilla holidays are on offer next year: with TREK of course!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Great holiday and great value - learn to sail at Lixouri. This is our 2nd holiday with Trek Adventures and the staff, equipment, booking system etc all remain brilliant.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Customer service was excellent from start to finish. All my queries were dealt with swiftly and efficiently and we were kept informed about everything throughout the booking process and up until our departure. The sailing course was excellent, we learnt loads whilst having fun. It was good to do all the theory beforehand so we could refresh that whilst focussing on sailing whilst away. Maddy was a brilliant skipper and instructor.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Amazing sailing course with the lovely Shirley, knowledgable and great fun, involved the kids and kept us confident at all times. Beach club at Lixouri was run by the lovely Aki and family and the beach staff were great. Best holiday ever.”

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Posted 2 years ago