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Andrew Connolly
"I would highly recommend Sail School NI, without a doubt. Rusty is hugely experienced and has a terrific way of making things seem easy. I completed my Day Skipper with Rusty a few weeks back and found the 5 days huge for confidence and knowledge building. If you want to learn through doing, this is the sail school for you."
2 years ago
Damien McBratney
"Rusty is a font of knowledge. I could listen to him talk for hours. The yacht Infinity is one hell of a boat."
2 years ago
Tom Bell
"I have just completed my RYA/MCA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased with Russell. I must mention how easy it was to learn with Russell and the comparisons given to practical situations really made the theory understandable and very easy to comprehend. Russell always made time to explain things fully and even gave up his own time freely so tha..." Read more
2 years ago
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Dan O Brien
"For those who want to start sailing and wish to gain the skill and confidence to do so, I can highly recommend School NI. Had a fantastic week with Rusty our instructor, not only is he skilled and knowledgeable and able to read the wind in ways that surprised me, but very down to earth, instills confidence even when you make a mistake. I completed the Day S..." Read more
2 years ago
Troy Sanders
"I had the best week ever sailing with Rusty, he is a very good teacher, how made it so easy and fun at the same time, I would highly recommend anyone who wants to learn to sail to go to Rusty as you will not be disappointed"
2 years ago
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Dan o'Brien
"Completed my Day Skipper course with Rusty. Could not have asked for a better instructor as Rusty has a wealth of knowledge and experience that he shares in a practical and understandable manner. Great confidence builder and the only man I have ever known to be able to time when the wind was about to hit the sail. Highly recommend Sailschool NI for anyone w..." Read more
2 years ago
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Noel Keenan
"I recently completed an RYA Day Skipper course with Russel and couldn’t recommend him enough. He created a comfortable working environment and was extremely knowledgable in this subject matter. Honestly one of the best instructors around."
2 years ago
Stephen Tate
"Great instructor had a fantastic 5 days."
2 years ago
Kazim Kupelioglu
"Rusty is absoletly great sailor and tutor he gave us and shared every knowledge experince he has with us about aspects of sailing, l can not thank him enough for what's done for us out there at the sea he's so good at what he's doing he is top class sailing teacher.everyone who wants to learn or to do abit of sailing definetly should see this man. thank you..." Read more
3 years ago
Stephen McCann
"Russell is a absolute star, very experienced and tonnes of patience, with a relaxed teaching style he makes all levels of student feel at ease and this adds to the learning process. This is the why to fall on love with sailing. Regards Steven"
3 years ago
Gary Picken
"Russell (Rusty) is a very competent instructor who always puts the crew at ease. He is very knowledgeable and is excellent at ensuring learning is fun onboard. I have been on two trips now and looking forward to a 3rd. Would highly recommend! 😊"
3 years ago
Simon Hutchinson
"Rusty took myself, a friend and my son for the RYA Day Skipper Course. The good ship Pete’s Dragon was a comfortable and roomy steed for the course and adventure up the West Coast of Scotland. Day 1 took us from Bangor to Gigha, from there we went up past the Corryvrecken Sound to overnight near the ‘Atlantic Bridge’ before a quick jump to Oban for another o..." Read more
3 years ago
Frank O'Beirne
"Did a Yachtmasters prep course with Rusty on his Southerly 115. This course had four of us plus Rusty cruise around thd Inner Hebrides over a 5-day period. the boat was well set up and as a pilot house cruiser, an ideal platform for instruction and practice from thd comfort of thd pilot house. The style of instruction was relaxed and easy going but was amazi..." Read more
3 years ago
James Rooney
"Great day out on a team building day Rusty looked after us well with his professional but relaxed dun attitude .We all had a great day and will defiantly do it again"
3 years ago
Johnjoe Smith
"The perfect corporate team building day out! Russell is an excellent instructor and we had a superb time! Highly recommended and we will be back for another fab day out on the water!"
3 years ago
Dave N
"A Great fun way to get in to sailing in a safe and friendly environment!"
7 years ago
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Jamie McMahon
"Russell is the best you'll get!"
7 years ago
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Peter Drummond
"Russell is a great coach. Very relaxed environment to learn."
7 years ago
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James Bleakley
"Simply awesome! Russell puts all at ease, simplifies everything and speaking in layman terms for the non-nautical, he will have you sailing the seven seas in no time! A sunny evening jaunt to Copeland island, during which he delivered an amazing understanding of sailing to the newbies in a format easy to understand and digest, leaving a taste for more sailin..." Read more
7 years ago
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Lynsey Bleakley
"I can't recommend Stratus highly enough! I was really nervous about sailing at first but Russell put me completely at ease and explained everything in straightforward terms. I am now completely hooked and look forward to each lesson! Sailing really is the most exhilarating experience!"
7 years ago
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Russell McGovern
"Learn to sail in a great environment, Located at the 5 star Bangor Marina"
7 years ago
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"Knowledgeable, charming, empathetic, Rusty is a brilliant instructor. Powerboat level 2 was a good course made brilliant by his tutelage. Would thoroughly recommend"
6 months ago