Island Cruising Club of Salcombe, Devon


Start Yachting is normally run over a weekend starting at on the Friday evening.
Competent Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Coastal are a 5 day course starting Sunday evening completing late Friday afternoon.
Examinations,for Yachtmaster Coastal/Offshore are in addition to the 5 day refresher.
All on board food, fuel, marina berthing costs are included.
Free Island Cruising Club membership is included on your first 5 day practical course/cruises, giving club access to the club keel boats, launches, club sailing and rib for 12 months.


Island Spirit is owned by members and operated by the Island Cruising Club in Salcombe to encourage yacht sailing at an affordable level through skippered cruises and member charters.  The Club also provides training courses to enable clients to gain formal RYA qualifications.


With over 60 years’ experience of cruising and yacht sail training, the Island Cruising Club, the original Salcombe sailing school, is regarded as one of the best places in the UK to learn to sail, and with the scenery of the Devon and Cornwall coastline provides a beautiful backdrop to a fantastic sailing area. While training courses tend to use local waters, we also offer 5 or 7 day cross-Channel cruises exploring some of the Channel Islands or further afield.

All our week-long cruises begin and end in Salcombe but our extended summer cruise will incorporate legs that start and end at ports with good public transport links.

The Island Cruising Club organise informal (non-training) Club group sailing events, which range from a half day, to a day or more. If you would like to kept informed of the Island Spirit informal cruises, then contact Keith Baker, Rear Commodore Cruising, and he will keep you up-dated on forthcoming events

 ‘Island Spirit’ is a Delphia 37 and is perfect for teaching, mile-building and relaxed cruising. We can accommodate up to 5 guests plus the skipper for RYA courses and mile-building, and up to seven plus skipper for cruising, informal group sailing and day trips. 

 Go to the main club web site.  www.islandcruisingclub.co.uk



Island Spirit