YachtCom - About

GMDSS RADIO & RADAR COURSES FOR YACHTSMEN

Phone: 01489 565100

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YachtCom is owned and operated by Bob and Claire Smith, who are very keen sailors.
They established YachtCom in 2000 with purpose of offering a high level of training to yachtsmen and other boating people.
YachtCom specialises in marine radio and radar course offer the RYA Radar course, RYA Short Range Certificate and for the more adventurous yachtsmen the MCA GMDSS Long Range Certificate course.

Claire answering emails from the yacht

The principal

The principal of YachtCom is Bob Smith, a keen sailor with over 40 years sailing experience around the UK, Mediterranean and Caribbean waters. Bob is a Commercial Endorsed Yachtmaster and RYA instructor with over 15 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.

Bob using the radio onboard his yacht

Customer Testimonial

"Hello Bob, just a quick note to say thanks for the course, I found it well structured, interesting and productive. It was packed with information and good tips and I'm glad I managed to use the online training too."

Customer Testimonial

" The LRC course was extremely useful and fulfilled all my expectations and needs. The good range of equipment allowed much practical hands-on training and the very effective teaching helped me prepare for the exam. I appreciated the professional approach."

Radio and Radar Courses
Clich HERE for Marine SSB equipment

Telephone bookings are welcome between the hours of 09:30 to 18:00 Monday to Friday.

Payment may be made over the phone by all major credit and debit cards except American Express.