Flying Fish Reviews Summary

Course Quality

Pros:

• "The course is very well put together, time is well managed and accommodation homely and well situated."
• "The quality of the course material and the quality of teaching couldn't have been better!"
• "The 6 week windsurfing instructor course with Flying Fish was amazing!"
• "The course prepares you exceptionally well for life on a SuperYacht."
• "The course is very full on and fast paced, but is perfect as this is what life will be like when starting in the yacht industry."
• "The practical elements of the course were engaging & helped drive interactive learning."
• "The course was outlined clearly and well structured."

Cons:

• "The only thing I would have liked to have seen is a small welcome pack for the group including just basics eg toilet roll, washing up liquid etc as we had to provide these ourselves."

Instructors and Staff

Pros:

• "All of the instructors are extremely helpful and highly knowledgeable in the courses that they teach."
• "Every single member of staff has been helpful, knowledgeable and takes a genuine interest."
• "Great instructors with a wealth of experience - had lots of laughs too!"
• "Every single instructor is amazing but Fleur and Sarah in particular MADE the experience for me."
• "They also guide you through the process of approaching crew agencies and dock walking."
• "The instructors though, seriously made the course. They are all down to earth, full of moral and banter."
• "The instructors are all industry experts and teach you everything you need for a pursuing a career in the superyacht industry."

Cons:

• No negative comments regarding instructors and staff were provided in the reviews.

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Our accommodation was really nice and clean and really close to everything we needed."
• "The accommodation is perfect right by the training centre."
• "Cowes is such a lovely place too, the accommodation was really good."
• "The accommodation is outstanding, a lot bigger than I expected and loved spending downtime with my housemates."
• "The accommodation was modern and clean with great facilities and provided a great opportunity to study in the evenings with course mates and practice the skills taught to us during the day."
• "The accommodation provided was fantastic."
• "The accommodations that they provide are well maintained and clean, and only a 2 minutes walk from the training center!"

Cons:

• No negative comments regarding accommodation were provided in the reviews.

Overall Experience

Pros:

• "I had a brilliant experience, one I wont forget and I was sad to leave."
• "I had the best time and didn’t want to leave."
• "It was amazing and experiences that you can't believe or explain until you have done them!!"
• "I now have the confidence to break into the Superacht industry having spent two incredible weeks in Cowes with the best in the business!"
• "I’ve made memories and friends, learnt a lot and laughed a lot."
• "I just had the most amazing 2 weeks and didn’t know I could learn so much in such a small amount of time."
• "Great weather, incredible location and the staff were amazing!"

Cons:

• No negative comments regarding the overall experience were provided in the reviews.