Introduction to Sailing Holiday Reviews

4.9 Rating 109 Reviews

About BeyondBeach (formerly Trek Adventures):

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

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Phone:

01548 288459

Email:

info@beyondbeach.com

Location:

The Generator Hub, Quay House,
The Gallery Kings Wharf, The Quay,
Exeter
Devon
EX24AN

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“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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

“Amazing family holiday doing Intro to Sailing with Shirley. She was a fantastic instructor and kept our teenage boys amused and engaged throughout. It was down to her calm expertise and teaching skills that we had such a great time despite the searing heat. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this holiday to anyone.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Amazing week on Intro to Sailing with our skipper Maddie on Elsa. She was an excellent instructor. Very patient, very nice teaching style and great mix of teaching and letting us work out the answers ourselves. Great support before, during and after. Great family holiday for all to get involved (we had a 13yr old and an 8 yr old with us). Super over night stop in a bay. Lixouri was lovely. Nice little fishing village. Nice restaurants. We followed up with a week at Paliki resort. Super water sports and instruction. Hotel itself a little tired but we stayed in the Villas which were amazing.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“We've just returned from a fantastic Intro to Sailing week. Excellent support was given throughout the week from Shirley, Maddy and Babis. We had the pleasure of being instructed by Barry who generously shared his knowledge and experience, building our skill and confidence through the week whilst ensuring we enjoyed our holiday. We'll be back for flotilla with Trek!”

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Posted 1 year ago