Harwood Yachting
UK - Europe - International
Harwood Yachting is a one to one bespoke mentoring service aimed at improving performance on your sailing yacht or motor yacht on the water.
SAILING
For owners who have just purchased or own a sailing yacht and want to improve there skills in day to day handling of there yacht.For yacht owners looking to be more competitive in regattas and new owners wanting to get into racing and be able to compete at club level or to learn all roles through improved boat handling skills with there yacht.Understanding your sailing yacht and onboard equipment.
How to use equipment correctly and safely to its full potential.
MOTOR
Motor Yacht is for improving performance and all round owner skills.
Understanding what the equipment does and how to use it on open water.Suitable for owners wanting to learn all roles through improved boat handling, speed and expertise in manoeuvres.Due to the cost of fuel today the trim of a motor yacht is crucial in the day to day running costs.
Credentials
Graham Connor BEng (Hons) DipMarSur MEYSA
BEng (Hons) Yacht & Powercraft Design
Diploma in Marine Surveying
RYA Yachtmaster
RYA International Certificate for Operators Pleasure Craft
VHF certificate of competance
RYA survival course.
Coxswain on a pilot boat for Trinity House.
Deckhand on a scallop beam trawler.
Working with Master shipwright Frank Hoare building cold moulded yachts out of Shoreham in a chicken shed.
Proctor Masts manufacturing and installing spars and rigging packages on sailing yachts.
DTI award award for innovation in the composites industry to manufacture composites without the use of moulds.
NDT marine surveyor for over twenty five years surveying and inspecting sailing and motor yachts around the world.
Graham started sailing at the age of six in dinghies .
He went on to sail IOR yachts followed by IRC match racing and one design as crew and helmsman.
From ocean, offshore, inshore to match racing, Graham's success with podium results is due to good owner's, organisation, experienced crew, and the correct set up on the yacht.