We are a husband and wife team and we live in the Bega Valley. You can get to know more here.
Briefly
We’ve been on the high seas for 25 years prior to moving to Brogo in 2017 where we built our own house and set up SisterShip Training (Jackie also cares for 4 rescued horses and 3 rescued sheep and trail rides when she can, Noel likes cruising on his motorbike – of course we both like sailing our yacht that is based in Eden and now offer International Accredited Yacht Training: here.
You are unlikely to find more experienced trainers, teaching Boat Licencing.
- We both completed our Master 4 Ticket (at the time it was to skipper vessels 80 metres in length
- We are both qualified Master 5 skippers (Masters < 24 metres)
- Noel is a Marine Surveyor
- Jackie has completed advanced international safety training (STCW95/CoST)
- We train commercial skippers/Deckhands
- We’ve traversed many oceans, completed hundreds of bar crossings, puttered through the French Canals (twice), circumnavigated the planet 1.5 times, and traversed The Great Loop in America
- We have both been training maritime for over 20 years!
- Jackie has set a sailing record with Lisa Blair
- Read our Google reviews for an indication how we train
In addition, we fulfil the legal requirements with Certificate 4 in Training and Assessment, valid Working with Children Checks, Police Checks, Advanced First Aid, and we are accredited by Transport NSW to deliver the NSW boat and PWC (Jet Ski) licence course.
We are required to keep our qualifications/experience up to date.