RYA sailing school, yacht charter association, holidays in Pembrokeshire Wales UK

About Us . . . . .

The courses are run by instructors who have an enthusiastic dedication to sailing - combined with an emphasis on having fun!

ROLAND BOWEN - Principal/Director

Roland Bowen is the Director of Pembrokeshire Cruising and also the principal instructor. Under Roland's direction, a team of highly qualified skippers ensure a sucessful experience for all.

Roland has been teaching sailing since 1992, and has a wealth of experience in delivering courses to all levels.

He is a Yachtmaster Instructor for both sail and power. He is encouraging and patient with his students, offering the ideal environment for development and learning.

Roland Bowen the Director of Pembrokeshire Cruising

DAVE LANGRIDGE - Cruising Instructor

David is a highly experienced instructor and a well seasoned sailor who has been sailing all his adult life.
Whether its adventure weekends, charters or instruction, David enjoys developing people’s sailing potential.

In David’s’ spare time he can be normally be found on the water in any weather with the novice to more experienced sailors developing his own and their racing skills.

MIKE PROUDLOVE - Cruising Instructor

Mike Proudlove, the skipper for the Scottish Adventure cruises, has sailed extensively on the Scottish west coast. He has delivered commercial boats to the outer islands, worked as skipper on a large charter yacht based near Oban and most recently, spent three weeks in the summer of 2010 cruising between Jura and Skye doing more 'background research'.

Mike is an RYA Ocean Yachtmaster. He is also a keen hill walker and birder and has a real passion for astronavigation. (There will be a sextant on board for anyone who wants to try their hand!) Mike has cruised in British Columbia, Alaska and Hawaii and still ranks the Scottish islands as the most beautiful and interesting cruising grounds in the world.

MARTIN SULLY - Cruising Instructor

I started sailing at the age of twelve in a mirror dinghy in the severn estuary, racing at weekends and going on family holidays in my fathers cruiser up and down the Bristol Channel. I have sailed virtually every weekend since then in national and international events in a variety of different boats and then moving onto asymmetric dinghies until 3 years ago.

I have for the last 3 years moved onto sailing cruisers,and have been teaching people how to sail in cruisers since 2009 as a full time position.

At the current age of 46 I love my job and feel I have found my place as I feel at home on the water, better than on dry land.

GEOFFREY BALDWIN - Shorebased/Practical Instructor

After 27 years of service, Geoff took early retirement from Xerox and concentrated on his passion for sailing.

He worked to gain his instructors qualifications and is now a Yachtmaster instructor for sail. He has a huge amoount of teaching experience in all areas of the country.

Geoff is also our principal VHF instructor and in his spare time is the Commodore of the Xerox Sailing Association.