Sailing
Jason Franks is a commercially endorsed RYA / MCA Yachtmaster Ocean yacht skipper and RYA / MCA Yachtmaster Instructor with more than 30 years sailing experience and over 21,500 sea miles.
He learnt to sail and race dinghies growing up on the Thames Estuary and progressed to yacht cruising and racing on the East Coast and North Sea. He has widespread experience of sailing in the UK, especially on the South Coast of England and across channel. And also has experience on the West Coast of Scotland, Baltic, Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, and Transatlantic.
Jason is an accomplished yacht sailing instructor and regularly delivers the full range of RYA courses. He is also a proficient yacht racer and has raced in numerous regattas including Cowes weeks and offshore in the RORC series including the Fastnet Race. He has additionally delivered yachts in and around the UK and from abroad including Germany, France, Italy, Croatia and Greece.
Jason currently works freelance at
He is available for all types of commercial sailing including instruction (including own boat tuition) corporate racing, charter and yacht delivery.
Please phone or email for more details or to request a more comprehensive CV.
I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.
John Masefield
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