by Helmsman | 27 May 2016 | Switzerland
Somehow we had perfect weather for the Lakemotions show over the weekend with hot sunshine both days. We set up our stand with a number of dinghies on the water. We were the only ones with sails; all the others had motors but we did not hold that against them 🙂 ...
by Emma | 29 Apr 2016 | Uncategorized
*well once the weather decides what it is doing. As you may have noticed our website has had a major overhaul, in fact it’s been rebuilt from the ground up with a number of new features and information. It has a much more modern theme with lots of options which will...
by Emma | 16 Feb 2016 | Sailing in the Med, Shorebased, Switzerland
How would your children like to learn to sail in the school holidays? Are you thinking about taking a sailing course and getting qualified? Would you like to sail regularly in the local area? Or in warmer Mediterranean waters? Maybe you are even considering buying a...
by Emma | 31 Aug 2015 | Uncategorized
My 15 minutes of fame (well probably more like 10) are about to come my way – I’ll be talking about Sail YSL in an interview on The English Show on Radio X tomorrow (Tuesday 1 September 2015) evening! Whilst it’s only available over the airwaves in...
by Emma | 5 Aug 2015 | Sailing in the Med
“Summertime and the living is easy” ….. However if you feel like you’ve been having it a little too easy – or maybe not easy enough – why not try a bit of sailing with us? Don’t worry, it will still be as easy as you would like it...
by Emma | 20 Jul 2015 | Switzerland
In response to obvious demand, today we are relaunching the Sail YSL Club in a completely new form. No more annual or monthly fees. No more complex packages. No more payments through the winter. Just one, simple, pay-as-you-go setup. From now on, if you live in...
by Emma | 28 May 2015 | Sailing in the Med, Switzerland
One of the most common questions I’m asked is whether an RYA qualification, or existing qualification from another country, is valid on the lakes here in Switzerland or conversely, whether a Swiss qualification is valid abroad. I think it’s high time to...
by Emma | 23 Jan 2015 | Sailing in the Med, Shorebased, Switzerland
31st January is nearly upon us, after which prices for this year’s skippered charters in Greece and RYA theory courses here in Richterswil will increase. If you have been thinking about a holiday on sparkling turquoise seas, you have just 7 days left to book with us...
by Emma | 7 Dec 2014 | Uncategorized
…or at least three Christmas presents from Sail YSL 😉 This year has been an exciting first year for the Sail YSL Club. As Switzerland’s English speaking sailing club, based at Richterswil on Lake Zurich, we have had a lot of interest from sailors and would-be...
by Helmsman | 13 Nov 2014 | Sailing in the Med
Five weeks in Greece, how idyllic, time to sit back and enjoy the sun, sand (Greek variant) and sangr…… Mythos, lamb and super tasty fresh fish. Or maybe not so much of the sitting back for some of us. Â Two weeks for the Skipper on the dinghies with...
