IYWAC
IYWAC offers you the opportunity of completing your DofE Gold Expedition aboard our 32ft yacht 'Paddiywack'. You will stay aboard for a period of 10 days. During the first 5 days you undertake a practice expedition and complete your Royal Yachting Association Dayskipper qualification. The sixth day is spent planning and provisioning for your qualifying expedition. The last four days is spent on your qualifying expedition.
'Paddiywack' is a fast cruiser/racer based in Cowes. She has eight berths, heads, compartment, galley and navigation areas. The expedition is for four or five participants aged (16-24), you will be accompanied by two staff (one of each gender), one of the staff will be an RYA Cruising Instructor. Usual cruising area is the south Coast, Chichester-Weymouth and channel to the Normandy Coast and the channel Islands.