Sailing courses

Just wondering if any of you has any advice on sailing courses: there seems to be loads on offer in the Dublin area but prices and duration vary considerably even if they are all beginners courses. Having no experience whatsoever I would like to be sure I pick a good school. Is the INSC in Dun Laoghaire any good? They seem to be the cheapest, but is that a good thing or a bad thing??

I guess it depends on what type of vessel you wish to learn to sail?

Even though you mention Dublin Area in your post, I wanted to let you know of this company in West Cork who provide sail training. [broken link removed]

I've no connection to this company, apart from being a satisified customer.

Wollran