Hi MIke
Where abouts are you in
Scotland?.If you look on the web and track down your nearest RYA
training center,there will be a course available called Day
Skipper,i paid around 500 pounds for my one week
training and at the end of it i was awarded the Day
skipper practical cert,this also enables you to apply and recieve the ICC cert,i would also recomend doing the RYA
VHF radio course,this is a one day course and is a
legal requirement if you are going to have a
VHF radio on board.I also did the RYA day skipper theory,this can be done at home on a web based
learning package costing around 250.00,i would strongly recomend doing the theory as the information is vital if you are going to sail.
The best places that i know of for looking for
project boats are on the main UK based websites,type in Boats
for sale and then go into the websites and type in project boats,also if you sniff around the local
small boat yards there are sometimes one or two there,ask the guys if they know of any
for sale as more often the real cheapies are not advertised