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Local day sailing packages

 

Basic Keelboat 101:

Ok if you are taking this course from the dock as a non live aboard course (which I recommend for beginners) then you will have approximately 18 hours of instruction stretched out over a period of three days. This is the best way to learn to sail as a beginner since you will repeatedly practice the same skills over and over again. Skills such as docking, tacking, jibing are learned through lots of practice and that is exactly what you will do as a student. Also a quick note, course sizes are restricted to 4 students max. so you will have plenty of opportunity to sail as the helmsman and then crew. You can expect to be on the boat around 6 hours a day so here is a list of items you may want bring with you.

Basic Coastal Cruising 103

Again this course can be taught from the dock as a non live aboard course. You will again practice many skills over and over again. It is assumed that you are already a good sailor and have mastered tacking and jibing so we would hope to move on to more advanced skills such as man overboard, anchoring, reefing and heaving to. Again you will have approximately 18 hours of instruction over a three day period. The items list above apply to this course as well.

 

Bareboat Charter 104

Bareboat charter is an advanced level course and you are required two spend at least 48 hours a  board the boat as a live aboard. So if you are talking just this course we will spend one day of local sailing and then we will do our two day live aboard after that.

 

8 day combination packages

 

Eight day Combination Packages levels 101-103 & 104: 5 local days of sailing and a three day live aboard

This is certainly our most popular course. The course was designed to take a complete beginner and mold them into someone capable of captaining a small sail boat around 26 foot in size. After the course you will be capable of day sailing a 26 foot boat in good weather with at least one crew member. You will spend the first 5 days departing from the marina San Carlos and will have the chance (if you like) to sail two different styles of boats. Mono hulls and Multihulls.

Day 1-5: These first 5 days will be spent tacking, jibing, reefing, heaving to, anchoring, practicing man over board drills, figure 8, quick stop or deep reach, docking, knot tying and perhaps snorkeling if you take the course during summer time, June to middle of October. Expect to be on the water around 6 hours a day. We will also take two written tests during this 5 day period. Tests will be scheduled during non windy parts of the day or light to non wind days. All study materials will be provided to you. You should bring the following items with you on the boat during these days.

Day 5: On the afternoon of day 5 or the morning of day 6 we will provision what ever boat you are going to sail on Windsplitter or Windjester  and move you on to the boat. That is of course if you are not already staying on board.   

Day 6-8: You will start your cruising portion of the course. We will look at the charts, check if wind predictions match with local observation. If you take the course during the northwesterly wind season, October to April, we will more than likely have northwesterly winds and it will be a beat to weather to arrive at one of the many deserted bays you will visit over the next three days. During this time you will work on the ASA 104 bareboat charter certification. You will practice anchoring procedures. You will go over many boat systems. Through hole valves, sea cocks, holding tanks, stuffing boxes, engine maintenance and basic diesel mechanics. Engine fuel systems, cooling systems closed and open circulation fresh water and salt water. You will go over all safety gear, Epirb, flares, fire extinguishers ect....You will learn how to do basic chart plotting and at some non windy time during these three days you will take your written exam on bareboat charter. There is a lot to go over and always something to discuss or study.

 

 

If you are doing a 3 day local 5 day live aboard course the itinerary is basically the same. The only real difference is you will spend your first three local days doing basic keelboat 101 and then your 5 day live aboard doing the next two levels of ASA, coastal cruising and bareboat charter.

 

 If you have any specific questions just email me vradice@gmail.com or call toll free 1-(866)-686-7352