4/3 Day Cruising Combination (Monday - Sunday)
Offered in two versions. Both are great bareboat preparation courses. In Level One you combine a Four Day (Monday - Thursday) Learn to Sail course with our 3 Day (Friday - Sunday) Liveaboard Cruising Course. Great for the sailor who wants to Learn to Sail and then take an additional step and be exposed to bareboat cruising. Level Two is for experienced sailors who want the benefit of our Performance Cruising skills building course and the 3 Day Liveaboard course. In both versions you will need shoreside lodging for the first portion of the course, but you will live aboard during the second. We know it may be difficult to select the correct Cruising or Cruising Combination course so feel free to call us at 800-343-2255 if you need guidance.
- Terminology & knots
- Safety gear
- Rigging the sails
- Wind direction
- Tacking & gybing
- Helming
- Sail trim & shape
- Docking & mooring
- Anchoring, types & uses
- Sailing without a rudder
- Sailing backwards
- Maneuvering in tight areas
- Overboard recovery
- Heavy weather sailing
- Reefing
- Heaving to
- Equipment failure
- Rules of the road
- Distress signals
- Navigation
- Weather & current
- Boat systems
- Cruise planning
- VHF radio procedures
- Intro to spinnaker
Tuition: One Person $2150, Two or More $2050 each, Alumni $2000
Prerequisites: See 5 Day Learn to Sail or Performance Cruising
Boats Used:
J/24 & Beneteau 42 (Newport)
J/24 & Catalina 41 (Key West)
*Subject to change