| Waypoint 1 A yachting vacation, experience the lifestyle. Take a learning vacation on a yacht crewed by experienced sailors and educators. Sail with us on our private yacht. This would be analogous to what in the movies a Director would call an “Establishing Shot”. It gives you a taste of what life is like for two on a 50’+ class cruising boat while setting the stage and framework for your five year plan. Waypoint 2 ASA training & certifications (101 to 104 (bareboat charter)) These courses are available from many ASA schools. We suggest either: selecting a school close to home, or selecting one that is near the area you are most likely to do your first charters. We teach for many of the schools in Florida including: Island Dreamer (Miami and the Florida Keys), Sailing Florida Charters (Tampa Bay Area) and Gulf Coast Sailing School (Pine Island Sound, near Ft. Myers). Several of these schools offer a fleet of charter boats on some of the finest cruising grounds in the US. You may wish to spend a week with Two Can Sail on an OI41 to earn your ASA 103 / 104 certifications while sailing in the Caribbean like islands of the Florida Keys. Waypoint 3 Daysailing, Daysailing, Daysailing including some racing There is nothing that can replace time on the water actively sailing to learn to feel and sense the environment of wind and wave and how a sailboat responds to them. We recommend joining a local sailing club (e.g. Windpath or Sailtime) and sailing every chance that you can. Join your local Yacht club for their “beer can regattas” (translation: not so serious fun races) where pick up crew are always welcome. The crucible of racing provides lessons that are invaluable in cruising, and yet are hard to learn from just cruising. Some even choose to purchase a small daysailor to have personal access to sailing as well as a first small step to learning boat ownership and maintenance. |
| STEP 1 The Five Step Plan to your Sailing Dream |
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| STEP 1 Learning about the lifestyle, Attend Seminars, Learn to sail with ASA training, ASA 101 Basic Keelboat, Sail on friends boats, Take ASA 103 Coastal Cruising and ASA 104 Bareboat Chartering, Go Day sailing! |
| Step One: Learning the lifestyle and learning to sail |
| Jean teaching basics on a Catamaran in Antigua at ASA Members Week |
| Kate & Mike: On Step 1, Tasting the cruising lifestyle while learning basics from Jeff and Jean on a cruise to Key West |
| Deborah plays water nymph in a secluded pool with mountain side waterfalls in the rain forests of Guadeloupe while cruising with Jeff & Jean |
| Basic Sail Training Jean teaching a Women's ASA 101 Class |
| Basic Sail Training Jeff teaching an Intro to Racing Class |
| Basic Sail Training 101/103 Students "getting it"! |
| Booking Options for Jeff & Jean |