| STEP 2 The Five Step Plan to your Sailing Dream |
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| STEP 2 Cruising Experience Bareboat Charter, Join Flotillas, Sail new places like the BVIs and Abacos, Read Sailing magazines and Books, Join in local club races, Go to boat shows, Attend ASA Members Weeks |
| Waypoint 4 Bareboat chartering with a flotilla We have found many of the students completing their Bareboat Charter course (104) find they still do not have the sea time aboard as Captains to feel charter, you have the advantage of having guides and the other boats in the flotilla to help you with any issues that may arise on your first time sailing as a team on your own boat. Jeff & Jean lead Flotillas for the ASA with our next one being in the Pine Island Sound area of Florida in October 2011. Catamarans are chartered at a premium rate and it is often expensive to charter one on your own. So, once a year, team Jeff & Jean charter a Catamaran so that couples thinking of trying a multihull can get hands on practice without the expense of going it alone. The yacht will be shared with other like minded sailors and we will review the pro’s and con’s of different brands of Catamarans as well as the Cat versus monohull questions. Waypoint 5 Bareboat chartering on your own in Class 1 locales (e.g. BVI) Moorings/Sunsail rate their destinations based on the level of challenge to sail in each of the venues, and they will determine if your skill level matches the destination. The ratings are 1 to 3 with 1 being the easiest. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is where most charter since, though rated a 1, it is really almost a zero! Chartering also provides the opportunity to sail different types of boats and learn which design features best fit your desired style of cruising. |
Step Two: Getting Cruising Experience
| Sandy & Mark Pirates on their Bareboat charter in Pine Island Sound with ASA Flotilla |
| Sailboat racing is a great way to refine sailing skills |
| Pirate Party at ASA Flotilla |
| ASA Members Week in Antigua, touring the yachts |
| Example available for bareboat charter: Beneteau 37 |
| Example available for bareboat charter: Catalina 440 |
| Example available for bareboat charter: Hunter 41 |