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Many of our couples come to Florida to find their cruising boat, but they live in Houston or on the Chesapeake Bay or even on Lake Michigan so we provide voyage training to help you bring your "new to you boat" to your home waters. We have sailed on journeys both to and from the Caribbean as well. Or maybe you have had enough near coastal experience but you would like help navigating the Gulf Stream for your first crossing be it from Florida to the Bahamas or racing to the Yucatan across the loop current, we can help. From three days to thirty days we can make a plan that fits your needs and your budget.

What to expect: first allow at least two days to get organized and properly stowed for sea. Check your safety gear, you may have purchased a coastal cruising boat but the journey home may require some offshore passages. We can save you thousands of dollars by providing offshore safety equipment like a six person Life raft, SOLAS Flares, SPOT messenger service, and Satellite phone to name a few. These are all items you may not need to purchase until you plan on long distance cruising. Often we have surveyed the boat before you purchased it and can help assess the work needed based on the findings and recommendation that must be done versus what we can do together or what can wait until you get home. By teaching you our weather forecasting we'll help you learn how to select the best window to move or when we should seek save harbor.

We provide detailed instruction on how to provision and monitor your limited resources on a long passage. The fuel system and fuel consumption, the need for clean fuel and if the fuel is of unknown age we may recommend fuel polishing how to plan your stops to refuel. We review what charts you need and what additional equipment you may want to invest in before the journey, like installing an AIS receiver. Practice our single-handed man over board technique to determine which works best for you and your boat (remember, you're a couple, if one of you goes over and the other is now single-handing!). In addition, we are always available after the trip to continue with technical support and answer any questions you may have.