2/5 Day Cruising Combination (Saturday - Friday)
Ideal for the experienced sailor who needs just a little brushing up prior to a liveaboard course. Combines our Weekend Intermediate and Five Day Liveaboard courses. A thorough bareboat cruising preparation course. Shoreside lodging is required for the first portion of this combination.
- 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
- Spinnaker sets, gybes & drops
Tuition: One Person $2250, Two or More $2150 each, Alumni $2050
Prerequisites: Candidates should be completely comfortable with all aspects of basic sailing and should be able to day sail on their own with confidence. In addition, previous exposure to basic cruising skills like overboard recovery, reefing, heaving to and docking is helpful.
Boats Used:
J/24 & Beneteau 42 (Newport)
J/24 & Catalina 41 (Key West)
*Subject to change