| Title: | SAILING |
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| Moderator: | UNIFIX::BERENS |
| Created: | Wed Jul 01 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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I need advise on bare boat chartering.
What sailing experience is necessary?
(I have sailed small <14' boats in small lakes)
How do I get experience (ie. lessons?)?
(are sailing schools good? which ones? should
I do lessons as part of my vacation or can
I get lessons up here on weekends?)
Any advise on charter options, insights?
Any advise or pointer to other sources of info would
be appreciated.
Ty Chaney
AISG/ISTG
ISTG::CHANEy
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| 1010.1 | try this | FCCVDE::REINE | Fri Oct 14 1988 17:37 | 19 | |
I believe a Bareboat Chartering certification from the American
Sailing Association will be a good idea. I gives the charter co.
an idea you know what you're doing. I recommend highly the Boston
Harbor Sailing Club, East India Row, Boston Mass. The masters
course they give is very in depth, consisting of lectures and on
the water training. Their fleet consists of a large number of
Soling 27's, Pearson 26's and a few Albins and J-29s. The
lecturers and instructors are top notch. Lectures consist of
such things as basic sailing, knot tying, up to more in depth
subjects as diesel and gas engine repair, navigation and weather
forecasting. They give ASA certification tests at the club and
are also associated with Bimini yacht charters of the Carribean.
Good luck,
Steve
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| 1010.2 | LTERNATIVES | PENUTS::LANE | Wed Oct 26 1988 20:03 | 19 | |
HI TY, DONE ANY AUDITS LATELY ?
I'VE CHARTERED IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS A FEW TIMES AND WAS AMAZED
THAT NO ONE CHECKED MY ABILITY ON THE WATER. WITH THAT IN MIND
I DON'T SEE THE VALUE OF CERTIFICATION AND IT'S COST. I'M NOT
RECOMMENDING THAT YOU GO ON YOUR OWN EITHER. THERE'S A MYRIAD OF
ADS IN THE BACK OF CRUISING WORLD, SAIL, ETC. MANY OF THOSE OPERATIONS WILL
PROVIDE YOU WITH A CAPTAIN ON WHAT IS OTHERWISE A BAREBOAT CHARTER.
THE CHARGE WILL BE ABOUT $100.-/ DAY ADDITIONAL. TI HAVE YET TO
MEET A CAPTAIN WHO WASN'T A JOY TO SPEND TIME WITH, VERY
KNOWLEDGEABLE AND VERY FRIENDLY. OTHER FIRMS HAVE
"LEARN TO SAIL" WEEKS. I WOULD RECOMMEND EITHER.
GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU'D LIKE TO TALK.
REGARDS,
RICK LANE
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| 1010.3 | What proof of experience?!!! | AYOU17::NAYLOR | Drive a Jaguar, fly a Cheetah | Tue Nov 01 1988 04:33 | 10 |
I too have never had to produce any credentials when chartering.
The only problems I've ever come across were that the Greek authorities
in one town we moored in wanted to see the captain's (my) certificate
because my crew (15 year old son) had bumped the quay rather hard
on entering port! The cretificate was simply a piece of card printed
with some words to say I was qualified to captain boats up to 10m
and had my signature on (no photograph).
Brian
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