Bareboat Coastal Cruising

This course helps prepare you with first-hand, on board experiences useful for chartering a large, 30-45’, monohull sailing vessel.   The schedule will be three consecutive days with 2 nights, one at anchor and one at a destination port, weather and circumstances permitting.

The goal is for you to be able to skipper a sloop-rigged, auxiliary powered keelboat of approximately 30 to 45 feet in length during a multi-day cruise upon inland or coastal waters in moderate to heavy winds (up to 30 knots) and sea conditions. The course discusses knowledge of provisioning, galley operations, boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, routine maintenance procedures, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation including basic chart plotting and GPS operation, multiple-anchor mooring, docking, health & safety, emergency operations, and weather interpretation.  The course is taught on board and you will rotate between the duties and responsibilities of skipper, lookout, navigator, and crew.

Students will coordinate to provision for the sail.

We will sail on a Dufour 430 with 3 private full-size cabins and 1 bunk bed cabin for instructors.

Private full size Cabin, 1 sailor: $1,395

Private full size Cabin, 2 sailors: $1,695

You must be a  member of ANSA to sail with us. /ansa.org/join-us/ 

Please refer to the full class description here to view prerequisites and requirements.