Advanced
Coastal Cruising
January 26 to February 2, 2008
This trip is for sailors wishing to take the Advanced Coastal Cruising (ACC) course. (Taking the course is not required. Anyone wanting to experience long distance cruising and an overnight sail is welcome.)
ACC is open to all sailors who have completed Coastal Navigation and Bareboat Chartering.
ACC is a comprehensive course that will test you on everything you’ve learned in previous ASA courses plus covers many new topics such as heavy weather sailing, standing watch, nighttime sailing, nighttime Person Over Board, towing, weather forecasting, and sail trim and balance. The course includes a required Saturday (9-5) classroom session before the sail.
We will set sail from Tortola. The plan calls for one overnight leg between Tortola and St Barths. Then we meet up with the main fleet of De Caribbean Regatta in St Barths. We will continue sailing with the Regatta fleet and then fly back from St Maarten. This is a “one-way” charter, so crew will need to arrange flights to arrive in Tortola and depart from St. Maarten.
Preliminary Schedule
Saturday, January 26 , 2008
Arrive in Tortola. Sleep on
boat overnight at the dock.
Sunday, January 27 , 2008
Head out to sea, sail overnight.
Monday, January 28 , 2008
Arrive at Gustavia Harbor, St Barths. The rest of the Regatta fleet arrives
later in the day.
Continue sailing with D Caribbean Regatta to Anguilla & St. Maarten - full schedule at De Caribbean Regatta
50 foot monohull - $1,690 per person, includes breakfasts & lunches onboard plus 3 dinners. If ASA Advanced Coastal Cruising certification requested, add $350.
"Excelsior"
- SOLD OUT! Team Excelsior is unique. Instead of starting the week from St Maarten, Team Excelsior will start from Tortola BVI. We plan to sail overnight Sunday night from Tortola to St Baarths, a distance of about 93 nautical miles. On Monday the rest of the Regatta will arrive at St Baarths and we will all continue the fun together. If you would like to experience longer distance cruising and one overnight sail then Team Excelsior is for you. Note that this is a “one-way” charter, so crew will need to arrange flights to arrive in Tortola and depart from St. Maarten. For interested crew, team Excelsior will also be offering ASA Advanced Coastal Cruising certification. ACC covers many advanced topics such as heavy weather sailing, watch-standing, nighttime sailing, nighttime Person Over Board, towing, weather forecasting, and balance and sail trim. The prerequisites for ACC are ASA Coastal Navigation and Bareboat Chartering. Jon Taylor is an ASA-certified Instructor and USCG-licensed Master. He cruises from Maine to Virginia on his Beneteau 393, and has chartered in the BVI, USVI, Belize, Greece, Martinique, and the Grenadines. He has been sailing since 1986 and instructing with the School since 1999. He taught ACC during the 2006 Regatta and was asked to improve his jokes. |
Registration Form:
It's easy to register. Just complete this form push the "Submit" button. Or you can print this form and fax it to (212) 786-1743. If you have any questions, please call the school at (212) 786-0400.