Coastal Passage Making
US SAILING Coastal Passage Making Certification Experience the Power of the Open Sea
Club Nautique has the most extensive Passage Making training program in the country. In fact, we are proud to have taught and certified over 75% of all the US SAILING Passage Making graduates in the nation!
Description
We teach Coastal Passage Making as a series of 2 & 1/2 day weekends along the beautiful and challenging Central California coast. Famous for strong winds and currents, substantial swells and wind waves, afternoon fog and busy shipping traffic, you will train in conditions that are the envy of sailors from around the world. We use Ocean-rated yachts of 36' to 50' in length, all fully equipped for ocean cruising, including: Radar, GPS, EPIRB radio beacons, liferafts, jacklines, bosun's chairs and extensive tools/spare parts kits -in addition to all the cruising amenities that make ocean cruising not just safe, but also comfortable. Because we teach the course as a series of passages, our students gain experience at sea in a number of different types of yachts and in a variety of weather and sea conditions.
Students must complete a minimum of five passages and pass in the following positions: Crew, Assistant Navigator, Ship's Navigator, Skipper and finally, Skipper and organize your own "Tag-along" boat to shadow one of the boats with an instructor on board. Graduates qualify to skipper Club boats anywhere from Point Arena to the Mexican border, and up to 200 miles offshore!
Topics Covered Include
- Vessel inspection (hull, spars, rigging, hardware, sails, engines, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, navigation equipment and anchoring systems)
- Voyage planning
- Provisioning
- Fuel and water conservation
- Navigation, including all aspects of Ded reckoning and log-keeping
- Proper use of Radar, GPS and marine radio
- Precise boat handling in close quarters and adverse conditions
- Boat handling in open water and substantial waves
- Command and leadership skills
- Crew overboard recovery maneuvers and recovery
- Handling emergencies such as fire, water intake, dismasting and loss of steering
- Storm sail selection, rigging and use
- Storm management
- Preparing and deploying liferaft
- Making landfalls in unfamiliar harbors
Format
- A series of 2 _ day weekends
- Minimum of four passages on instructor boats and one tag-along voyage
- Offered one to two times each month from March through November
- Taught aboard a series of ocean certified yachts 36' to 50'
Tuition
$745 per person/per passage + Tag-along voyage
Prerequisites
Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, Bareboat Cruising and Coastal Navigation Certifications (or equivalent skills)
Textbook
Passage Making, US SAILING
Included in cost of class.
Price: $745
Call today to sign up!
SPECIALS
"Basic Cruising Skipper's Package "
Special Package
Basic Keelboat Certification = $895
Basic Cruising Certification = $1095
Bay Cruising Workshop = $75
ONLY $1,595!
Pay now, take classes any time in 2010!
