ASA 106 Advanced Coastal Cruising 7 Day Course:
$2,699 pp or $4,999 per couple
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We run our ASA Advanced Coastal Cruising (106) cruises half a dozen times a year, between October and May. We also offer the 105 course but prefer guests to do this prior to arrival as it is essentially a weekend classroom course. For those unable to do this, we ask them to let us know so that they can board the yacht one day earlier and complete the 105 prior to setting sail on the 106.
The courses are 7-days/7-nights, and operate in Saint Vincent and the grenadines.
The itinerary includes short open-ocean crossings and at least two night sails.
A typical itinerary would be –
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Day 1, Sunday – Blue Lagoon to Bequia
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Day 2, Monday – Bequia to Tobago Cays
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Day 3, Tuesday – Tobago Cays to PSV
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Day 4, Wednesday – PSV to Carriacou, Tyrrel Bay
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Day 5, Thursday night – Tyrrel Bay to Byahaut Bay, St Vincent (night sail)
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Day 6, Friday stay and explore Byahaut Bay
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Day 7, Saturday- return to Blue Lagoon
Course Outline
- Guests meet the Instructor around 10.00 a.m. on the first day at the course – either at Barefoot Yacht Charters, Blue Lagoon St. Vincent.
- The 7 days are spent consolidating sailing skills, anchoring techniques, navigation, Rules of the Road, and basic maintenance skills, whilst sailing through a stunning cruising ground with beautiful anchorages and plenty of opportunity to explore ashore.
- We provide pretty well everything you’ll need including food for most meals. Students are expected to share in meal preparation and clean-up duties. You just need to pack a few clothes – a swimsuit, your sandals, a rain-jacket and perhaps a light pullover for the night sails.
- Added expenses include the cost of a few evening meals which can be taken ashore, course textbooks, drinks, Customs clearance fees, National Parks Permits and mooring fees (if required), and the ASA examination fees.
- Most of the boats in our fleet range in length from 34’ to 50’. Our Advanced Offshore Courses take place on a monohull in the 40-to-50 foot range. Singles or couples will have their own cabin.
- During the 7 days your instructor will cover the curriculum for ASA 106 certification: Advanced Coastal Cruising Certificate
- The course will end around noon on the 7th day, to allow clients to connect with their international flights back home.
Course Objectives
St Lucia - St Maarten - 9 Day - Sample Itinerary
ST LUCIA TO AND FROM ST MAARTEN:
Our 9 day Advanced Costal Cruising (106) Course offers a wide cruising ground. The class will commence from St.Lucia and end in St.Maarten. This does make it easier for air travel as direct International flights frequent these destinations. The itinerary will be similar to the following trip example on the way north, or in reverse on the way south:
Day 1: Noon: Board at Rodney Bay, St Lucia for briefings and boat familiarisation.
Day 2: Sail to Fort de France, Martinique – 4.5 hours.
Day 3: Sail to St Pierre, Martinique – 3 hours.
Day 4: Sail to Portsmouth, Dominica – 7 hour overnight sail from Martinique.
Day 5: Sail to Iles des Saintes – 3 hours.
Day 6: Overnight sail to Montserrat – 12 hours.
Day 7: Sail to Saint Kitts – 8 hours.
Day 8: Sail to St. Barts – 7 hours.
Day 9: Sail to St Maarten – 3 hours.
Day 10: Disembark.
St Lucia - Grenada - 9 Day - Sample Itinerary
9 DAYS – ST LUCIA TO AND FROM GRENADA :
We are also pleased to announce a new leg for our Advance Learn and Cruise course that will start in St Lucia and end in Grenada and offers a wider cruising grounds than our traditional 6 day course. This course has been set up to allow for direct international flights into and out of the area. Please see the sample itinerary below:
Day 1 Rodney Bay to Soufriere – 3 hours
Day 2 Soufriere to Cumberland Bay, St Vincent – 5 hours
Night sail Cumberland Bay to Bequia – 6 hours
Day 3 Bequia – Mustique – 2.5 hours
Day 4 Mustique to Canouan and Mayreau – 4 hours
Day 5 Tobago Cays and surrounds – 1 hour
Day 6 Cays to Union and surrounds – 2 hours
Day 7 Union to PSV, Mopion and PM – 3 hours
Day 8 To Sandy Island and Tyrell Bay, Carriacou,
Night sail to Grenada – 6 hours
Day 9 In Grenada
Day 10 Disembark
Price Includes
Includes:
- Fully-equipped yacht with ASA Instructor – singles or couples will have their own cabin
- Food for 9 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 5 evening meals
- Fuel, ice, tank water
- Hull insurance
- Charter Licence
Does not include:
- Air fare and ground transfers
- ASA Membership – $49 per person
- Cruising Permits, National Parks Permits or mandatory mooring fees (cost shared between guests)
- Examinations, if passed – $20 each (1o5 / 106)
- 4 evening meals
- Drinks
- Instructor gratuity at your discretion