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Advanced Course
7 days
Medium
November – June
From: $3,350
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7 days
Duration
Medium
Physicality
November – June
Period
Our 7-day Advanced Sailing Course takes coastal skippers and turns them into qualified offshore sailors.
* You can book the Christmas and New Year’s Week here.
| DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION | BVI: The Moorings, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands Special dates: Martinique |
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| DEPARTURE TIME | Sunday 9:30 AM | |||||||||
| RETURN TIME | Saturday at noon | |||||||||
| WEAR | Comfortable athletic clothing, boating shoes, hat, rain jacket and sunscreen. | |||||||||
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Course Preperation
| PREREQUISITES | ASA104, Bareboat Charter Master or RYA Day Skipper | |
| COURSE PREPARATION | About 20-30 hours, course material will be provided after booking your course. | |
| INCLUDED CERTIFICATIONS |
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British Virgin Islands
Meeting point: The Moorings, Road Town, Tortola
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Day 1 – Sunday 9.30AM
Arrive at The Moorings, Road Town, Tortola to meet your fellow students and instructor. Once you have settled in your instructor will conduct a safety briefing and take you through the course plan. Shortly afterwards you will be on your way! Become familiar with the legendary Sailing Virgins morning routine, including Wim Hof breathing, meditation, and 7-minute workout. Have a swim, have breakfast, then settle into the day structure of some theory in the morning, sailing, then stopping in a beautiful bay for lunch and a swim/relax. After lunch, we rinse & repeat, with some theory followed by practical skills, and wind up in another beautiful bay for sundowners and dinner. A popular first stop is Peter Island where you will be able to have some lunch and a swim. Every day brings a different bay: the formal courser activities finish at around 5pm. For dinner you will either cook aboard (two nights in the week) or go ashore to enjoy a local restaurant.
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Day 2 – Day 6
Wake up to the sounds of the Caribbean sea, and if you feel like it, have a pre-breakfast swim straight off the boat. You will find your sea legs as your instructor continues to teach you going through the course syllabus. Each day you will progress further through the course outline. The instructor will take time with every student to make sure they have a good level of competency at the end of the week. The locations visited during the course can change on short notice due to weather and other conditions. As a guide they will most likely include: Tortola (including Cane Garden Bay), Cooper Island, Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke. If you are doing the ASA program there is a written test to be taken towards the end of the week.
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Day 7
On the last day (Saturday) we sail back to The Moorings, Road Town. The course finishes on or before midday on the Saturday. You will receive a debrief and be anointed an ex-Virgin! Ex-Virgins receive a huge amount of benefits such as discounts on Sailing Virgins branded Zhik sailing gear and on charter rates worldwide.
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Martinique +
Martinique
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Day 1 – Sunday 9.30AM
Arrive at Kokoarum Restaurant, Le Marin, Martinique to meet your fellow students and instructor. Le Marin is near to many AirBnB and HomeAway accommodation options. Once you have settled in, your instructor will conduct a safety briefing and take you through the course plan. Shortly afterwards you will be on your way! Become familiar with the legendary Sailing Virgins morning routine, including Wim Hof breathing, meditation, and 7-minute workout. Have a swim, have breakfast, then settle into the day structure of some theory in the morning, sailing, then stopping in a beautiful bay for lunch and a swim/relax. After lunch, we rinse & repeat, with some theory followed by practical skills, and wind up in another beautiful bay for sundowners and dinner. A popular first stop is Grande Anse where you will be able to have a snorkel and enjoy a fantastic locally sourced dinner. Every day you will moor or anchor up for the night, finish the official course activities at around 5pm and either cook aboard or go ashore to have dinner.
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Day 2 – Day 4
Wake up to the sounds of the sea. You will get your sea legs as your instructor continues to teach you going through the course syllabus. All the modules in the course outline will be covered. The instructor will take time with every student to make sure they have a good level of competency at the end of the week. The locations visited during the course can change on short notice due to weather and other conditions, but for your reference they will most likely include: Fort-de-France, Grande Anse, St Pierre, Le Marin, Anse Noir. Students are encouraged to do their NauticEd course work before commencing the on-board component.
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Day 5 – Day 6
Offshore component. Depending on conditions we will sail to another island. St Lucia and Dominica are the two options. This involves a night passage, and dealing with the authorities for check in/check out.
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Day 7
On the last day we sail back to Le Marin. Once back ashore we will finish the course at the Kokoarum Restaurant. There will be a debrief with your instructor.
We can occasionally provide accommodation for the nights surrounding your course for an extra fee. Contact us for options.
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