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I am a self-taught sailor, competent on a smaller sailboat (21-foot
daysailer), been sailing for a few years.
I would like to enroll in a sailing school with the goal of eventually
being qualified to do a bareboat charter of a larger boat (prob a 35')
from Charleston, SC to Bermuda and back.
Can anyone recommend a good sailing school either in NC or SC that
will best enable me to achieve this goal?
Thanks,
Sam
Bareboating certification, as far as I can tell, is your charge card.
They let me take a 50' boat out even though my primary boat was a 21'
MacGregor, about as close as you can get to a dink in a boat that can be
slept in. (I've done about 30 weeks' chartering since.) Doing
specialized course work is pretty much wasted money except for your
personal comfort.
Chartering to Bermuda is, in my opinion, a waste even if you can find an
outfit that'll let you do it. After a few hours, it's mostly boring.
There's a reason that the charter operations are where they are.
--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/
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