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On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:39:11 -0700, "Capt. JG"
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"Jere Lull" wrote in message
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On 2008-03-10 21:37:27 -0400, "Capt. JG" said:

Was wondering what people think of the comparitive worth of these two
organizations' certification systems...

I used to be a big ASA fan, but I'm tending more toward USS these days.

As a person not knowingly rated by either, I find both useless.

If I come across two possible crew-members, I'll grab the one that has
dinghy-racing experience over "not" every time.

Laser racers are at the top of my list, but there are a bunch of
one-design boats that require similar continuous attention.

"losers" in that set of classes are usually far better sailors than
those
who can pay the bucks for "professional" certification.

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Jere... I'm not talking about the student certifications... BKS, BC, BBC,
etc. I'm talking about the Instructor certifications... most schools
require
one or the other.

I seem to remember your "pal" Bart not having a very high opinion of
USSailing, even though the place he teaches advertises that their
instructors are all certified by that organization.




I don't know where he teaches, and yes, he's a friend of mine. I know he has
some level of USS certification, but I don't know what level. Perhaps you
should ask him.


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