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"Capt. JG" wrote:

All that said, the USSailing and ASA certifications are really nothing more
than high-cost pieces of paper.

Exactly, though that might give Nikita enough experience to overcome
trepidation.

Nothing easier than sailing the BVI, IMNHO. The Moorings let me take
out a 50, though our boat was a 21' MacGregor at the time, hardly more
than a dink. I'd been on a couple of charters in the area, which
probably helped.

When I saw that she was a dinghy sailor, though casual, my first
thought was that she is likely as good a *sailor* as most "big" boat
owners. With such a conservative self-evaluation, she probably only
needs a little time on an inboard.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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