Consulting & Training
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Cruising consultation
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Own boat tuition
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Training
We have cruised all over the Caribbean, Atlantic, Med and Indo Pacific, and have commercially run power and sail charter yachts as well as superyachts as a couple for decades. We know what it takes to get a boat ready for the upcoming season, but also have successfully planed extended cruising destinations such as a circumnavigation.
We are not there for you just online after you set sail!
If the thought of the Thorny Passage or off-shore sailing or overnight passages are stopping you from fulfilling your cruising dreams, we are with you every step of the way to get your confidence levels to where they need to be for a continued safe and enjoyable sailing lifestyle.
Cruising Consultation
Are you and the boat ready to go?
Scenario: You already have a boat but are unsure what it needs for an extended trip?
Do you question:
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Is the vessel ready to go, registered, insured etc.?
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Are the systems seaworthy, reliable and safe?
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Are you comfortable with the provisions and stores you should have onboard?
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Do you have all of the right paperwork to enter into the next countries on your voyage?
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What weather windows are needed to cross, such as the Gulf Stream?
The list can be endless and can confuse many potential cruisers to the point that they never make the leap.
Our cruising consultation actually saves you time, money and most importantly takes the stress out of planning.
We spend time with you onboard (virtually or in person) to go over every aspect in our arsenal as well as work out all of the issues perhaps in the back of your mind, but you have been getting conflicting information on how to deal with them. Pieces of equipment that have leaks, vibrations or weird noises – maybe you have equipment that you honestly don’t know what it's for or how it works.
Yachting With Confidence knows what it takes to get a boat ready for your upcoming season, and helping you plan for extended cruising destinations.
The optimum option is we spend time with you aboard your boat, going through all of the issues, concerns and questions to create a unique plan with demos and training for you to be confident.
This is a workshop that specializes in the mechanical, electrical and rigging with focus on ensuring you have all of the right plans and spares to make safe successful passages.
Yachting With Confidence also offers “couples mentoring” where Val will join us to go through all of the aspects of the vessel that you and your partner may be having issues or challenges with to really set the yacht up for success.
Typically this kind of consultation is full-on so we recommend for a standard size cruising yacht (40-50’) that it is broken into 2 x ½ day sessions. (4 hours each day)
Rates:
1 x ½ day session $750
2 x ½ day sessions $1400
Training
Yachting schools are great and provide valuable training and service, but they generally follow a rigid curriculum.
Yachting With Confidence tailors to your individual needs – we offer instruction at every level if that is what you need, or a refresher, or just a few days out on the water getting your family familiar and comfortable with the systems and equipment on your yacht.
We specialize in mentoring ‘couples on the water’. We have all seen and heard couples shouting and arguing as they come in to anchor. Yachting is supposed to be a fun, exciting and a relaxing time together. Believe me, from first-hand experience, we have developed some tips and tricks to eliminate the stress and pressure on-board. For example, it is important that the entire family gets a turn at all of the different positions on the boat – and we take the time to get everyone comfortable with this - it ensures everyone understands and appreciates how important each role is to make yachting an enjoyable experience.
Whether you are an individual or a couple or a family - we are excited to get everyone comfortable and enjoying sailing and most of all: to feel confident with yachting.