Cruising Lessons by Prairie Ocean Cruising
This program provides the newcomer with a taste of what cruising under sail is all about. It is an opportunity to experience first hand what sailing is about without committing to a full Learn to Cruise Program. The program can be shared as a couple, or a group. You and your friends or associates will spend the day cruising aboard a sailing yacht with the opportunity to experience many aspects of operating the vessel.
Your CYA certified instructors are veteran sailors with extensive and varied experience. You will be able to draw on their knowledge and experience to gain insight into cruising, boat selection, boat operation, chartering and provisioning. The educational components of the program will include basic terminology, the language of sailing, readying the vessel and getting under way, basic sailing both as helmsman and crew.
Courses include:
- Introduction to Cruising
- Basic Cruising
- Liveaboard Intermediate Cruising
- Single Handed Sailing
- Boating Certificates, PCO
- Seminars and Special Instruction
- ROC(M) VHF Radio Operators Certificate
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