- Get ASA
certified with private sailing instruction in paradise: the British
Virgin Islands.
- Be the guest of owner-operator Jim, a superb Captain/ASA
Instructor/Cook, on his personal yacht: 43' Beneteau "Golden Crown".
-
NEW 2008: Jim's girlfriend Renate joins most charters, but this is at Jim's discretion.
- Jim
prepares breakfasts, lunches, some dinners and he does the dishes! This frees
all of your time for learning and enjoying the area.
GUEST
ACCOMMODATIONS
- Guests have one cabin + the common salon.
- Private
forward cabin with double bed and private ensuite bathroom/shower. The bed
is 6'7" long, 7'3" wide at head and 2' wide at feet. Note this has a
large hatch overhead for excellent ventilation, and a nice view of the stars at
night. A Breeze Booster increases the air flow. The forward cabin is the nicer
cabin, though you may take the aft cabin instead if you prefer.
- Private
aft cabin with double bed. This cabin is typically used by Jim (and Renate
if she joins you). This bed is 6'8" long, 6'6" wide at head, 4'2"
wide at feet. Private door to large adjacent aft bathroom/shower. This bath is
shared with anyone in the salon.
- The common salon has a double bed that
is 7' long, 4'2" wide, and a small single bed (typically only for a child).
Guests in the salon have a direct door to the shared aft bathroom/shower..
VESSEL FEATURES
- This high performance, very responsive yacht
is ideal for learning. Key design elements are a legendary German Freres design,
custom rudder which is 8" deeper than original for minimal weather helm,
a conventional non-winged keel, and North Sails.
- Adult snorkel equipment.
- Fans
in each cabin.
- Large salon box fan cools quickly and removes galley heat.
- Autopilot.
Color chart plotter.
- The traditional stern is quiet at anchor.
- An
inverter provides AC jacks to recharge cameras, laptops, etc.
- The cockpit
table and salon table each seat 5 for meals.
- Oversize bimini top for cockpit
shade.
- Dodger (windshield) connects to bimini for excellent weather and
wind protection, or remove it to feel the warm breeze.
- TV/VCR in salon.
Jim, age 60, gets
rave reviews every week!
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