Arriving and Departing - St Martin: Sat. Feb 5, 2011 – Sat. Feb 12, 2011
Trip Itinerary
Saturday:
- arrive in St. Martin (various times) board boat (Sunsail 44l) and complete checkout of all systems
- operation of head, stove and fridge
- load luggage on boat
- dinner at Captain Oliver’s
Sunday:
- Provisioning
- Skippers meeting
- Review navigation
- Procedures for towing adingy
Sunday afternoon
- Set sail for Grande Case on the north side of the island ( 8 miles)
- Pass by Tintamarre
- Review basic sailing skills
- Tacking, gybing
- Communication
- Steering in large seas
- Rigging a preventer
- Anchoring
- Anchor at Grande Case
- Dingy to shore
- Happy hour
- Dinner on boat
Monday:
- Breakfast, boat check and weather forecast
- Set sail Road Bay in Anguilla
- Sailing skills
- Navigating using dead reckoning
- Taking bearings and plotting position
- Holding a course while under sail
- Using sail trim to maximize boat speed
- Reefing sails
- Review procedures for entering foreign ports
- Arrive in Road Bay
- Clear customs
- Swim and/or dingy ashore
- Happy hour
- Dinner on boat
- Review chartering basics
Tuesday:
- Breakfast
- Work on sailing skills
- Crew overboard – two methods
- Anchor in bay again
- Lunch
- Road trip to Shoal Bay
- Afternoon of Leisure on what is one of the world's best beaches
- Shorkelling on reef
- Back to Road Bay for happy hour at beach bar
- Dinner on boat
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Wednesday:
- Breakfast
- Boat check and weather
- Navigation plan
- Set sail to Grande Case
- Build on sailing and navigation skills
- Set anchor
Thursday:
- Breakfast
- Boat checkout and weather
- Plan passage to St. Barts
- This can prove to be a challenging leg as a good portion of it is to windward and with the open Atlantic to the east of us, the waves can easily be 3-4 meters.
- We pass table rock and the extinct volcanic island of Ile Fourche.We approach St Barts from the northpassing Columbia Bay and make our way to the beautiful town of Gustavia.
- Set anchor
- Dingy ashore to clear customs
- SHOWERS are available!!
- Tour town
- Dinner out
 Friday:
- Breakfast
- Dingy ashore
- Tour town – coffee and croissants
- Walk to Shell Beach – swim
- Lunch on boat
- Short sail to Ile Fourche (5 miles) and tie up to mooring ball inside the caldera of this extinct volcano.
- Great snorkeling
- Dinner
- Write Intermediate exam
- Enjoy our last night having a glass of wine under the stars
Saturday:
- Oh sh__! Our last couple hours on the boat.
- Quick breakfast
- Boat checkout and nav. plan
- Sail back to Oyster Pond (10 miles)
- Pack and clean boat
- Debrief with charter base
And then it’s good-bye
This is the best way to do your CYA Intermediate Cruising certification as there is ample time over the 7 days to work on skills and get exposure to the cruising lifestyle. You are also exposed to the processes of chartering a boat and should be quite able to do it on your own upon completion of this course.
This could also be treated as your basic cruising course or just come for the adventure and good company.
The cost for this course is $2,000.00 CDN – Includes all meals except for three dinners ashore
Transportation to and from St. Martin is not included.
To book your spot contact Scott Hughes at Humber Sailing Centre 416-252-7291.
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