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 Ocean
sailing is significantly different than coastal cruising or sailing in
protected bays, lakes or rivers, and it requires an entire new set of additional
skills and knowledge.
In protected waters, the sailor needs boat handling and basic  navigation
skills. For coastal cruising along the edges of the ocean, the additional
skills of cruise planning, boat maintenance, over-night sailing,
crew management, collision avoidance and coastal navigation are needed.
For blue water ocean sailing, perpendicular to the coastline, sailors
must have the skills, knowledge and confidence that they can deal with
whatever comes along. This confidence comes with the experience of having
actually been there in a small boat, on a large ocean, in a variety of
weather conditions, and without outside assistance. But, confidence also
comes from knowing the potential  dangers
and knowing one's capabilities in dealing with these dangers. Pre-voyage
preparation must therefore include thorough research into the conditions
to be expected and an evaluation of one's ability to deal with those conditions.
Our Ocean Training Cruises are designed to help sailors with inland
and coastal experience make the transition to blue water ocean sailing.
We have a structured program conducted by highly experienced Ocean Captains
on rugged Ocean Yachts. You will learn by doing the important elements
of cruise planning, yacht preparation, crew management, weather analysis,
ocean navigation,
watchkeeping, heavy weather, emergencies, collision avoidance and more.
We've conducted our Ocean Training Cruises program since 1993 using Island
Packet ocean yachts and graduated many hundreds of sailors from
this program. Read the Cruise Reports
of some of these past cruises, and see our Course
Descriptions and Schedule of Courses
for dates and fees for upcoming courses.
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