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LIVING THE DREAM
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PROFESSIONAL SAILING INSTRUCTION
And then, suddenly, reality showed
up. For many years, we had Since 1989 800-441-8672 619-223-6253 www.sdsa.com
worked deep in the rain forest of
Papua New Guinea where we
served as missionaries to a remote
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group of people. The closest we
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came to boating was the
occasional ride down a tropical
Do you dream of chartering a new beautiful sailing yacht in
river in a dugout canoe. That all
the Caribbean or reaching south to Mexico and beyond aboard your own
voyaging yacht? Since 1989, its been a reality for many of our students
changed in 2002 when we were
and it can be a reality for you too when you learn to sail from one of
asked to begin a new work on the
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coast of PNG. Overnight, our
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horizon changed from jungle green international company such as The Moorings or Sunsail; or are interested in
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The biggest challenge of this new
(Top) Natives of Papua New Guinea paddle a traditional boat. (Below) Going to the fuel
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been to many charter bases around the world, both professionally and as
work was finding a way to travel
dock never looked quite like this.
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between villages along the coast
of sailboats around the world and help you plan your dream bareboat
and up the river. In addition to transport, we also needed
charter, or give unbiased advice on acquiring a family sailing yacht.
a place to live for weeks at a time in each village. Roads
are virtually non-existent in the area, so it was clear that
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we would be purchasing a boat. As we surveyed the area,
you at San Diego’s Lindberg Field and bring you to Shelter Island Yacht
checking water depths, locations of reefs and sandbars,
Basin. Upon arrival, you’ll board one of our beautiful 30’ sailboats. All
possible anchorages, and access routes, an idea began to
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bubble to the surface that it wasn’t just any boat we
sailing. All running rigging is color-coded and labeled. All of our yachts
needed. What we needed was a sailboat. With a sailboat
are equipped with all the gear sailors need to prepare for chartering
including Stackpac mainsails, roller furling headsails, rigid boom vangs,
we could get around without spending a fortune on fuel.
custom deck layouts, Yanmar and Universal inboard diesel engines, wheel
There were plenty of good anchorages in the area where
steering, self-tailing winches, propane stoves, and BBQ’s. There are also
we would be working, and the sailboat would provide us
full linens and towels on board for your comfort. Just show up and sail.
with a place to live. Unlike other sailing schools, our private courses do not exceed two students.
Finding a boat in PNG proved to be impossible, and
After docking each evening, your
since we were scheduled to return to the States on leave,
Professional Sailing Instruction
we decided to buy one there. Oh, did I mention that
instructor departs the boat
there was also the small matter of our complete lack of
“chill out” in Melanesian Pidgin. We had it trucked to and students may stay aboard to begin Prices indicated are for
sailing experience? Other than a few hours of dingy
our home in Illinois where it sat on the hard, 100 feet
experiencing the fun, privacy, and
TWO (2) STUDENTS, GROUND TRANSPORTATION AND PRIVATE
sailing Kyle did in Boy Scouts many, many years ago, our
from the Mississippi River, while we did a complete refit
LIVE-ABOARD PRIVILEGES!
sailing experience was zip, nil, zero. The first step down
to prepare the boat for blue water cruising. Six months
thrill of life aboard a yacht.
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the path to our dream, therefore, would be to begin
and several large bags of money later everything was Cert Levels
3-Day 5-Day 7-Day
learning how to sail.
ready. In November 2004, we splashed the boat in the
The seven-day 103/104 ASA Basic Coastal Cruising/Bareboat Chartering
101/103
Mississippi and headed south for Mobile, Ala.
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BS/BCC
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April of 2004 found us standing on a dock in San Diego,
a 15-mile close reach in the ocean to Mission Bay, or you may set
checking out the Hunter 29 belonging to San Diego
It took nearly seven weeks to make the 1200-mile
sail for South San Diego Bay where Glorrietta Bay is located. You’ll 101/103/104
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BS/BCC/BB
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Sailing Academy that would be our home for the week.
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journey to Mobile. Our trip down the rivers provided a
learn new skills like piloting, and sailing a yacht using a chart, the
The course was excellent. We had a wonderful time, and,
buoys, and the hand-bearing compass. You’ll get practice at steering
good introduction to living on board in a reasonably safe
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103/104
by the end of the week, we felt a confidence that comes
and comfortable environment. It also gave us lots of
recovery, docking under sail and power are all taught in this class.
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from discovering that the fundamentals of sailing are just
practice handling the boat under power, docking and
Students will practice planning a sailing trip on the spot with various 104/105/106
not that hard. This was combined, however, with a strong
anchoring. Also, once or twice, we had a chance to wind and tide conditions and pick the best locations for the day. Late BB/CN/ACC
$2,750 $3,250 $3,750
sense that we really needed a lot of practice before those
practice, shall we say, getting unstuck. in the afternoon, students will dock and the instructor departs the boat.
fundamentals would become second nature. That
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practice would come over the next couple of years.
Finally, in January 2005, we arrived in Mobile. Our plan
At the end of this class, students get to bareboat on
YES! These prices are for two people, NOT per Person! There
was to spend several weeks there finishing the refit and
their own for two days. You’ll leave with an ASA Bareboat
are no additional charges associated with our course!
An internet search led us to Lake Erie where we
polishing our sailing skills in the confines of Mobile Bay.
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purchased a 1976 Tartan 30 which we renamed Stap Isi,
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***For the best learning experience, take the 7-day, 5 days of
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instruction, followed by two beautiful days of solo bareboat sailing.
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