Pacific Yachting and Sailing

Instructional Courses
Advanced Coastal Cruising and Piloting

ASA comparable qualifications - Advanced Coastal Cruising

The Advanced Coastal Cruising Course is a four day sailing expedition that will offer more sailing and local challenges on the Monterey Bay and Pacific Ocean.

The first day we will review Coastal Navigation and sail to Monterey and get a slip or anchor out. The following day we’ll head around Pt Pinos, and head down towards majestic and rugged Big Sur Coast. That night will be anchored in Stillwater Cove, Carmel off of one of the most prestigious golf courses in the world, Pebble Beach. The next day we will head north west and experience some real ocean sailing and then turn northeast to Moss Landing Marina. The last day will not only be challenging navigation practice to get back to Santa Cruz, it’s usually a beat back home which will really fine tune your sailing skills.

Any segment of the voyage can be arduous, challenging and adventurous. It requires good sailing skills, patience, and teamwork. The weather conditions can vary, from brilliant sunny skies with 20-30 knot winds to navigating in a thick advection fog where you can barely see the bow of the boat. This four-day trip gives you the chance to experience the ever changing mood of the omnipotent Pacific Ocean, further develop your sailing and navigation skills, as well as coping with any adversity the seas and weather present.

Your classroom will be one of our larger, 36 to 46 foot boats equipped with all necessary safety and navigational equipment. Our USCG Licensed instructors are the best in the country and have done this passage many times. Our instructors have all sailed to many foreign ports around the world and enjoy sharing their wealth of sailing knowledge with students.
As in any sailing passage, destinations and schedules may change due to weather and crew conditions. The cost of the course covers all food and non-alcoholic beverages on board. Meals ashore will be at the students’ expense. The provisions supplied are simple, hearty and easy on the sailor’s stomach. If you have special dietary requirements please let us know ahead of time so that we may cater to your needs. As part of this cruising experience, students are expected to participate in cooking and/or clean up duties. There will be ample opportunity to savor meals ashore as well. There is nothing better, at the conclusion of a coastal voyage, to sit down at a restaurant and be waited on.

If you are (or think you might be) susceptible to seasickness, please obtain and use a prescription (e.g., scopolamine) or over the counter remedy, or pressure point wristbands (available at drugstores and marine supply stores) before departure. Please don’t wait to find out if you are susceptible to seasickness. The Northern California Coast isn’t the place to test this stability factor.

We are confident that this passage will be a memorable and safe voyage for you. We hope you will benefit from this experience and use the skills you’ll learn to sail many coastal passages.

Format: Four-day, three-night, liveaboard program. 0900 Day One to 1700-2100 Day Four.

Cost: Standard--$795/Member--$715/Couple--$715.ea Course cost includes instruction, all food onboard, mooring and docking fees. Any meals ashore are at the student's expense.
ASA Certification (Bareboat Chartering and/or Advanced Coastal Cruising) add $25 per written test.
Deposit: 50% of course cost due no later than two weeks prior to beginning of class. Balance due first day of course.
Cancellation policy: Seven-day advance notice, 100% refund. Sorry, no refund with less than seven days notice.
Prerequisite: Intermediate Coastal Cruising and basic coastal navigation skills, or permission of PY&S staff.
ASA Certification: Practical skills demonstrated in class and written test.
Recommended text: Annapolis Book of Seamanship, John Rousmaniere.

If due to adverse weather or other unexpected circumstances, Pacific Yachting and Sailing has to cancel the course all course fees will be refunded.

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