Sailing lessons recommended for beginner to advanced sailors

1. Which is more true?

A. I'm admiral of the US Pacific Fleet

B. I already skipper a sailboat

C. I want to eventually skipper a sailboat

D. I don't really want skippering responsibility but want more than the basics

E. I don't really want skippering responsibility and just want to know the basics

2. Do you hold a sailing certification more advanced than a basic keel boat certification that was completed with in the last 5 years?

A. Yes

B. No

3. How much experience skippering a sailboat to you have (each day is a minimum of 4 hours) in the last 5 years

A. 0 - 10

B. 11 - 25

C. 26 - 50

D. 51 - 100

E. 100 - 1000

F. Infinity

4. Would you like to be skipper on a sailing vacation to a Mediterranean, Caribbean, or Pacific destination?

A. I already have done this for more than a week

B. Yes

C. No but I'd like to crew

D. No - and I hate the movie Pirates of the Caribbean

5. How would you rate your Catamaran Skippering or crewing ability?

A. What's a Catamaran?

B. Poor

C. OK

D. Excellent

E. Catamarans are for Wussies

6. How confident are you regarding your coastal charting navigation abilities?

A. Sorry but I'm just not interested in where North is

B. What's a chart

C. Not very

D. Some improvement needed

E. GPS's are for wussies

7. Are you confident in your ability to handle large waves in a storm?

A. No

B. I eat waves for breakfast

8. Do you plan on sailing offshore out of the sight of land either as crew or skipper?

A. Yes, now bring me that horizon

B. No, tera firma is for me

9. Are you confident that you can trim ALL the sail controls to their optimum?

A. Yes I win races

B. My Sails need trimming?

C. I'd like to go faster

D. Sails create shade

10. Regarding Celestial Navigation

A. Whats the point?

B. I flunked geometry

C. It's intriguing

D. Bring it on

11. Would you like to hold the International Certificate of Competence (ICC)?

This is a Sailing Licence created by United Nations and as of 2014 is specifically required for anyone intending on sailing in Europe. Other sailing association certificates or international proficiency documents are no longer accepted. It is additionally accepted by all yacht charter companies worldwide (along with an acceptable amount of practical experience of course).

Yes

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