Advanced Sail Training For Couples
While Cruising the Florida Keys
Sail on a 41’ Morgan Out Island with Captain Jean and Captain Jeff. During your private charter learn as a team about how couples can sail together in harmony safely at night and in open ocean conditions. You will be taught by a couple with 60 years of combined sailing experience, as both Jean and Jeff are USCG licenced captains and ASA certified sailing instructors. Get a taste of the cruising lifestyle and enjoy the wonders of the Florida Keys while sailing in both protected waters and in the open ocean.
Each advanced trip is based on the weather and your goals. You will have the chance to sail in the deep clear waters of the Gulfstream, do nighttime watches, rig the boat for heavy weather and plan safe and cofortable passages. We will work at your pace, showing you how to plan for and react to conditions that might otherwise feel uncomfortable. The proxcimity of calm water and safe anchorages to our training areas and all our advanced trips being private charters will allow us to ease you into offshore and nighttime sailing experiences.
Men and women have individual learning and sailing styles which may cause conflict for a couple. One-on-one lessons from another couple will allow you to see things from different perspectives. Build your trust in each other as you sharpen your sailing skills. Jeff and Jean will demonstrate how a couple works together to take the drama out of living the dream.
Sample all that cruising has to offer, ranging from sunset cocktail parties on deserted tropic islands to the joys of sailing a cruising sailboat that has withstood the test of time. Earn ASA certifications including Advanced Coastal Cruising and Bareboat Chartering. Unique private instruction includes hands- on cruising training, voyage planning, open water crossings, night passages, making land fall on new islands, reading the water and much more. Learn how to best avoid heavy weather for the most pleasant trip. Create your own dream yacht spreadsheet and planning guide with Jean and Jeff’s experience and assistance. You will learn how to manage the "island" that is a modern cruising sailboat.
Jean has been sailing since she was 12-years old, first on the Chesapeake Bay and then in the Caribbean on vessels ranging from sunfish to 80’ schooners. Jeff grew up sailing in the Florida Keys and the Bahamas and learned to visually pick through coral reefs before learning to drive a car. Jeff has been actively sailing for over 45 years, sailing as captain since the age of 15. Jeff and Jean have extensively cruised the Caribbean and Florida on Polyphonic their Skye 51.
Both Jeff and Jean hold 100 Gross Ton Masters Licences from the US Coast Guard and are ASA Certified Sailing Instructors. Jean is a Marine Surveyor, a member of the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS) and is ABYC Standards Certified. Jeff holds an Electrical Engineering degree and has worked with almost all forms of electronic navigation from B-52 Inertial Navigation systems to modern integrated ARPA radars.
Liveaboard Rates and Lessons
Includes provisioning, meal preparation, lessons and is a private charter. Guest cabin has a head and shower, linens provided.
Sailing In The Keys
Trip Length Rates (Total for 2 Persons)
4 days $3,592
5 days $3,972
6 days $4,712
Additional days $ 680
ASA Certification adds $125 per level, per person, and includes the cost of books and membership in ASA.
Special Two Week Trip to Key West
Trip Length Rates (Total for 2 Persons)
14 days $15,195
Explore the 150 mile chain of islands, including remote anchorages seldom visited by cruising boats in Everglades National Park and the Great White Heron National wildlife refuge. Take the time to really learn what living aboard is like. Includes one nights dockage in South Beach, Marathon, Key West and transportation back to Miami Airport. ASA certifications also included.
Charges are based on days out on the water sailing. It may be possible to spend the night before your trip starts and your last night aboard at $75 per night. Dinners are not included those nights. Shorter or longer trips are available. Please call for additional pricing.
Payment: 50% deposit is required in order to confirm your charter, with the balance paid 14 days before sailing. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted.
Rates: Based on double occupancy and include provisioning and meal preparation. Please add $125 per additional guest per day.
Cancellation: If you cancel the charter, the fees are not refundable unless the vessel is re-booked by another party. If we are able to re-book a charter for the same dates, the deposit will be refunded less a 10% fee. If you need to change your booking dates, a fee may be charged. We strongly recommend trip insurance to cover unexpected circumstances. If a trip is canceled due to weather, we will refund the fees for the unused part of your trip.
Alcoholic beverages: Not included in charter fees. Shopping at a local liquor store upon your arrival can be arranged.
Sales Tax: Florida Sales Tax of 7% will apply to the above prices if required. The charge for chartering any boat or vessel, with the crew furnished, solely for the purpose of fishing is exempt from Florida Sales Tax.
Gratuity: After your charter, if you feel we have done a wonderful job, a gratuity is welcomed and always appreciated.
“We feel like we gained five
years of knowledge in the two
weeks we sailed with
Jeff & Jean!”
Karla & Gus
Florida to Houston, TX
Catalina 350
“Thank you Jeff & Jean, for
helping us find our new boat,
make it into our new home and
make our cruising dreams
become a reality!”
Consuelo & Luis
ASA 101 to Full Time Cruisers
Catalina 42
