Weeklong 101-104 Programs

[EliottSailing]

Hi,
In the Caribbean there are charter companies who are ASA registered all through the island chain, but in these cases you charter a bareboat and add an ASA skipper who can do various courses with you. The schools are in the USVI/BVI.
For getting through the course materials and really improving in good time the bareboat + skipper is a good way to go. At sailing school you can spend a long time sitting around waiting for everyone else to finish their manoverboard procedures. Doing a charter + ASA instructor is more expensive but if you fill the boat with friends it can work out at a good price and with the one-on-one instructor time I'd suggest you get the value for the money too.
Just some thoughts, hope it helps!
Ben

[MrTom]

Well after months of putting it off (it's amazing how quickly something like 'learn to sail' can be left behind) I'm calling a local marina in the morning that has a "complete sailing course" that from what I can tell, the 101 and 103 certs are included and come at the end of the classes (some of them are on the water)

It looks like a good deal, and it's close. After all, at worst i'll walk away with more sailing knowledge than I have now.