Thanks smackdaddy,
Kinda the way I'm leaning, but that's a couple years out. At that time when we're buying, I may see HER - "The One" resting quietly in a slip somewhere in some harbor, all forty feet of her and at first sight be smitten and no turning back.
We learned the ISPA Certification (International Sail & Power Academy) out of Parksville, BC is recognized internationally or at the very least, where we want to cruise. They say they have ASA and CYI trained instructors who hold that ISPA is as comprehensive and as it gets and is an excellent program. I guess we'll see. They contacted me immediately when I enquired about us taking the training.
I think we'll start here with a local school. I was open to taking training and certification outside of BC because we're a 7hr drive or one hour flight to the coast, or a six hour flight to Florida where I was looking at a couples sailing school and a four week live aboard sailing/training/certification adventure. (Hmmm, that still sounds so appealing..) With ISPA there's an ashore component that we can do online followed by the practical component on the water through each of the levels of competence to full Yachtmaster. It may work better for us as my Girl is a nurse and I own a business and getting away for four weeks at a stretch is well, a stretch.
By the way, you've got a beautiful boat. We both love the design of the Hunter. I keep getting drawn to that boat. They sure have beautiful interiors and lots of room.
Well, thank you and take care
Cam & Isabelle
Kinda the way I'm leaning, but that's a couple years out. At that time when we're buying, I may see HER - "The One" resting quietly in a slip somewhere in some harbor, all forty feet of her and at first sight be smitten and no turning back.
We learned the ISPA Certification (International Sail & Power Academy) out of Parksville, BC is recognized internationally or at the very least, where we want to cruise. They say they have ASA and CYI trained instructors who hold that ISPA is as comprehensive and as it gets and is an excellent program. I guess we'll see. They contacted me immediately when I enquired about us taking the training.
I think we'll start here with a local school. I was open to taking training and certification outside of BC because we're a 7hr drive or one hour flight to the coast, or a six hour flight to Florida where I was looking at a couples sailing school and a four week live aboard sailing/training/certification adventure. (Hmmm, that still sounds so appealing..) With ISPA there's an ashore component that we can do online followed by the practical component on the water through each of the levels of competence to full Yachtmaster. It may work better for us as my Girl is a nurse and I own a business and getting away for four weeks at a stretch is well, a stretch.
By the way, you've got a beautiful boat. We both love the design of the Hunter. I keep getting drawn to that boat. They sure have beautiful interiors and lots of room.
Well, thank you and take care
Cam & Isabelle
