NEW BOAT OWNER TRAINING
Photo courtesy of South Coast Yachts.
At the Favored End our goal is to get more people out on the water. Nothing can be more daunting or stressful than taking a new (or new to you) boat away from the dock and not knowing fully how it handles and being confident in your ability. We can help you with learning the right way to dock and undock, anchor, reef sails, set downwind sails and have fun—not stress on the water.
Chris holds a UCSG 25 Ton Master License with Sailing Endorsement and carries full liability insurance so both you and your insurance company will be happy!
Each training session is customized to your needs but here are some of the things we can cover:
Safety-How to be safe onboard for you, your family and guests
How use your VHF properly
Basic Seamanship-how to tie your boat to the dock the right way, basic knots you need to know
Low or no visibility operations
Coastal navigation with electronic and paper charts
Docking and undocking in all conditions
Setting and retrieving your anchor
Basic diesel maintenance-pre and post operation checks
Sailing instruction as needed
Things you should be checking regularly on your boat for peace of mind
Heather and Marty after training on their MC4 motoryacht.
David and Bolton after training on David’s beautiful Axopar Brabus 900.
Axopar Brabus 900 after nighttime training.
Father and son Nigel and Finn at the helm of their Lien Wa 42’. Training was concluded by delivering the boat from San Diego to Long Beach…much of the trip in fog.
Brian’s dad checks the trim during training off Point Loma onboard his son’s fabulous Benteau 62.
Luxury under sail onboard Brian’s Beneteau 62’ .
In the wheelhouse onboard a client’s Northwest 50.
Having confidence means being able to handle your boat in all conditions.
We train on sail and power!