Cruising Schools - resources for cruising sailors

Sailcraft courses and cruises

[Vendor]

Schhol

Cruising and offshore racing courses at several levels, including an offshore course on passage from Hawaii. Most courses conducted in Howe Sound. Also adventure cruising in other British Columbia waters.

[Sailcraft, Richmond, BC, Canada]
- The Sailcraft School's website

Skipper referral service

[Vendor]

Placement agency Skipper referral service

A referral service to find licensed captains to train you on boat handling, navigation, electronics and machinery, deliver a boat, or help with a bareboat charter. Any size boat.

[Call A Captain, So. Hampton, NH, USA]
- Call A Captain's website

J-Way engine repair

[Vendor]

Dealer

Marine diesel sales, repair, rebuilding, maintenance, and winterization. Also conducts a Basic Diesel Seminar, a course covering operating, maintenance, and troubleshooting using engines in the shop.

[J-Way Enterprises, Scituate, MA, USA]
- J-Way's engine services
- The J-Way Seminars

An Offshore Training Passage

[Article]

Product Review By John Kretschmer
An Offshore Training Passage

One delivery skipper takes paying passengers along to gain experience and learn offshore skills.

[SailNet, 25 May 2001]
- The online article: learning by delivering

Bulletin Board - Cruising World

[Site]

Bulletin Board - <i>Cruising World</i> - add to MyResources

Publisher

Extensive list with good search facility. Covers just about any cruising topic. Tree and branch format for threads.

[The Sailing Company, Middletown, RI, USA]
- Search the cruising list
- Laatest Cruising Forum postings

rec.boats.cruising newsgroup

[Site]

Usenet newsgroup

Unmoderated forum on sail and power cruising. Lots of good advice and other resources, but you have to do some searching.

[Usenet, USA]
- Rec.boats.cruising forum
- Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Usenet?

alt.sailing newsgroup

[Site]

Usenet newsgroup

Unmoderated forum on various sailing topics. Some useful cruising information here, but you need to dig and you need to be selective..

[Usenet, USA]
- alt.sailing forum
- What is Usenet?

Cruisers Forum

[Site]

Non-commercial forum

A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes. Many specialized forums, including engines, multihulls, maintenance, piracy, the galley, insurance, destinations, and many more.

[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
- The selection of forums

Cruising Discussion Group from SSCA

[Site]

Members of one of the largest cruising clubs exchange information and opinions on all cruising topics. No search facility. Use Ctrl-F on message titles, or just browse.

[Seven Seas Cruising Association, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA]
- Visit the discussion board