[C320-list] Certifications

[Mark Gillingham]

Greetings Dean,

I concur with the advise you've gotten so far. I have a USCG license and my
wife has taken ASA courses. In addition, I've found the online courses at
NauticEd valuable with certificates that Sunsail accepts.

Speakeasy #612
ST Joe MI


On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 7:37 AM Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us> wrote:

> I'm looking for opinions on sailing certifications.  After 45 years of
> sailing and boat ownership, I'm thinking it would be good to pick up an
> official certification.  It seems like chartering in other parts of the
> world would be easier (or possible) with an ICC.
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> Do most of you have certifications?
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> My current thinking is that I'd do something through Sunsail (with whom I
> have done some bareboating in the BVI) to get to the ASA 104 certification
> as quickly as possible.
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> Do you have any strong feelings about ASA vs. US Sailing vs. Colgate vs.
> RYA?
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> Thanks for sharing
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> Dean Vermeire
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> Moonstruck II (C320 #847)
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