Sailing and Island Hopping in the Bahamas
Sail on a 51’ Skye Ketch with Captain Jeff and Captain Jean. Your voyage will be one couple teaching one couple how to live the dream. Enjoy the wonders of the Bahamas, Daysail the Islands or sail offshore and taste the cruising lifestyle while learning from a couple that has 60 years of combined sailing experience.
Jeff grew up sailing in the Florida Keys and the Bahamas and learned to visually pick through reefs before learning to drive a car. Jeff has been actively sailing over 45 years and as captain since the age of 15. Jean has been sailing since she was 12 years old first on the Chesapeake Bay and then in the Caribbean on vessels ranging from sunfish to 80’ schooners. Jeff and Jean have extensively cruised the Caribbean and Florida on their current boat a Skye 51. Jeff holds an Electrical Engineering degree and has worked with almost all forms of electronic navigation from B-52 Inertial Navigation systems to modern integrated ARPA radars. Jean is a Marine Surveyor, a member of the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS) and is ABYC Standards Certified. Both Jeff and Jean are 100GT Masters and ASA Certified Sailing Instructors.
Unique private instruction includes hands on cruising training, voyage planning, Gulf Stream crossings, night passages, making land fall on new islands, reading the water, and much more.Learn how to best avoid heavy weather for the most pleasant trip. Feel how yacht design affects the motion of a boat and how this effects your enjoyment of cruising.Create your own dream yacht spreadsheet and planning guide with their experience and assistance.Sample all that cruising has to offer, ranging from sunset cocktail parties on deserted tropic islands to operating modern integrated navigation systems. You will learn how to manage the "Island" that is a modern cruising sailboat.
Most Couples have a unique learning dynamic, independent of their individual learning styles. Learning from another couple best addresses this unique dynamic. Jeff & Jean can demonstrate how a couple can be a team working together to live the dream.
Live Aboard Rates and Lessons
Includes provisioning, meals, lessons, and is a private charter.
Trip Length Rates (Total for 2 Persons)
7 days $4,860
10 days $6,898
Contact us for other trip lengths
ASA Certification: Add $99 per level, per person, and includes books and membership in ASA.
Trips: Shorter or longer trips are available. Please call for additional pricing.
Payment: 50% deposit is required in order to confirm your charter, with the balance paid 14 days before sailing. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted.
Rates: Based on double occupancy and include provisioning and meals
Cancellation: If you cancel the charter, the fees are not refundable unless the vessel is re-booked by another party. If we are able to re-book a charter for the same dates, the deposit will be refunded less a 10% fee. If you need to change your booking dates, a fee may be charged. We strongly recommend trip insurance to cover unexpected circumstances. If a trip is canceled due to weather, we will refund the fees for the unused part of your trip.
Alcoholic beverages: Not included in charter fees. Shopping at a local liquor store upon your arrival can be arranged.
Gratuity: After your charter, if you feel we have done a wonderful job, a gratuity is welcomed and always appreciated.
“We feel like we gained five
years of knowledge in the two
weeks we sailed with
Jeff & Jean!”
Karla & Gus
Florida to Houston, TX
Catalina 350
“Thank you Jeff & Jean, for
helping us find our new boat,
make it into our new home and
make our cruising dreams
become a reality!”
Consuelo & Luis
ASA 101 to Full Time Cruisers
Catalina 42