Determining Your Experience Level
Before you set sail, it's important to determine what experience level you feel comfortable with. Cruising areas vary in terms of wind strength and sailing conditions, which can change from season to season.
You can use this as a rough guide, but to decide which cruising areas best match your experience, just email us or give us a call. We'll be happy to walk through your sailing history with you and recommend the best places for you to enjoy.
What experience do I need?
The good news is, you don't need any formal certification. Just experience sailing on a similar sized boat, within about 5-7 feet, will be suitable. Based on the type of sailing conditions you're used to (i.e. body of water, tidal vs. non-tidal, long or short distances, etc.), we'll help you pick the best destination for you.
Wind conditions
Wind strengths/direction shown within this website are those typically encountered during the sailing season. Please bear in mind that even in a Level 1 areas there is always the possibility of strong winds on occasion so please use this information for guidance only.
Anchoring and mooring
Our local base staff are more than happy to advise on local mooring and berthing practices. They will be delighted to refresh you on a particular mooring technique if you're a little out of practice.
- LEVEL 1 - Great first time charter destination. Generally line of sight navigation and easy anchoring/mooring required.
- LEVEL 2 - Good first time charter destination in some seasons. Generally experience sailing/mooring in similar conditions required.
- LEVEL 3 - Our most exhilarating locations, sailing here requires some advanced knowledge, such as tidal waters, deep water anchoring or compass navigation
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