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CONTACT: Bill AuCoin or Charlotte Luer

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Florida Sailing and Cruising School

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FACTS AT A GLANCE

Florida Sailing & Cruising School

A division of Southwest Florida Yachts.

Communications 3444 Marinatown Lane, N.W., N. Fort Myers, FL 33903

[phone], 1-800-262-7939 (reservations) [phone] (fax)

Email: [e-mail]

[www.swfyachts.com] and [www.flsailandcruiseschool.com]

Hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET, 7 days a week.
Overview

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  Founded in 1984 by Barbara Hansen and Vic Hansen
  

Licensed captains. Certified scuba. Sportfishing enthusiasts.

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  Conducts on-board and classroom courses for handling and navigating powerboats and sailboats. For most courses, students may also live aboard the vessels.
  

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  Successful completion of the appropriate courses enables students to charter “bareboat” rather than a captained vessel.
  

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  Powerboats from 32 to 42 feet long are docked at Marinatown Marina, North Fort Myers, Florida.
  

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  Sailing vessels from 24 to 42 feet are in slips at Marinatown Marina and at Burnt Store Marina, Punta Gorda, Florida.
  

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  For sailing courses, American Sailing Association (ASA) certification is available at $50 per level of instruction plus $150 to the instructor for day of assessment.
  

Sailing fleet Cal 24, Island Packet 31, Island Packet 32, Nightwind 35, Hunter Vision 36, Island Packet 38, Catalina 42. Vessels subject to change.

Power fleet Grand Banks 32 Single, Grand Banks 36 Single, Grand Banks 36 Twin, Southern Star 40 Twin, Grand Banks 42 Twin (4), Krogen 42 (single)

Sailing courses

Course name/# Days Price

Basic sailing/S-101 2 $395/person

Basic Coastal cruising/S-103 2 $495/person

Bareboat charter/S-104 3 $795/person

Coastal Navigation/S-105 2 $395/person

Advanced Coastal Cruising/S-106 3 $895/person

Combination courses

Weekender/S-101 & S-103 3 $795/person

Islander/S-103 & S-194 4 $895/person

Cruiser/S-104 & S-105 5 $1,295/person

Sailaway/S-101 & S-104 5 $1,195/person

Great Getaway/S-101 & S-104 7 $1,595/person

The Explorer/S-104 & S-106 8 $1,795/person

The Passagemaker/S-105 & S-106 6 $1,395/person

The Offshore Adventure S-101 & S-106 12 $2,795/person
Powerboat courses

Course name & number Days Price

Basic powerboating/P-101

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  Single engine 32-ft 3 $795/person
  
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  Single engine 36-ft w/ bow thruster 3 $895/person
  
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  Twin engine 36-46 ft 3 $995/person
  

Powerboat cruising/P-102

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  Single engine 32-ft 6 $1,095/person
  
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  Single engine 36-ft w/ bow thruster 6 $1,295/person
  
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  Twin engine 36-46 ft. 6 $1,395/person
  

Combination courses

P-101 & P-102 Basic Handling/Inland Cruising

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  Single engine 32-ft. 6 $1,395/person
  
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  Single Engine 36-ft. 6 $1,595/person
  
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  Twin Engine 36-46 ft. 6 $1,695/person
  

P-103 Offshore Powerboat Cruising

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  Twin Engine 36-46 ft. 8 $2,395/person
  

Non-liveaboard courses

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  First mate 2 $195/person
  
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  Safe Boating 101 1 $40/person
  

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