My wife and I have retired to
Puerto Rico and have a desire to take up the sailing life. We've been on a few sailboats before as passengers and have a little knowledge but would prefer to know more before
buying the
boat and setting sail on our own.
I've researched
ASA certification courses and schools through the
ASA but would prefer to have some
reviews or feed back from someone that has actually taken
training with them or have personal knowledge about them.
I don't know how the ASA vets the schools they list in their database and just because a
captain has a
boat and knows how to sail doesn't mean he
or she is a good teacher. I'd like to take ASA101 through 106 and I have a good idea of how much I'll have to spend. I just want to be sure that I'm going to get good instruction on a reasonable boat.
The folks I've seen
posting on this forum seem to have a genuine desire to be helpful so I'm asking for recommendations and suggestions.
Thank you in advance for your input.