Newbie Looking for Advice

[sailingpaul]

Ahoy all,

First post here on the forum and looking forward to learning from the experienced sailors here.

I am new to the sport of sailing. I am looking at completing the STCW95 and competent crew certifications in Europe early next year. I have yet to find a website that can answer the questions that I have-hoping that this is the site to answer those questions.

We are eventually going to buy our own boat and plan to operate a charter.

Can anyone reccomend a website or a school in Europe-we are thinking about Croatia.

I am also trying to find the certification requirements for operating a charter in the Med and Carribean.

Also, i there anything that you would class as a °must read° or something you wish you had known before you bought a boat and set sail.

Thanks in Advance-Paul