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Sail Channel Islands
3150 Harbor Blvd, Oxnard, CA 93035, United States
TLDR: We received ASA101, ASA103, ASA104, and ASA106 certifications in five days, sailing with Captain Dan at Sail Channel Islands. Our biggest learnings: anchoring, driving backwards, using the chart plotter in case of man overboard, and I’m not as bad at docking as I advertise. Captain Dan and Dennis are great hosts and company. For us this was a good way to get certified while spending time in a National Park.Finding ourselves recently sailboat-less, we wanted to take this opportunity to charter in places around the world. Our sailing resumes include over a decade of sailing and sailboat ownership, but no ASA certifications. Without at least the ASA104 certification, we cannot charter in most places.The beginning ASA courses are for people new to sailing. I was not excited to pay a bunch of money to identify a genoa. I did some web searching and found Captain Dan at Sail Channel Islands. I called Captain Dan and explained the situation. I’ll be damned–we weren’t the first folks to learn to sail without ASA instruction! We came up with a plan. We’d charter for 5 days and get certified through ASA106. Note, we did take ASA105 in advance (don’t get me started on Tom Tursi, ASA105 instructor). We set dates to sail in January, as the weather is on par with our June in Seattle.Prior to departure, we:- Studied and took ASA105- Ordered paper charts for the Channel Islands and plotted our course.- Signed up with the Nature Conservancy to be able to hike the islands.- Worked with Dennis to craft a menu that met our particular preferences.- Asked Captain Dan a bunch of random questions.We flew to Santa Barbara and took the cheaper ride sharing option to meet Captain Dan at the marina in Oxnard, CA. We got a brief intro to Sancerre and discussed trip goals together. My husband and I stayed on Sancerre that night, and Dennis and Captain Dan joined us the next morning to depart.Sailing Highlights:- We had decent wind. Sometimes too much, gale, and sometimes too little.- Dolphins!!! playing in the bow wake when we left the marina and when we returned the last night.- We ate good food and drank good wine thanks to Dennis, took teacup showers, kayaked, hiked, and learned to anchor.- The scenery is beautiful.Our last day in Oxnard, Captain Dan gave us a tour of the Channel Islands museum and garden and took us back to the airport.If you have experience and you’re looking to get appropriate ASA certifications, I recommend calling Captain Dan. If you don’t have sailing experience and want to enjoy the most bougie glamping experience in a National Park, call Captain Dan. If you just want to be on a sailboat, call Captain Dan.
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2101 Mandalay Beach Rd, Oxnard, CA 93035, United States
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