Abaco
Special
Call: 800-700-1388
|
 The
trip is a two part adventure, each lasting ten days with a two day ten day
segments with a layover
in Marsh Harbor, Abaco.
Part One, Outbound: Departing Fort Lauderdale, This is a
100/110 level course. The students will spend a day or
two preparing the vessel for open water passage. This will include a review of Rules
of the Road and Collision Avoidance in accordance with USCG COLREGS. The first leg of the
trip is a night sail across the Gulf Stream to West End, Grand Bahama Island. West End
will be your Port Of Entry, the vessel will clear Customs and Immigration. The
second leg is to sail to either Mangrove Cay or Great Sale Cay to anchor overnight.
By the third or forth day you will sail into Abaco Sound which is one of the best
cruising areas within easy reach of the US. With a multitude of secluded anchorages and
quaint villages the cruising is GREAT. Your final destination is Marsh Harbor,
Abaco. This is the main settlement for Abaco Island, the Family Islands and the hub
life in the Abacos. From there the students will get a chance to see Hope Town and
Man of War Cay. Man of War Cay was an English Loyalist settlement in the 18th century. The
settlers left the colonies to save themselves from the revolution, they built an isolated
colony in the Abacos and for two hundred years this was a bastion for these settlers.
Recently, they have opened their arms to the rest of the world. Still each
evening you can see the residents strolling the paths, carrying their bibles, heading for
evening worship.
The second part of the Abaco adventure, departs Marsh Harbor it
is a 200 Offshore Bareboat Certification Course and the students will travel the southern route to
Little Harbor, around the southern end of Abaco Island, with option of visiting Spanish
Wells, then across the banks to Nassau and/or the Berry's and then on to Cat
Cay. The last part is the sail back across the Gulf Stream to Fort Lauderdale.
The cost of each leg, per person, is $2795.00.
There is a 10% discount for couples sharing a cabin.
10% discount can also be earned for doing both legs.
We are also offering the option of doing a Yachtmaster
Coastal Evaluation at the end, this is another $450.
If this adventure is for you, email: abacotrip@oceanmasters.com
or give us a call 800-700-1388 |
