Sailing Courses:

Crewed two weeks in  1998 on a Sailing and Navigation Training Expedition on the Mahina Tiare,  a 46 foot Halberg Rassy (John Neal). 1100 miles open ocean from Raratonga, Cook Islands to Pago Pago, American Samoa. Received training in: Coastwise piloting,  Plotting and Navigation, Celestial Navigation, Safety at Sea, Passage and Weather Planning, Making landfall, Reefing & Sail Handling, Priority & Safety Equipment, Anchoring and docking techniques, Use of navigational equipment including radar & GPS, Sail and rigging maintenance. During the  trip, we had heavy weather sailing experience in Force 8 gale.