Owner Training
Training Aboard a Grand Banks Eastbay 46 in Tampa Bay
Captain Chris was invited aboard a 46 foot Eastbay Express Cruiser to prepare the new owners for they journey on the Great Loop. Building Cruising Confidence is best when we work with the couple as a team, sharing the helm and deck duties to make cruising fun. […]
New Owners Training on their Jefferson 42
Sara and Jack came aboard our 44 foot training boat a year ago to confirm their suspicions: they are loopy about cruising! […]
Citrus Fruit Salad – Training Aboard a 53 DeFever POC With Captain Chris
LIME TIME is a tropical state of mind and also the name of a great family boat. We joined this terrific family aboard their 53 foot DeFever Performance Offshore Cruiser. Getting all crew members comfortable with the basics of boating is essential, everyone including the kids! […]
Living the Dream on a 44 foot Trawler
A little while back CNN contacted us and wanted to know about living aboard…living the dream. So we invited their producer aboard with us for a tiny taste of our lives as cruisers. […]
DeFever 53 POC- Performance Offshore Cruiser
How do you go from owning a center console trailer boat to owning the 53 foot DeFever of your dreams? Ask Captain Chris and he’ll guide you all the way! […]
Hurricane Isaac Delays Trawler Training aboard a Gulfstar 44 Trawler
Bob and Jama planned to come aboard for trawler training in early September but mother nature and Hurrican Isaac had something else in mind. The eye of this enormous storm was many miles off the WEST coast of Florida yet we experienced 19 inches of rain and gusty winds on the Treasure Coast more than 200 miles EAST of the eye. […]
Trawler Training Texas Style
This couple contacted us almost 6 months before coming aboard for boat training with Captains Alyse & Chris. Their plans included retirement next year and then starting the Great Loop…almost forgot…first they had to buy a boat. […]
Friends Find Out About The Trawler Life
Imagine you and your lifelong friends wanting to go cruising together, bareboat chartering or owning your own trawler. How do you find out if this is really what you want to do AND if you want to do it with your buddies? Call Captains Chris and Alyse to sign up for a few days of onboard training. That’s how! […]