Well it’s pretty much decided that life on dry land is just no where near as fun as life on Flora Ella. After being in Belgium for a year now the feet are starting to get itchy once again and tentative plans are in the pipeline for an April departure from Sardinia. Oscar will be almost one and ready to go, though this season he did sail 6 full days in Zeeland. Not too bad for a 3 month old. However there are no waves there even when the wind is above 25 knots, so the Med may be a bit of a shock.
I have managed to secure employment for the next two months with the opportunity to extend if performance is good. Ideally I would like to work out to March next year, take some time to sail in England and France on a friends yacht before heading off in April on Flora Ella.
Trying also to squeeze in a Yachtmaster certificate before next season if possible. I would love to hear any comments or feedback from anyone who has done the course. My plan is to sail over to England in March and do the course in the Solent around the start of April. The motivation behind doing the course is to sharpen my skills and also have a qualification that will allow me to work professionally in the sailing industry when we get to Aus next year… But more on that later.
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Hi! do as many courses as you can afford to achieve your Yachtmaster Offshore commercial and then go for the Ocean, I did my Yachtmaster practical having purchased a book by Des sleighthome or someone similar and then paid for an exhaminer to come and spend the day and night exhamining me and passed. (I had already got my theory which I did previouslyalong with, sea safety, CHvni, first aid (Ships captain course) Gmdss, I am already Diesel compitent so didnt need to do that. None of its difficult and much cheaper if you can get away with not having to do all the courses and can just swat at home/boat where you can. I checked out the national sailing schools`s complete package and its many thousands now to achieve what I did 10 years ago. Very best of luck with your voyage and life on the boat. I had a Moody 29 and a Jaguar 25 when I was sailing and now for a while I have a Princess 41 made by marine products just like the moody. Good manufacturers.
Take care!
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