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Yacht Private Instruction and Practice “I coach and facilitate – I don’t teach” If you a motivated adult who doesn’t have a lot of time, you need a coach and an accelerated learning methodology in order to make the rapid progress that will give you peace of mind/body at sea!
Captain Howard
Captain Howard is
possibly your best resource for personalized, For a day sail Howard recommends a 4-hour block of on-the-water time (dock-to-dock). You can either guide the learning design and tailor it to your unique needs, or you can take his unique design, the BSR challenge, described below. Here are several instructional designs for you to consider: Co-design the agenda: You know your strengths and areas for development, and we trust your self-assessment. We will partner with you in a skill-development design of your choosing [read more] BSR Sailing Challenge for Experienced Recreational Sailors: Modeled after aviation’s mandatory Biennenial Flight Review (BFR), Howard offers a Biennial Sailing Review (BSR), a challenging [read more] American Sailing Association certifications: Captain Howard is a certified American Sailing Association (A.S.A.) instructor, offering adults customized skill (on-the-water) and knowledge (classroom) classes leading to certification [read more] Combination Delivery
and Instruction: We know some excellent delivery captains who are NOT
good teachers or much fun to be with. Au contraire, we love to have owners on
board Your first Inter Coastal Waterway trip: We would like every boater to experience the specialness of the ICW at least once. If you are contemplating your first ICW voyage read more] Husband/Wife Teamwork: Many
sailing couples started out sailing in traditional roles with the male being the
captain. When you find it is time to break this mould and shift
First Mate Competency: The Captain’s mate may want to know what to do in case the captain becomes incapacitated or goes overboard. [read more] Your first coastal/offshore cruise: Are you at the stage of spreading your day sailing boundaries to include your first overnight cruise? Take the stress out [read more]
Your boat or mine?
In most circumstances it makes sense for us to travel to your location and
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enthusiastically endorses
personalized, private lessons as a way to pinpoint your strengths and areas
for development, direct your own independent learning and surgically hone skills
at an accelerated rate. One-on-one lessons are particularly appropriate for the
adult high achiever whose time is limited. Additionally they may be the most
practical, most fun and most economical option for mastering boating skills and
knowledge. 
private instruction.
He is skilled: holding both his U.S.C.G. Captain’s license and
A.S.A. instructor ratings. He is both knowledgeable and capable at
passing his knowledge along to you. And he is experienced in
facilitating participants in “out-of-their-box” environments and through
challenging learning experiences. He is uniquely capable at understanding
where students are at, and in a non-judgmental environment leading and coaching
them to their next level of learning. He has a lifetime of work experience in
supporting individuals in their intellectual, emotional and spiritual
development. You may read about his work history, and boating and facilitating