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Catamaran Sailing Confidence | Online Course

Confidently catamaran: learn to sail catamarans.

Set sail with confidence on large catamarans by enrolling in our Catamaran Sailing Confidence online course. Whether you're planning a sailing vacation or considering purchasing a catamaran, this course equips you with the knowledge needed to sail and maneuver catamarans safely and efficiently.

This online course covers everything from understanding the unique characteristics of catamarans to mastering essential sailing techniques such as tacking and gybing. With helpful animations illustrating catamaran maneuvering, you'll gain a deeper understanding of these multi-hulled vessels.

Ideal for both beginners and experienced sailors, this course is essential for anyone looking to confidently sail a catamaran. Enroll now and set sail with confidence on your next adventure.

Estimated Time: 3 hours Price: $39   $27 You save $12.00 (31%)

Register for the Catamaran Sailing Confidence online course and learn how to sail large catamarans on your own or on sailing vacations. This course includes tips and tricks from the pros for chartering and sailing catamarans.

If you're planning to sail or charter a sailing catamaran, this course will build upon your keelboat training and experience to give you the confidence to safely and efficiently sail a catamaran. From understanding the differences between catamarans and monohulls to mastering the techniques of tacking and gybing a catamaran, this course will provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to handle a catamaran with confidence.

Includes helpful animations to help you understand catamaran maneuvering - a key difference between monohulls and catamarans.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced sailor, this course is a must for anyone looking to competently sail a catamaran with confidence and skill. Enroll now and take the first step towards mastering the art of catamaran sailing.

This Catamaran Sailing Confidence Course is for you if...

• You're going to be sailing catamarans on a bareboat yacht charter vacation
• You've even considered catamaran charter
• You are thinking about buying a catamaran
• Or if you're just looking to upgrade your existing boat, you may want to investigate catamaran sailing

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The Catamaran Sailing Confidence Course is presented in three modules in English and in French

• 1. Aboard your Catamaran
• docking a catamaran under power
• mooring and anchoring
• effective use of spring lines
• the sails and forces on them
• under sail on a catamaran
• tacking a catamaran
• gybing a catamaran
• reefing and heavy weather

More about the Catamaran Sailing Confidence Online Course

• Learn how to sail large catamarans on your own or on a sailing vacation
• View an excerpt from the Catamaran Sailing Confidence Course
• Essential tips for sailing a large catamaran
• This Catamaran Sailing Course takes approximately 3 hours of total time to complete
• Take as long as you need to complete
• Return as many times as you like to review
• Take the online test as many times as you like
• Adds the Catamaran Sailing Confidence Endorsement to your Sailing Certificate
• Highly advised by charter companies for a Catamaran Charter Sailing Vacation
• A PDF version is available for offline reading after your investment
• Also Available on the iTunes App Store

Watch this video on the Catamaran Sailing Confidence Online Course

Why this Course?

Sailing a large catamaran is not really too much different from sailing a monohull but catamaran sailing has a few tricks and nuances that you ought to know first especially if you're going on a bareboat yacht charter with a catamaran.

You'll invest about 3 hours of your time to add this Catamaran Sailing Confidence Course to your NauticEd Sailing Resume. The cost of the sailing course is just $39 ( for a limited introductory period it is $27). Once you've finished the course you'll have complete confidence that you can transition your existing monohull sailing skills to sailing a catamaran . And if you're going on a bareboat yacht charter, yacht charter companies will be more inclined to accept your charter request with Catamaran sailing knowledge on your Sailing Resume and Certification.

You'll learn the tricks of sailing a catamaran and maneuvering a catamaran so that you'll know what to do in potentially dangerous situations. The information contained will make sailing a catamaran much more enjoyable and less stressful the first time out and you'll have the confidence that maneuvering a catamaran is now easily within your abilities.

As with all NauticEd sailing lessons, you can return as many times as you like to brush up on sailing a catamaran skills and if you're not completely satisfied, we'll happily refund your investment. Feel free to contact NauticEd Sailing School at any time.

The Catamaran Sailing Confidence Course was co-authored by several experts in sailing catamarans throughout the world: Nick Harvey of  Lagoon Catamarans and Captain Grant Headifen, 50 Ton USCG Master Mariner and Director of Education for NauticEd. Additional guidance and input were provided by George Day, Publisher of Blue Water Sailing Magazine and Multihull Quarterly Magazine.

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Student Reviews

It was very clear to understand

Excellent info to multi hull systems

Great course, good tips about safety

Great insight.

Pointing out the excellence and safety issues with cats. I had a 43-foot one for 8 years and miss it a lot.

I've chartered big cats twice but I didn't know the trick to get the bow to pass through the wind easily until I took this course. That alone was worth the price of the course. Very cool!

Good for understanding the basics!

Sailing a cat is definitely different from sailing a monohull. This course walks you through the differences and prepares you for your first experience with a cat. That being said, it is not a substitute for hands on and time on task. You have to get on a cat and practice to become proficient at handling a cat both under sail and power.

As an experienced monohull sailor, I found this to be right on point. The maneuvering session was extremely helpful and the simulations instructive. The information about sail loads and dangerous situations was new to me: I am very glad I got to go through this before my charter.

Very good testing approach

Veoma profesionalan i koristan kurs Very professional course

Excerpt from the course

And if there weren't enough advantages to sailing a catamaran here is another.

The mainsail traveler on a catamaran is significantly longer than on a cruising monohull. Thus you can take real advantage of this. The mainsail can now be adjusted in 2 different ways: using the traveler line or by adjusting the mainsheet.

When sailing close hauled on a catamaran in heavier air, move the traveler upwind (on the opposite side of the sail) and let off on the main sheet. This will allow the boom to rise a little and "twist out" the top of the sail. Twisting the sail out "deflates" the top of the sail and should be done in the case of slightly stronger winds. In light air, make sure that the top of the mainsail is not “losing air” meaning, keep the traveler close to the center and tighten the mainsheet to make sure the main cannot open up at the top.

As soon as the breeze kicks up, bring your traveler up a bit more and ease the mainsheet so that the boom does not come past the center point.

Once out sailing you'll be able to dispel one of the biggest "myths" surrounding catamarans because modern cats actually do point pretty well!!

The flatter the water, the better they will point and it'll be possible to sail in the high 30s degrees off the wind if your cat has the genoa tracks up on the coach roof, you will have a nice tight sheeting angle allowing you to go upwind comfortably.

As soon as you bear away from the wind slightly, you will want to bring the mainsail traveler down to leeward and start easing the mainsail (similar to a monohull).

Thinking about a bareboat yacht charter with a catamaran? Register now for the Catamaran Sailing Confidence Clinic . Money back Guarantee - if you don't like it - no questions just your money back.

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Cruising Catamaran Certification Course

Four days to learn to cruise on a catamaran! June 6th - 9th 2024

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Clock   Duration: 4 days & 4 nights

Users   Group Size: This course is designed for 4 people (typically 2 sets of students)

Cruise Ship Boat Details: 38′ catamaran – Private cabin & shared living space

Food   Food/Drink: Provisions are coordinated by attendees

Per Person + Taxes and Fees for Double Occupancy

Learn to cruise on a catamaran.

The Cruising Catamaran Certification Course is a four-day sailing class designed to create confident, competent catamaran sailors. You’ll spend the first day learning the fundamentals of sailing while aboard a 33-39’ monohull. This is the perfect setting to learn terminology, sail trim and boating basics. Days 2-4 have you practicing and exhibiting those new skills aboard your catamaran classroom. From start to finish, you will get the feel for truly living aboard a catamaran from provisioning and cooking to cleaning. This is the perfect course for those that have always dreamed about sailing away on a catamaran or those who want to upgrade their skills.

This course is designed to train two sets of students at a time but can be set up as a private course for an additional fee. You should bring your own bedding and towels and plan to work with the other students to provide and prepare provisioning while on board the boat. You will spend one overnight at anchor with your instructor on board. The rest of the time, you can plan on living on the boat while in the marina.

Learn to cruise on catamarans! Book today!

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We offer multiple course offerings throughout the sailing season!

June 6th – June 9th, 2024, with boarding available the evening of June 5th, 2024!

July 19th – July 22nd, 2024, with boarding available the evening of July 18th, 2024! – This Course is Currently Full.

Inquire about additional dates available. Custom trips also available.

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The course is priced so that course has four students – taught in pairs, perfect for couples!

Double Occupancy Price – $3,052/couple + tax

Solo Sailor Price – $2,035/person + tax

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• Four days and four nights living aboard a catamaran – you will have your own private cabin, but shared living space – don’t forget to bring bedding, towels and provisioning supplies
• Boat is equipped with all safety gear required by USCG – rentals of inflatable life vests at no cost
• Course materials – two online training courses and training book
• Personalized training with a USCG Licensed Captain
• Insurance coverage for the training vessels
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Arrival Day

Board the boat around 6 pm, meet the instructor, board the catamaran, stow gear and provisions – on your own for dinner

Day 1 8:30 am – Your instructor will meet you at your vessel – hands on instruction begins after completing paperwork with office staff. Grab gear and board your monohull training boat for the day. Learning terminology, sailing and maneuvering fundamentals.

4:30 – Arrive back in marina and dock training on boat, debrief, relax or study, dinner on your own – stay on-board the catamaran

  Day 2 8:00 am – Captain boards the catamaran for training session – quick intro to catamaran systems and practice maneuvers, sail handling, safety practices 5:00 –  Arrive back in marina and dock training on boat, debrief, relax or study, dinner on your own – stay on-board the catamaran

8:00 am – Captain boards the catamaran for training session – students implement their new skills, plotting a course for the day, learn anchoring and overnight procedures on boat – Captain stays on boat for overnight training while anchoring. Students can plan to cook and clean up as if you were bareboat chartering. Cooking aboard is part of the learning process.

8:00 am – Students sail on their own, for their practical testing back to the marina.

2:00 pm – Arrive back in marina and dock the boat. Students will clean the boat as required from all charter guests. After off-boarded, students will be awarded certificates of completion. Off-board no later than 3 pm.

Courses dates are set, if you would prefer a private course please let us know.

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The Cruising Catamaran Certification Course prepares you for catamaran cruising on your own, whether bareboat chartering (without a professional captain or crew aboard) or cruising on your own boat. You will learn not only the sailing and boat handling aspect, but how the vessel systems work, how to cook and live aboard, it is all part of the learning experience. Depending on the learning pace of all in your class (maximum four per boat per instructor unless you opt for a Private Course for two to six people), the following knowledge and skills will be learned and practiced during your live-aboard cruising course.

• Planning a cruise
• Familiarization with boat layout and sail plan
• Operation of engine, stove and head and preparation of meals
• Routine engine maintenance
• Use and conservation of battery and charging systems
• Water use and conservation
• Use and location of thru-hull fittings
• Maneuvering under power and sail with emphasis on windage considerations and close quarters – learning this on a monohull and catamaran
• Big boat docking and anchoring techniques
• Proper and safe handling of halyards and lines
• Proper and safe use of winches
• Apparent wind and sail selection
• Sail shape and trim
• Inter-crew communication when trimming sails, docking and anchoring
• Jib roller furling use
• Overboard recovery procedures
• Big boat heavy weather and reefing techniques for catamarans
• Boom preventer use
• Spring lines and dock line configurations
• More knots and their applications
• GPS navigation
• Rules of the Road
• Danger bearings
• Coast Guard requirements
• Courtesy using lights and sound signals
• Use of safety harness
• Emergency tiller use
• Distress signals

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WCM is proud to partner with the American Sailing Association (ASA) to become a world leader in sailing instruction specializing in Catamaran Certifications. Our ASA Award Winning Instructors are passionate about sailing and living the cruising lifestyle. We have certified thousands of students since 1999 with our unique liveaboard classes for beginners and experienced sailors who want to become experts at sailing Catamarans. Our goal is to teach our sailors to be confident and competent so they are ready to charter or buy a cruising Catamaran anywhere in the world!

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Basic Keelboat is where it all begins, where you get the fundamentals of sailing worked out. And from there, WCM will get you on catamarans as quickly as possible, depending on where you want your sailing journey to take you.

If you’ve been sailing a while, and have a catamaran charter coming up ( with WCM , perhaps?), you’re required by most charter companies to have ASA 114 or equivalent, plus suitable experience. We can help get you there, whether it’s a quick two-day course, or as part of a longer Learn-to-Sail Vacation.

If you plan to purchase a catamaran , or already have, completing ASA certifications will enhance your experience through increased safety, confidence and competence. Let our catamaran cruising experts guide you through this journey and challenge you to become a better sailor.

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Sailing lessons will set you up nicely for the next steps in your sailing journey: catamaran charters with WCM in San Diego and our Mexico location in the fabled Sea of Cortez. Join the WCM Sailing Club for discounts on charters, clinics and social events. Looking to purchase a cat? Start that conversation now with Kurt and Kim, so they can get to work for you.

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We got a lot done and practiced everything needed to build confidence and cover all the material. I learned a lot of valuable material from this instruction that you just can't get from a book! We also enjoyed seeing a couple whales, dolphins, and an Aircraft Carrier heading out. Alan C

Our instructor was very thorough, knowledgable, and imparted his knowledge in a succinct way. I'm looking forward to taking more courses!!... well worth the money. carlsteele8 - via TripAdvisor

We left the course feeling like we made two new friends, and with a good foundation to continue what we hope is a lifetime of learning under sail. We really feel like we got so much more than what was promised. If you are considering doing your ASA certifications, do not hesitate to book with West Coast Multihulls. wakepilot - via TripAdvisor

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Picture yourself at the helm of a yacht you can live on, cruising with family and friends in the Caribbean, Greek Islands, South Pacific, and Croatia. Imagine the thrill of confidently taking family and friends for a sail on your own spacious cruising catamaran or monohull. If you are not yet a sailor, we have a course that takes you from “couch to the Captain’s chair!” If you already have basic sailing skills you’re ready to gain the knowledge and techniques to get into cruising. All these exciting sailing adventures can be yours to enjoy, when you Learn to Cruise on Offshore Sailing School’s liveaboard sailboats.

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Offshore Sailing School learn to cruise courses – OSS 103, 104 and 114 – are taught on 40’ to 50’ monohulls and catamarans. This is the next step after completing Offshore Sailing School’s Basic Keelboat 101 sailing lessons on a 26′ Colgate 26 keelboat. On a cruising monohull or catamaran you spend 5 days gaining skills and knowledge to competently and confidently handle large monohulls and catamarans under sail and power – returning to the host resort each evening to sleep in an air-conditioned room and dine at local fun eateries, or living, cooking, and sleeping aboard during the 5-day period with one or two evenings at a restaurant as you cruise and learn. In those five days, you earn US Sailing Basic Cruising Certification and US Sailing Bareboat Cruising Certification, ready to skipper a yacht up to 50′.

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If you are not yet a sailor or have minimal experience,  Fast Track to Cruising® courses start with two days of sailing lessons on a Colgate 26 while staying ashore at night, then five or six days on a 44’ to 50’ monohull (OSS 101/103/104) or 40′ to 45′ catamaran (OSS 101/103/104/114)  – learning how to handle big sailing yachts.

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While most students opt for the immersive Fast Track to Cruising® live-aboard experience, a stay-ashore version of the cruising course is available in certain locations. Some students prefer the stay-ashore version in late summer when the water and air can be very warm, and an air-conditioned room is the perfect end to each day of the course. If you are traveling with family or friends who just want to enjoy the resort and not participate in sailing lessons, the stay-ashore schedule works well for all in your party.  Call 888-454-7015 for stay-ashore date and location availability.

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You may be able to test-out of the first two days of the Fast Track to Cruising® course if you have basic skills and are comfortable steering and maneuvering sailboats (keelboats with jib and mainsail) at least 20’ in length. Ask your Sales Associate for details.

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Our special family Fast Track® to Live Aboard Cruising Course is available for two adults and two family kids* between the ages of 12 and 25 learning together. This family sailing adventure is a perfect opportunity to reunite family members. learn the skills to bareboat charter together, and enjoy countless boating vacations in the future! Call 888-454-7015 for availability and pricing.

*Fifth family child between age 12 and 25 may be added for additional fee.

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These two courses are offered together in one week, taking you from the basics of cruising through the skills needed to skipper a large cruising yacht. If you prefer to sleep ashore in a hotel room each night, consider one of the  Bareboat Cruising Certification Courses  at our catamaran sailing school or monohull sailing school.

Live Aboard Cruising Courses provide total immersion in the cruising lifestyle. You sleep on the boat for your live aboard sailing lessons, while sharing all the tasks with your classmates, and learn while sailing to different destinations each day.

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The next step after learning to cruise sailboats is learning to sail far from land.  OSS 105/106 Fast Track to Coastal Passage Making is an 8-day journey that starts with two days of Coastal Navigation instruction while staying ashore, then six days learning the nuances of sailing longer distances but not too far off shore. The final step in the Fast Track program is OSS 107/108 Fast Track to Offshore Passage Making  – a 10-day program that starts with four days of Celestial Navigation while staying ashore, then six days heading off shore and out of sight of land.

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If you plan to charter in Europe or other areas overseas, you may be required to show your certification credentials and an International Proficiency Certificate. The IPC is issued by US Sailing for a nominal fee, once you have obtained US Sailing Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, and Bareboat Cruising certifications. For more information, view details on US Sailing organization’s website here.

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Outremer Academy: catamaran training

To fully support the preparation of your journey, we offer a wide range of catamaran training courses tailored to your unique needs. Learn from our experienced instructor – sailors.

Outremer Week

Follow a unique catamaran training program, created by Outremer for its community of passionate owners!

The Outremer Week is 5 days of intensive training, to help quickly gain or improve your skills.

Rendezvous under the sun of La Grande-Motte, France, only a few steps away from the Outremer shipyard, for a week combining training lessons on land and at sea, and moments of relaxation and conviviality to encourage exchanges between participants.

Led by qualified speakers

This week of catamaran training will teach you all you need to know about blue water cruising and allow you to prepare your sailing project, improve your theoretical and practical nautical knowledge, share your experience and your passion with other Outremer owners.

Adapt your schedule of courses

According to your needs, choose from the various training modules offered: weather routing, electronics, medical, port and sea maneuvers, and more. Benefit from our full support package to quickly set sail on your catamaran, safely, comfortably, and with complete peace of mind!

We offer two editions a year

Attend Outremer Week Spring and/or Outremer Week Fall, with courses in French and English to best cater to our international community.

Over 10 nationalities were represented during our recent edition 2022!

❝ What a great week! We really enjoyed being in La Grande Motte and learned so much during these days. But beside the content we really felt part of the family and really appreciated your warm, competent and very caring approach to all our wishes.❞

Bent and Andrea – Future owners of an Outremer 45 – Participants of Outremer Week Spring 2021

Year-round training courses

Mixed and Ladies Only, our courses are tailored to your unique needs to allow you to apprehend your Outremer and thus leave for your sailing adventure with complete peace of mind

Ladies Only (courses exclusively for women)

In a totally relaxed atmosphere, gain the necessary autonomy to sail your blue water catamaran with confidence, alone or with your partner, thanks to our training courses exclusively dedicated to women, called Ladies Only.

The instructor, in this case the yachtswoman Nikki Henderson, adapts to the different profiles and levels, although the content of the women’s catamaran training remains similar to that of the mixed courses.

As a group, learn to:

– Tack and gyb easily and safely – Hoist and trim the different sails – Reef, learn the range of use of the sails and optimize according to the crew – Manage sailing maneuvers

Mixed (courses addressed to both men and women)

Do you need a helping hand to improve your sailing skills on an Outremer? Several times a year, we offer mixed courses that take place over a weekend in La Grande-Motte, France.

Take the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the boat. This will be an excellent foretaste, with complete immersion: you will be asked to handle the maneuvers yourself and spend the night on board, with meals included.

– Prepare the catamaran for sailing and anchoring – Practice maneuvering with the engine and under sail – Practice port entry and exit maneuvers – Anticipate winds and weather: use technical aids, VHF, forecasts, barometer – Use safety equipment and procedures – Maneuver in port

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A tailor-made course

Progress quickly with Outremer personalized coaching, available upon request Example of topics addressed: maneuvers, optimizing sail trim, the basics of racing…

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Catamaran Qualification and Training

How do I Switch to Skippering a Catamaran?

We get this call almost every day – “ I’ve been sailing a monohull for years and am confident. I want to take a catamaran on a sailing vacation. What does it take to switch to a catamaran? Do I need a Catamaran Certification?”

Looking at switching over to sailing a catamaran on a sailing vacation or to buy? The thought of it can be intimidating and everyone wants to sell you something which may or may not be correct information.

Here we break it down for you to the real story and take away the intimidation.

First off, Yacht Charter Companies are totally fine to upgrade you to a catamaran as long as you have had plenty of large monohull skippering experience. “Plenty” meaning more than say 50 days of skippering a large monohull. “Large” meaning 38 ft (12m). If you’ve done that, you are essentially good to go – except that you’ll need to demonstrate your stated skills to the charter base once you get there. They will want to take you out for about 3-4 hours and make sure you are comfortable maneuvering the boat in the marina and getting the sails up and down.

Much of your experience should be fairly recent i.e. within the past 5 years and some in the last year or so. You should not be “rusty”. Also, you don’t want to exaggerate your previous experience because if the charter company feels that you are not so competent to handle their million-dollar boat, they will deny you being able to take it by yourself and demand that you take a Captain for either a few extra days or the whole week. A captain takes up a cabin so some of your guests will either need to sleep on the trampoline, in the sail bag, in the forepeak if there is one, on the couch, or under the table. In this sense just check in with yourself – have you really had that amount of experience and do you feel confident that you can pick up the maneuvering bit in a few hours enough to impress the charter company at the base? If so – go for it.

Regarding operating a catamaran, for now, we recommend that you at least take the NauticEd online Catamaran Sailing Confidence Course . This will give you a good idea of what to expect in terms of upgrading. The course is aptly named – it is designed to give you the confidence that operating a Catamaran is really pretty simple. It assumes that you know how to sail a monohull.

There are some big differences in operating a catamaran sailing yacht over a monohull. Fortunately most work in your favor. Maneuvering for example is a breeze (excuse the pun). A catamaran can spin inside its own length. The dual engines make maneuvering incredibly simple. BUT you just have to get used to it – i.e. gain a bit of experience. So how do you gain experience when no one will rent you a Catamaran?

Having said all the above, we apply the word PRUDENCE. Prudence means you think about your abilities, your true experience, your true knowledge, and how you handle yourself in an emergency situation. You ask yourself, what would a prudent person do in my situation? Many times the true answer would be to get some professional instruction prior to the trip just to be sure. A professional catamaran instructor will run you through everything you need to know when switching over to a catamaran. They will take the time you need to master your abilities.

NauticEd has many professional catamaran instructors and some can travel with you to that perfect destination. Visit our sailing schools page and look for the CAT logo next to each school.

What if I Don’t Have a Lot of Monohull Experience?

See prudence above. It also means that it is doubtful that any yacht charter company will give you the Catamaran for a week – nor should they. You don’t have enough experience. Even if you go through a “zero to hero” program at a school, and get a “catamaran certificate” you still don’t have enough experience. A catamaran certificate DOES NOT GUARANTEE you to be able to rent a catamaran – a full resume does.

Here is a pertinent blog article we wrote on why hire a captain on a sailing vacation. Read that article before you think about “winging” it.

What we totally recommend to solve this chicken-before-the-egg problem is to simply hire a local skipper on your Catamaran Sailing Vacation – the cost will be around $1500 for the week and you will learn so much more because you are actually there and actually doing it. The Captain will teach you how to handle the boat and by the end of the week, you will be able to add that experience to your logbook and resume – getting you closer to going on your own. There are so many other advantages to hiring a skipper – see the article above.

Sailing in the Mediterranean

If you’re ever planning on going to the Mediterranean (you should), you’ll need to master the Mediterranean Mooring technique. The Med Mooring is when you perfectly back your boat to the (very hard concrete) cay (pronounced key), stop perfectly within 2 ft (0.75m) of your stern to the cay, and your crew perfectly attaches docklines in the right manner to the cay, then pick up a slimey line running from the cay to a Corpa Morto (concrete block out in the slip channel) and perfectly attach that to both bows. In reality it is easy and we explain it very well in the Catamaran Sailing Confidence course. But you need some experience at doing that. To gain the Mediterranean Sailing License – the SLC, you need to demonstrate your skills, knowledge, and experience to your assessor as a requirement for gaining the SLC license.

In the Mediterranean, you will not do a Mediterranean Mooring once or twice during a weeklong vacation, you’ll do it maybe 10 times and each time you have to do it perfectly because there is likely to be a 10M Arab Prince’s yacht right next to you.

It is thus a very good idea to become a master at Mediterranean Mooring before you go sailing in the Mediterranean skippering your own boat. Don’t worry we gotcha covered. Catamarans are more maneuverable. All our SLC Assessor/Instructors are Mediterranean Mooring qualified.

Sailing License and Certification

You don’t need a license or certification to sail a large Catamaran in the Caribbean or Pacific. Companies that tell you so are just trying to sell you something. If they just told the truth, you could believe other things that they say but as soon as they say you need a catamaran certification, drop and run away. What you do need is to be confident and competent – if they start there then you should continue conversations.

For the Mediterranean and the Seychelles you need a Sailing License. A sailing license is similar in nature to a car drivers license. It is a legal requirement. The difference is that Countries and States are not set up to do competence assessments on boats themselves. Thus they appoint officially recognized sailing education bodies such as NauticEd to oversee the issuance of licenses. NauticEd issues the SLC which is an officially recognized sailing license for the Mediterranean and Seychelles by those governments and port authorities. Yacht Charter companies themselves are responsible for ensuring that their clients show a sailing license upon arrival at the base (or beforehand). They take the license to the local port who gives them permission based on the license for the yacht to leave port with the licensed skipper.

Acceptable licenses for the Mediterranean are the NauticEd SLC and the United Nations ICC (issued by European companies). The IPC has been known to work although in some cases it has been denied because of its rubber-stamp nature. Some IPC’s are issued by passing a 1 week long zero-to-hero course (only) and the holder shows up to the base with a license but no competence. We don’t knock “zero-to-hero” courses since all education is good education (well mostly). Just that yacht charter companies have thus been burned. You must be competent plus hold a license to charter a yacht. Standards for the ICC and the SLC have been put in place to ensure competence before licensure.

NauticEd provides a Catamaran Sailing Certification in two forms. One is a Catamaran Qualification, the other is a Catamaran Endorsement. The difference is that a Catamaran Qualification means a student has passed the online catamaran course and has demonstrated via their logbook sufficient catamaran sailing experience for NauticEd to feel confident that the charter company will allow the client to properly and safely charter their catamaran vessel. The Catamaran Endorsement means that the student has demonstrated their on-the-water catamaran skills to a NauticEd Professional Assessor and that the Assessor felt comfortable that the student was competent. The Endorsement carries more weight than the Qualification. Here is our support article on Catamaran Qualification and Endorsement .

We hope that gave you some good thoughts about upgrading to a catamaran.

The takeaways are:

• a short day of training and competence gaining
• OR find a training instructor for a weeklong Catamaran sailing adventure.

If you’re thinking about taking a sailing vacation, the NauticEd Sailing Vacations team can help with the entire booking reservation process. We don’t charge a fee and often save our clients money by our large database search ability.

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ASA Certification Standards: ASA 114, Cruising Catamaran

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Prerequisites: Basic Keelboat (101) and Basic Coastal Cruising (103). The Bareboat Charter Standard (104) is also a prerequisite and can be attained either by itself prior to BBC Multihull (114) or in conjunction with BBC Multihull (114). In either case, all material in both standards (104 & 114) must be taught and tested before 114 can be awarded.

General Description: An advanced cruising standard for individuals with cruising experience. The individual can act as skipper and crew of a 30 – 50 foot multihull sailboat by day in coastal waters. The standard includes those skills unique to a 30 – 50 foot multihull.

I. Sailing Knowledge

• Identify and describe the following hardware/terms:

• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to operating a multihull sailboat.
• Describe the weight carrying characteristics of 30 – 50 foot cruising multihulls and how weight distribution affects safety and performance.
• Describe the differences in performance between multihulls and monohulls of similar size.
• Describe the accommodations of a typical 30 – 50 foot multihull and how comfort and safety will differ from a monohull.
• Identify differences in ship’s systems between multihulls and monohulls.
• Describe shoal draft and its effect on planning ahead and sailing.
• Describe the danger of capsizing, how to recognize the danger and how to prevent it.
• Discuss the characteristics of a multihull which determine windage and the effects of windage on course and speed.
• Discuss how multihull design affects turning radius.
• Describe a typical center/daggerboard installation on a multihull and how they affect performance.
• Describe options for gear stowage and proper stowing procedures.
• Describe how and where a safety harness would attach to a multihull.
• Discuss the various sail combinations and how they affect balance of a multihull.
• Discuss the differences of multihull heavy weather sailing practices (advantages and disadvantages) including the following:

• Describe and discuss the methods of rafting multihulls and the limitations involved.
• Discuss the limitations of a multihull galley and methods of working safely in the galley.
• Discuss auxiliary power options on a multihull.
• Discuss engine placement on a multihull and its effect on performance and safety.
• Discuss common mechanical maintenance on a multihull.
• Discuss common mechanical repairs on a multihull.
• Describe and discuss what to do if on or both engines fail.
• Describe options for carrying and towing a dinghy.
• Describe the method of tying a multihull securely to a dock in areas of varying tidal range.

II. Sailing Skills

Boat handling under power.

• Cast off and safely leave a dock with at least two different wind directions relative to the bow.
• Stop the bow of the boat within four feet of a marker while maneuvering under power. Perform the exercise upwind, downwind and with the wind across the beam.
• Maneuver the boat under power in a confined space, noting the effects of wind and current.
• Maneuver the boat within 2 feet of, and parallel to, a dock. Define and carry out a bail-out plan.
• Turn the boat in the tightest possible circle to determine its turning radius. Twin screw boats will perform the exercise with screws turning in opposite directions and again with screws turning in the same direction.
• Repeat the previous item while turning the boat in the opposite direction and compare the differences between both turns.
• Repeat the previous two items while making sternway.
• If the boat being used has twin engines, repeat the turning exercises using one engine and then the other.
• Steer a straight course of at least 10 boat lengths in reverse using moderate speed.
• Steer a multihull using an emergency steering device.

Person Overboard (Under Power)

• Demonstrate a skipper’s actions and commands while under power from the time a crew member falls overboard until crew is safely recovered.
• Describe at least two methods of getting a person out of the water and back on board a multihull.

Boat Handling Under Sail

• Function as helmsman and crew giving correct commands and proper responses while demonstrating the proper techniques of closehauled sailing, reaching (all three points), running, tacking and jibing, heading up, bearing away and luffing while noting the differences and likenesses of sailing a multihull vs. monohull.
• Sail and ordered compass course for 5 minutes without varying more than 10 degrees from the heading.
• Sail a figure 8 course between two buoys noting acceleration/deceleration times and momentum during turns.
• While sailing at full power, luff sails and observe how long it takes for a multihull to come to rest.
• Trim luffing sails noting how long it takes to accelerate to full power.

Person Overboard (Under Sail)

Demonstrate a skipper’s actions and commands while under sail from the time a crew member falls overboard until crew is safely recovered, use two different return techniques including the quick-stop method.

Heavy Weather

• Reduce sail by reefing and shake out a reef while keeping the vessel under control and on course.
• Heave-to and get underway again, noting the vessels motion at different angles to the wind.
• Sail with the mainsail only, then headsail only,noting performance characteristics and limitations.

Use proper anchoring techniques to anchor using the following methods:

• Two anchors off bow and stern (Bahamian moor)
• Single bow anchor and bridle
• Single bow anchor and stern to beach (Med style)
• Bow to a permanent mooring with bridle (if available)
• Beaching with consideration of daggerboard/centerboard, rudder and hull mounted electronics. (optional)

Making Fast and Snugging Down

• Secure a boat to various dock configurations so as to provide limited movement and set out fenders correctly.
• Take extra precautions to secure a vessel for the night at a dock and at a mooring.

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By: American Sailing Standards

However, sailing a catamaran is different from a monohull, and requires its own set of skills and knowledge. They handle differently under power and sail–so it’s crucial to be prepared with catamaran sailing lessons.

Enter the ASA 114 Cruising Catamaran Certification.

What prerequisites do I need? Before completing your Cruising Catamaran cert, you’ll need Basic Keelboat (101), Basic Coastal Cruising (103), and Bareboat Cruising (104). This isn’t a beginning course–this is for people with cruising experience looking to take on the challenge of catamaran sailing.

What will I learn? Everything you need to act as skipper and crew of a 30-50 foot multihull sailboat by day in coastal waters. What does that mean? Well, you’ll learn all the parts of the boat and how to use them, you’ll learn the skills to handle the boat at sea, in heavy weather, and under power. You’ll practice docking the cat, recovering crew overboard, anchoring, and more. Where can I get the certification? All over the place! More than 20 of our accredited sailing schools offer the ASA 114 cert, and they are spread out across the country and even abroad. Click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page for the complete list!

The wide world of catamaran sailing is waiting for you, and with the ASA cat certification, you’ll be cruising with confidence and in style! So give one of our schools a call, and when you’re anchored and relaxing on deck watching a tropical sunset, you’ll be glad you did.

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First came the tornado. Now a Delaware Acme supermarket will close for good.

The Kirkwood Plaza Acme supermarket will close in November, spokesperson Dana Ward confirmed.

The store, at 4365 Kirkwood Highway in Milltown, is expected to have its final day on or around Nov. 16. Pharmacy staff at the store confirmed that the pharmacy is expected to close sooner, on Oct. 8. Customers can redeem their prescriptions at other Acme Markets locations, or can ask another pharmacy to call to transfer prescriptions.

The nearest Acme locations to Kirkwood Plaza are at the Pike Creek and Prices Corner shopping centers.

Acme spokesperson Ward attributed the Kirkwood Plaza closure to "real estate considerations." Ward also said the closure is in no way related to parent company Albertsons' proposed mega-merger with grocery giant Kroger, which has drawn lawsuits and intensifying federal scrutiny this year.

More: Hundreds of supermarkets, including in Delaware, would be sold in Kroger-Albertsons merger

It has already been an eventful year for the Kirkwood Plaza Acme, of course.

A tornado hit the store in August , absconding with some of the roof in the process. Customers inside the Acme at the time reported that the twister "sounded like a truck hit the front of the building," and that the tornado had caused ceiling tiles to fall inside the store.

The tornado damage was not a factor in the store's closure, according to Ward. Instead, the end of the store's lease with Kirkwood Plaza owner Oekos Management was the main factor in the decision to close the Kirkwood Plaza Acme. Oekos could not be reached for comment.

Employees at the store have the opportunity to be reassigned to open positions at other locations of the grocery giant, according to the statement from Acme. Representatives did not respond to queries about the number of employees at the store.

In June 2018, Acme closed its store in Dover, alongside Lansdale and King of Prussia in Pennsylvania. The Dover closure affected 85 workers.

If the Kroger merger goes through, the chain has proposed selling off the Kroger-owned Harris Teeter at 31221 Americana Parkway in Selbyville, to Piggly Wiggly owners C&S Wholesale. 

"Closing a store is always a tough decision," Acme spokesperson Ward wrote in a statement. "Our focus remains on growing our business, which sometimes involves reinvesting resources into existing stores and exploring potential new locations."

Matthew Korfhage is business and development reporter in the Delaware region covering all things related to land and money: openings and closings, construction, and the many corporations who call the First State home.   Send tips and insults to  [email protected] .