To learn skills chartering a boat with out an instructor will be skool of Hard Knocks.
A day of instruction on a larger boat will teach you the basics of larger boat handling.
A few books from sail or power cruisers will teach the hassles of customs , visitor flags etc. Basic provision requirements.
A pair of hand held GPS will take care of navigation , no need for celestial nav , tho paper charts are still the safest.
Then just go on a smaller trip, a week or so, to find out what else you need to study.
Enjoy ,offshore is far, far easier than some will claim.
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