Haylands
Senior Member
- Joined
- Nov 29, 2015
- Messages
- 148
- Location
- England
- Vessel Name
- Barefoot Lady
- Vessel Make
- 1976 Hatteras 42LRC Mk1
Hi,
The boss and I will be in a position soon to fulfill the latest madcap idea of ours...
We come up with these spontaneous ideas and usually just jump in with both feet but this one needs a bit of planning...
We always said we would do two center living when the kids flew the nest, well they now have. We are in our mid 50's and are in a position to do it but have now decided that one of the two centers should be movable... Hence a boat.... The other will be fixed here in the UK.
We have about as much idea on how to drive a boat as we have on docking a space ship, we once hired a pedalo for 30mins but I don't think that counts...
Also, what if one of us really can't stand the swell and gets sea sick all the time...
So... I'm looking at the various motor boat courses that are available... we would both do the course and then if we like it and haven't drowned, we plan on buying a boat and cruising off into the sunset...
We are pretty sure we will like the lifestyle and will want to do it, this seems like a good way to get some experience and gain some knowledge in one go.
I did e-mail the US Power Squadrons to enquire about their courses and if we could do them from a distance but never got a reply so I guess the answers no...
So... any personal recommendations of any of the courses available in and around the South East of the USA would be great, they are not cheap, the last one I looked at costs $2695 EACH for a six day course and I don't want to just guess on which is a good course when that much money is on the table..
Or has anyone else got any other ideas..??
Thanks...
The boss and I will be in a position soon to fulfill the latest madcap idea of ours...
We come up with these spontaneous ideas and usually just jump in with both feet but this one needs a bit of planning...
We always said we would do two center living when the kids flew the nest, well they now have. We are in our mid 50's and are in a position to do it but have now decided that one of the two centers should be movable... Hence a boat.... The other will be fixed here in the UK.
We have about as much idea on how to drive a boat as we have on docking a space ship, we once hired a pedalo for 30mins but I don't think that counts...
Also, what if one of us really can't stand the swell and gets sea sick all the time...
So... I'm looking at the various motor boat courses that are available... we would both do the course and then if we like it and haven't drowned, we plan on buying a boat and cruising off into the sunset...
We are pretty sure we will like the lifestyle and will want to do it, this seems like a good way to get some experience and gain some knowledge in one go.
I did e-mail the US Power Squadrons to enquire about their courses and if we could do them from a distance but never got a reply so I guess the answers no...
So... any personal recommendations of any of the courses available in and around the South East of the USA would be great, they are not cheap, the last one I looked at costs $2695 EACH for a six day course and I don't want to just guess on which is a good course when that much money is on the table..
Or has anyone else got any other ideas..??
Thanks...