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Our Ticket to Bareboating!

Captain Bob               Aug 3rd — 8th.     2016

Thank you for a fun and informative 3 days training. My 21 year old son Jake who is graduating Annapolis Naval academy this year accompanied me to your trawler school.

My family is chartering  a 39′  power cat down in the BVI’s over Christmas. We wanted to brush up on our seaman skills. Your customized training school was just the ticket. The graduation certificate (very impressive)  we received will be something to pass along to the Moorings Charter company as part of our trawler training course along with our past experience  they are requesting in order to charter one of their vessels.

We captained over 80 miles around the Florida Keys which gave us hands on training, rules of the road, safety and navigation & lots of other real world experiences on boating.

We bonded together and are now working as a team. We now have all the confidence chartering on our own down in the BVI’s. We’re very excited and ready to go!

Chris & Jake
Royal Oak, MI

Overcoming a Blown Head Gasket – Twice!

2-13-14     Thru      2-15-14

Although a short trip, these 2 & 1/2 days were indeed memorable! With 40 years of sailboat experience, Gerri and I came with what we thought was a lot of knowledge. Captain Bob, you showed us a new world of Power – not just powerboats but your own personal power of intelligence and strength. We had a great tour of south Florida, seeing many things from the water for the first time. We had a great introduction to the world of “Stink Pots” and Trawlers. Overcoming a blown head gasket – twice – was awesome!!  Serving great meals was as well. Best of all was your own personality as you entertained us with your “Trawler Smarts”, your jokes and laughter.

As we were stuck in Hurricane Harbor with a blown head gasket, I couldn’t believe your troubleshooting skills and your personal strength to actually turn over that big engine and get it started!!!  Then at Sunset Marina, you did it again and you got us back to the Marina – AMAZING!!  Beyond the trip, your insights into trawler life and boat purchasing were well worth the price of admission!

All the best to the best,
Gerri & Ken
Potomac MD