点评:We were looking for the right place to mix some ASA training with a holiday for a while. A few years ago, a friend had done the same thing and went with LTD Sailing and had a great time with them. This recommendation was really important to us since this is a big expense with limited time off from work. We were able to save a bit by going just at the end of the high season too which was nice.
I am so glad we chose to do the 10 day version of this trip! We saw 8 different anchorages, great wind for sailing, some really fun snorkeling (Tobago Cays turtles!), beach restaurants mixed in with nights on the vessel. The boat was a lovely 45' Lagoon catamaran. The training was fantastic, the instructor/captain Miles was patient, helpful and shared his expertise in a fun and encouraging environment where everyone was able to participate. The crew at the dock who prepared the boat at departure and at arrival were all very friendly and did a great job too, I am sure far more work than what we saw went into setting this all up.
Doing 10 days instead of 7 meant we had a little more time for recreation and study to reduce the pressure of all that study material. Pro tip: STUDY ALL THE BOOKS before you get there (including the Glossary). It'd have been far too much to keep up, even with the extra days if we hadn't prepared in advance.
There were just four students (two couples) and by the end of it we passed our ASA 103, 104 and 114 courses with confidence. I expect this is just the beginning of our sailing journey and I'm so glad that LTD Sailing provided such a good experience for us that makes it easy to imagine doing more in the future.
翻译:我们一直在寻找一个合适的地方,把ASA培训和假期结合起来。几年前,一位朋友也做过同样的事情,选择了LTD Sailing,玩得很开心。这个推荐对我们来说非常重要,因为在工作时间有限的情况下,这笔开支很大。我们恰好在旺季末去,省了一点钱,这很不错。
我很高兴我们选择了这次10天的行程!我们参观了8个不同的锚地,风力适宜航行,浮潜也很有趣(比如托巴哥群岛的海龟!),在海滩餐厅用餐,晚上在船上度过。这艘船是一艘漂亮的45英尺泻湖双体船。培训非常棒,教练兼船长Miles很有耐心,乐于助人,在充满乐趣和鼓励的环境中分享他的专业知识,每个人都能参与其中。码头上负责准备船只的工作人员都非常友好,工作也很出色,我相信他们为这一切付出的努力远比我们看到的要多得多。
10天而不是7天的课程意味着我们有更多时间休闲和学习,从而减轻学习的压力。专业提示:在到达目的地之前,务必把所有书籍(包括词汇表)都学一遍。如果我们没有提前做好准备,即使多上几天课,内容也难以跟上。
当时只有四名学生(两对情侣),但我们最终自信地通过了ASA 103、104和114课程。我想这只是我们航海之旅的开始,我很高兴LTD Sailing为我们提供了如此美好的体验,让我们不禁憧憬未来能有更多这样的机会。