点评:A fantastic experience with friendly and knowledgeable instructor Fred. What a buzz from start to finish! This was a steep but always safe learning curve which really built my confidence as a skipper to keep my crew safe in challenging conditions. Downwind reefing in heavy weather was a first for me- I didn’t even know it was possible. A great bit of knowledge to have if things start getting perky at sea. Helming and gybing through three nasty squalls was amazing! Great to learn how to manage these conditions and keep everyone safe.
All the Yachtmaster skills were practiced too - man overboard, mooring, anchoring- all under sail. Again, all new to me and I was so thrilled to learn these - thanks Fred! These are valuable emergency techniques that are useful for any sailor to know- not just for YM candidates. It’s empowering to know you no longer have to rely on your engine.
Food was great and company was great too. Thanks Elite!
翻译:与友好博学的教练弗雷德一起度过了一段精彩的时光。从头到尾都令人兴奋不已!这是一次充满挑战但始终安全的学习经历,极大地增强了我作为船长的信心,让我能够在充满挑战的海况下保障船员的安全。在恶劣天气下顺风缩帆对我来说是第一次——我以前甚至不知道还能这么做。如果海上情况变得棘手,这项技能将非常有用。在三次猛烈的飑线中掌舵和换舷真是太棒了!很高兴能学习如何应对这些恶劣天气并确保所有人的安全。
所有游艇船长技能也都进行了练习——落水人员救援、系泊、抛锚——全部都是在帆下进行的。这些对我来说都是全新的,我很高兴能学习到这些——谢谢弗雷德!这些都是非常宝贵的应急技能,对任何水手都很有用——不仅仅是游艇船长候选人。知道自己不再需要依赖发动机,这种感觉真好。
食物很棒,同伴们也很棒。谢谢Elite!