Vacation Courses for St. Maarten 2012

Come with Advantage Boating to St. Maarten for a wonderful sailing vacation. We use only the finest ingredients - the perfect locations, ideal boats, outstanding instructors, and comprehensive courses. Discover the endless freedom that a new world of recreational enjoyment has to offer.

Comprehensive Programs

Our programs are designed to maximize your learning and enjoyment. Through the week, sailing and living aboard your boat you will quickly learn the fundamentals of sailboat cruising. Our courses exceed Canadian Yachting Association (CYA) standards, enabling you to attain internationally recognized certification. Months after your program is over, you will remember not only how much fun you had - but equally important - you will have acquired practical skills and certification that will open the door to a lifetime of superb recreation.

Outstanding Instructors

We hire only the best instructors to be your vacation hosts. We look for individuals who share our commitment to your successful learning experience. Our Canadian Yachting Association certified staff have extensive sailing experience as well as superb teaching and interpersonal skills.

Ideal Boats

Beneteau/Jenneau boats are used for our courses in St. Maarten.
Comfortable. Well-equipped. Well maintained. Great for learning!
These are the essential qualities for the ideal course boat.
Our boats offer unparalleled cruising performance. Students are easily accommodated in private, well-ventilated double cabins as well as single berths. Standard features include hot and cold running water, freshwater deck showers, full galley including refrigeration, a barbecue, private bathroom (head), a stereo, and a dinghy with an outboard engine.

Our boats' combination of on-board amenities and sailing performance make them ideal for your learning vacation

Provisioning

Great food is the last ingredient to round out your fabulous holiday. Our St. Maarten menu is based on an assortment of healthy foods to make up well-balanced satisfying meals. Six breakfast, six lunches and four dinners are provided. Personal beverages are left to your discretion and three dinners ashore allow you to sample the local cuisine.
Our fully-equipped galley allow food to be easily prepared and cooked to perfection.

Read What One of Our Students Thought of the Course

Catherine Steadman's Story on a BVI based course.

Course Package Includes...

• 8 days of cruising and learning in St. Maarten and the surronding Leewards Islands
• all boat expenses and required taxes applicable in the inslands
• accommodation and superb cruising aboard our fleet of yachts
• 6 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 4 dinners
• five students for the Advanced Program
• four students for the Intermediate and Basic Programs
• all texts and course materials
• superior instruction from CYA certified instructors
• the opportunity to be internationally certified with the CYA Basic Cruising Standard or Intermediate Cruising Standard or Advanced Cruising Standard

Updated as of Janaury 30, 2012-

Flights and transfers are extra. Pricing available upon request.

Space is Limited, So Call Now!

Contact us for more information about our course in St. Maarten.

A deposit of 50% USD is required at the time of registration to secure your spot. The balance is due 45 days prior to departure.

Cancellation for any reason results in any fees paid being forfeited. This program is non-refundable.

We strongly recommend that students purchase our comprehensive Trip Insurance coverage for an additional fee. Coverage must be requested and is available when booking your flights through us.

Please Note

Advantage Boating reserves the right to alter program content, boat sizes or types and schedule due to exigencies beyond its control. Travel portions of the package are the responsibility of a licensed travel agent to whom any inquiries will be directed. While Beneteau boats are the regular boats used in this program, we reserve the right to substitute suitable yachts as necessary.