Our Sailing School Adventure - Part 3

We attended Offshore Sailing School in St. Petersburg, FL at the beginning of February. The course was 1 week long and culminated in certifications in Basic Keelboats, Basic Cruising, and Bareboat Cruising. In this video: Day 5 - We made ourselves breakfast in the galley and drank it with percolated coffee! LUXURY! We learned about navigational flags and how to tie lots of knots. Kent navigated under the Anna Maria Island drawbridge and Kelly talked to the bridgemaster via the radio. After navigating the narrow channels in the Manatee River, that night we tied up at the dock and had dinner at the Seafood Shack. (Notably, we took much needed showers.) That night, we all passed our Basic Cruising exam! Day 6 - We headed back toward St. Pete. On our way, we practiced anchoring, how to approach a mooring ball, how to approach the dock, and moving around in tight spots (back and fills). At the end of the day, we put the boat back into the slip at the marina and walked into town for dinner at the Social Roost where we happened to run into other classmates! That evening, we all passed the Bareboat Cruising exam! Day 7 - Kelly cut us loose! He let us have the helm while he sat back and enjoyed the ride. Exciting moments for us came when we were moving over 8 knots and the boat was heeling. We sailed for 5 -6 hours that day and had the time of our lives. Day 8 - We received our sailboat logbooks this day. I didn’t get any video of it but this was definitely a highlight. Thanks to our amazing instructor Kelly and congratulations to us! We passed all 3 of our tests! Our Sailing School Adventure Part 1: https://youtu.be/pRNM9kJnVMM Our Sailing School Adventure Part 2: https://youtu.be/l7wSkjVQCfY Watch our nightly recaps: Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=461XhN1gmkI&t=0s Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N9XCnNbCYY&t=0s Day 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byyZt_1gBak&t=0s Day 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgmi4PLzz58&t=0s Day 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbLe2qVJliI&t=0s Day 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTEelSBhKnk&t=0s Day 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L2Kz3zlJNE&t=0s Check out our blog for the whole story! https://sailandsavor.blog/ Offshore Sailing School: https://www.offshoresailing.com